Subscription video on demand continues to rise in North America 26 May 2017

Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) services continues to come in the way of traditional video entertainment in major markets worldwide. The North American market has been proven to offer innovative new offerings. It is estimated that North America will have … Continue reading

Demand for long and short-form content drives VOD growth to $77bn by 2024 26 May 2017

According to Ameri Research, superb demand for programming in various forms and lengths is going to be a big contributor driving video-on-demand (VOD) market growth making the market worth to be $77.7 billion over the next seven years. Worldwide media … Continue reading

Subscription Service, PokerGO, launches as an OTT service 26 May 2017

PokerGO was launched by Poker Central, an OTT based subscription service. Poker Central’s new subscription service is priced at $99 per year or $10 per month and includes a mix of live events like Super High Roller Bowl and exclusive … Continue reading

Amazon offering channels to viewers in addition to the streaming package 25 May 2017

Great news for Amazon Prime users. Users can add various channels to video streaming packages including Showtime. If you live in the US (not available in Canada yet) and you have Prime, to avail of the new channel options, users … Continue reading

Spending rising sharply for OTT ad Revenues 25 May 2017

The traditional TV market is being outgrown by new advertising-supported OTT TV digital platforms. According to a new survey conducted by Tru Optik, the audience measurement and data management company focused on OTT, 62% of media-buying executives believe OTT ad … Continue reading

Malaysian OTT Service tonton to be offered by Singtel 25 May 2017

One of Malaysia’s top streaming services: Media Prima’s tonton, will be provided by Singtel on its video streaming app CAST. CAST’s Aneka Plus pack will include the OTT service. Available exclusively outside Malaysia for the first time, tonton on CAST … Continue reading

Insight TV wins IPTV Ultra HD distribution deal with Siminn in Iceland 24 May 2017

Insight TV which is a 4K adventure travel and extreme sports producer and broadcaster has garnered a major distribution deal with Reykjavik-based telco Siminn. Insight TV’s linear 4KTV channel has been introduced on UHD IPTV service. Siminn Sjónvarp provides Icelandic … Continue reading

SVOD service iflix Arabia launches in five MENA markets 24 May 2017

Zain which is Kuwait’s (Middle East) service provider, has launched OTT TV service iflix Arabia across five of its eight key markets in the region. The video-on-demand service, a joint venture between Zain and iflix (Asian SVOD player) is available … Continue reading

Dish App Streams Live TV, VOD to Amazon’s Fire TV 24 May 2017

Dish Network has introduced an authenticated app for Amazon Fire TV platform that offers viewers access to both live and on-demand video. It has already integrated its pay TV service with Amazon’s voice-driven Alexa platform. The new Dish Anywhere app … Continue reading

Hulu adds new features 24 May 2017

Hulu is including some new features shortly after it launched a new experience alongside the beta launch of a live TV streaming service that includes a cloud DVR component. Related: Hulu Launches Live TV Beta New features and improvements will … Continue reading