ITV-backed SVOD service Curio to launch in Sweden and Norway 21 February 2017
The ITV backed factual SVOD service Curio is all set to launch in Sweden and Norway. The new service will be on the Com Hem platform in Sweden – the largest in the country, and in Norway it will be on … Continue reading
Twitter will double down live-streaming efforts 21 February 2017
Twitter’s chief financial officer Antony Noto has revealed that the company intends to double down its live-streaming efforts in 2017, after it had 5.1 million people watching Grammy’s on during awards show. Noto also stated that Twitter plans to do … Continue reading
61% of Snapchat content is video 20 February 2017
Snapchat was originally thought of as a social network mostly geared toward teenagers, but nowadays millennials are engaging more with the service. In fact businesses are also quickly gaining notice of this fast growing social media site and the benefits … Continue reading
Kuwaitian telco Zain to launch OTT TV 20 February 2017
Kuwait-based mobile telco Zain is set to launch a MENA-targeted internet TV service in conjunction with iflix across most of the MENA region. The new OTT platform – iflix Arabia will be based in Dubai and cater to Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, … Continue reading
South Africa’s ShowMax to launch in Europe with localization in Poland 20 February 2017
The South African media giant Naspers is all set to expand its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service in ShowMax, starting from Poland with a localized version of its service. “This new service is closely tailored to local needs, with a strong focus … Continue reading
Facebook finally bringing videos apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV & Samsung smart TVs 17 February 2017
Facebook has finally confirmed that it is rolling out dedicated Facebook video apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Samsung smart TVs. The move follows Facebook’s ability to cast videos to larger TV screens via connected streaming boxes in the last … Continue reading
Barcroft TV launches on Roku 17 February 2017
The independent factual content production and distribution company – Barcroft Media has launched its Barcroft TV streaming platform on Roku channel as part of its strategy to reach in priority markets and getting in front of the audience. The video streaming … Continue reading
Digital games to be $100bn industry by year-end 17 February 2017
According to recent study by Juniper Research, revenues from global digital games market are all set to reach the $100 billion (€94.7bn) mark by the end of this year. Given the continued growth of mobile and increasing mobile penetration, the industry will … Continue reading
Muvi brings in the Hackathon Culture to Bhubaneswar! 16 February 2017
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India – Hackathons are a great way to encourage developers’ communities in any geography and also to bring out the hidden talent in limelight. One such interesting event was conducted by a first of its kind PaaS based … Continue reading
Viu launches Original Telugu Content 16 February 2017
Vuclip’s video on demand service, Viu has entered the regional content space by launching long as well as short form Telugu content in originals. Viu has partnered with Annapurna Studio, a production house for creating a show to be released in the first … Continue reading
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