STV Player streaming service launches on Roku 24 March 2017

The Scottish public broadcaster STV has launched its digital streaming service STV Player to sell videos online on Roku streaming platform in the UK. Roku users within STVs licence area in Scotland will be able to watch catch-up and live streaming … Continue reading

4KUniverse to launch an SVOD service on Amazon Fire TV 24 March 2017

4KUniverse – an Ultra HD general entertainment provider in North America is all set to launch its 4K SVOD video streaming service on Amazon Fire TV. 4KUniverse currently offers linear, cable and satellite TV, and beginning May, the company will offer … Continue reading

Cord-cutting in Canada is at record levels 24 March 2017

According to a a latest research from Boon Dog, Canada’s publicly trading television service providers on a whole continued to lose a record number of TV subscribers in 2016. The research stated that the big traditional TV service providers lost … Continue reading

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