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

Super Bowl 2017 to stream in Ultra HD VR 08 February 2017

This year’s Super bowl, the 51st iteration of the American football championship becomes the first to get Ultra HD virtual reality (VR) coverage. FOX Sports and LiveLike teamed up to offer a virtual and interactive lounge to show the historic match between the … Continue reading

Global OTT Video Services Market to Surpass 620BN EUR 06 February 2017

According to a recent Research and Markets’s addition of “State of World OTT Markets – Data & Forecasts up to 2020,” the global OTT Services Market is expected to Surpass 620 Billion EUR by 2020. The report covers Internet access and usage, search, … Continue reading

Home Entertainment Market Reaches $250 Bn 06 February 2017

According to a recent Futuresource Consulting report, the home video market inclusive of SVOD, TVOD, EST and pay-TV VOD packaged video (DVD and Blu-ray) and pay-TV, reaches $251.5 billion in 2016, experiencing a 3% year on year growth. The overall video … Continue reading

55% of Americans are interested in streaming football 06 February 2017

According to a recent survey, some 55% of Americans, including 77% of Millennials said they are interested in streaming their favorite games online rather than watching it on cable. Some 29 % of viewers including some 43 % of Millennials said they … Continue reading