VOD is 20% cheaper than YouTube: Channel 4 study 23 March 2017
According to a recent research by Channel 4, effective cost per thousand views on broadcaster VOD platforms is far cheaper than the equivalent cost for YouTube or Facebook. The true cost of broadcaster VOD services is in fact just a third of … Continue reading
Instagram Live allows Saving streams to Camera Rolls 23 March 2017
One of the unique things about Instagram Live was that the live videos were always deleted once they were completed, unlike Facebook live or Periscope. The company has now announced the saving feature for broadcasters of live videos. Users will … Continue reading
Europe to have 335m UHD homes by 2020 23 March 2017
According to the latest data from SES, European consumers are buying more into the Ultra HD concept. The report states that Europe now has around 17.3 million UHD screens (6.6 % of homes as of year-end 2016), up from 12.1 million a … Continue reading
A look into Africa’s OTT Market – Today & Tomorrow 22 March 2017
So, we have discussed about the OTT landscapes, scenarios and the growth prospects of Latin America, Asia and Western European regions in our previous articles. If you haven’t already read through these, please go and read to get an insight … Continue reading
AR/VR headset market to reach 100m units 22 March 2017
According to a recent data from International Data Corporation (IDC), new AR/VR device launches, expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprises, and lower price points will propel the augmented and virtual reality headset device market worldwide at a breakneck … Continue reading
YouTube Launches Uptime – A Social Video Streaming App 22 March 2017
YouTube is continuing to propel the online video world forwards with the launch of its new social video streaming app – Uptime. The new video streaming platform will make video viewing more social. When a user is watching a video … Continue reading
Twitter will soon allow posting live-video streaming for media organisations 22 March 2017
According to a latest media report about Twitter, the social media giant will allow media firms to post live streaming videos directly into the service. Twitter will do so by opening up its application programming interface (API) for the media companies. Media … Continue reading
20% US pay-TV subs are dissatisfied with their service 21 March 2017
According to a recent Parks Associates research, 20 % of US pay-TV subscribers say that they are dissatisfied with their pay-TV service, representing a 100 % increase since early 2013. One other report stataed that one third of pay TV subscribers are … Continue reading
VR lacks engaging content – Says a Research 21 March 2017
While the virtual reality (VR) market is poised to grow tremendously over the next several years, a recent study from the User Experience Strategies (UXS) service discovered that current VR experiences lack the type of context required for real engagement … Continue reading
US pay-TV sheds 795K subs in 2016 21 March 2017
According to a recent study by the Leichtman Research Group (LRG), the largest pay-TV providers in the US, which represent about 95 % of the market have lost about 795,000 net video subscribers in the year 2016, as compared to a pro … Continue reading
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