iHeartMedia strikes a deal to merge Audio into Layer3 TV Service 30 June 2017
iHeartMedia is all set to integrate its digital radio and on-demand streaming services into Layer3 TV’s television service, according to Billboard. iHeart is to be included as an app within Layer3’s “homepage environment” that will be added to its long … Continue reading
ABS Broadcast starts Afrobeats music channel for IROKO 30 June 2017
ABS Broadcast has previously launched iROKO music successfully on the French premium TV platform, Canal+ Afrobeats music channel includes latest popular Nigerian music videos and throwback tracks. French-speaking regions of Africa also broadcast Afrobeat music channel content. It is Afrobeats … Continue reading
US VOD subscribers usage patterns – TDG Research 30 June 2017
According to TDG research, two thirds of adults in the US watch Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, however, their usage patterns vary greatly. pay-TV substituters that form a small number, spend 68% of their TV time watching SVOD which equates to … Continue reading
In four years, Bolívar TV set to reach 45,000 paid users 29 June 2017
Bolivar TV which is a popular OTT service that was introduced in May and which offers matches of the Bolivian soccer team aims to reach 5,000 paid users this year. It is expected to reach 45,000 in four years according … Continue reading
Tigo to launch Crackle in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television Network (SPTN) 29 June 2017
Millicom’s Tigo is about to launch its video-on-demand (VOD) service Crackle in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) Latin America. Crackle will be first included in Tigo and launched in Honduras. It will eventually be integrated into the offerings … Continue reading
Netflix, YouTube & Facebook are to be called on for registering OTT services in Thailand 29 June 2017
Over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services namely: Netflix, YouTube and Facebook need to register their over-the-top (OTT) streaming services with Thailand’s national communications regulator by 22 July failing which they could face potential advertising bans. About 24 digital terrestrial TV channels … Continue reading
Virtual Service Providers providing OTT content changing the US video landscape 29 June 2017
According to market research firm Kagan, streamed bundles, online subscription services, self-aggregation and over-the-air delivery play extremely prominent roles in the US video landscape. Some stats from the research firm on the US video industry: Traditional multichannel subscriptions in the … Continue reading
Youtube hits 1.5 billion people each month 28 June 2017
YouTube has a record 1.5 billion logged in viewers every single month. That is roughly equal to one in every five people around the world. On an average, viewers spend over an hour a day watching YouTube only on mobile … Continue reading
China imposes ban on audio and video streaming on Sina Weibo and two other websites 28 June 2017
The Chinese government is increasing control over internet content. According to the Financial Times, three websites Sina Weibo, iFeng and ACFUN have been asked to stop streaming video and audio content that were not in line with national audiovisual regulations … Continue reading
One third of all EU TV, VOD services are focused on foreign markets 28 June 2017
According to a research from the European Audiovisual Observatory, an increasing number of audiovisual media services from the European Union are looking to expand to foreign markets. The aim of this report is to focus on providing an overview of … Continue reading
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