Content Availability to lead 110mn VR Device Shipments by 2021 13 February 2017
After having declared as a content-starved market, the virtual reality (VR) is going to experience a swath of new and compelling content choices, according to a recent ABI research. In its AR & VR devices report, ABI forecasts the total VR … Continue reading
AIS brings Google Chromecast & VOD to Thailand 13 February 2017
Truvision’s Advanced Info Service (AIS) in Bangkok is planning to bring in a game changing move for mobile and digital OTT services to Thailand with Google’s Chromecast digital streaming dongle. AIS is also hoping to add HBO to their VOD … Continue reading
YouTube incrementally rolls out Mobile Live Streaming 10 February 2017
Having launched the beta version in June 2016 for only selected creators, YouTube is now allowing live video streaming on mobile for all creators with more than 10,000 followers and slowly for all users. Google’s online video division has also enabled … Continue reading
Live mobile video to grow 39-fold by 2021 10 February 2017
According to Cisco’s 11th annual Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast (2016 to 2021), 5.5 billion of the global population will be using mobile phones, more than the bank accounts (5.4 billion), running water (5.3 billion) or landlines (2.9 … Continue reading
Europe Grows to now 300 VR Providers 10 February 2017
According to a recent report, Europe’s virtual reality (VR) ecosystem grows to now having 300 VR provider companies. According to the Silicon Valley based The Venture Reality Fund, games are the most competitive VR space with companies such as nDreams … Continue reading
Video Streamers in US prefer Mobile devices 09 February 2017
According to a recent research by PayPal and SuperData Research, some three quarters ( 75%) of consumers pay for video streaming services as compared to 41% who buy downloads. The research also finds out that more than half ( 58%) of consumers watch … Continue reading
87% Russians think sharing pirate content is legal 09 February 2017
According to a recent consumer survey by Irdeto, some 87 percent of Russian consumers stated that producing or sharing pirated video content is not illegal and some 66 percent in fact believed that streaming or downloading pirated content is legal. However, unauthorised … Continue reading
5G poised to become main video delivery infrastructure 09 February 2017
According to a new research from Strategy Analytics, TV and video delivery are most likely to become the core compatibility of the next generation 5G services. The arrival of 5G TV is expected to herald another wave of TV disruption through 2020 … Continue reading
6.5 Million TV Sets were Sold in 2016 in France 08 February 2017
2016 has been a great year for TV set sales in France. According to the latest figures from GfK, TV set sales jumped by 1.4 million from 2015 to 2016, having sold 6.5 million units in the year, boosted by the Euro 2016 … Continue reading
2017 can be the year for OTT advertising – Forrester Research 08 February 2017
TV-style online video has been slow on adoption as compared to paid SVOD services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and HBO because of the lack of better content. However because of the increased popularity of sports content being watched online … Continue reading
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