Free access OTT launched in Chile 16 June 2017

A free access OTT platform named OndaMedia, has been introduced by Chilean National Council of Culture and Arts (CNCA). The catalog focuses on national audio and video content. 40 films, 41 documentaries, 20 short films and 394 cultural content clips … Continue reading

Three-fourth of mobile traffic to be attributed to video by 2022 15 June 2017

With about a million broadband subscribers being added each day until 2022, video will be the major contributor to this increase in the subscriber base, representing 75% of all mobile data traffic by then, according to a recent report. As per … Continue reading

Irrespective of screen size, long-form video more popular than short-form video 15 June 2017

According to a recent report, long-form content accounts for the majority of time spent watching video on all screens. Differences in video consumption between the East and West coasts of the US were also cited in the report apart from … Continue reading

Anti-Piracy alliance formed by major content providers 15 June 2017

An Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) which is a global association created for reducing online piracy has been formed by around 30 content creators and on-demand entertainment companies. Some of the big names include Amazon, Bell Canada, CBS Corporation, … Continue reading

MultTV introduces IPTV in Brazil 15 June 2017

MultTV’s IPTV offering has been introduced in Brazil. It is supported by albis-elcon’s SceneGate 8073 set-top boxes (STBs). Some key features of the SceneGate 8073 include an advanced system-on-a-chip technology that provides superior processing power and memory and a software … Continue reading

Total worth of video streaming software market set to grow to 7.50 billion USD by 2022 14 June 2017

According to a new market research report , “Video Streaming Software Market by Solution (Transcoding & Processing, Video Management, Video Security), Service (Professional & Managed), Streaming Type (Live & Video On Demand Streaming), Deployment Type, Vertical, and Region – Global … Continue reading

Netflix outgrowing Cable TV 14 June 2017

Traditional cable TV has been surpassed by Netflix in terms of total subscribers, for the first time as per Leichtman Research. Compared with 48.61 cable TV subscribers, Netflix accounts for 50.85 million subscribers. Small cable networks (5% of total cable … Continue reading

Unlimited length 360 Video Streaming introduced by InstaVR 14 June 2017

InstaVR will enable streaming videos of unlimited length via their VR platform and this feature will be extended to 360-degree videos as well. Although videos don’t have a size or length limit, creators only have 500GB of monthly video bandwidth … Continue reading

HBO GO to be launched in Latin America 14 June 2017

HBO is all set to launch its standalone over-the-top (OTT) service, HBO GO in major parts of Latin America. The subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service is currently available in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil since 2016. In rest of the areas … Continue reading

Data consumption of popular video & audio streaming apps compared 14 June 2017

There are tons of video and audio streaming services that exist today that make it easy to access and stream videos and music anywhere, anytime. When not connected to Wi-Fi, streaming on apps like Spotify, Apple Music, Netflix, Hulu or … Continue reading