Disney launching Spanish SVOD service in France 25 January 2017
Disney has reportedly launched its SVOD service on France’s Canalsat pay-TV platform and to follow this Disney France will also launch a Spanish language SVOD service by the end of February, 2017. The new Spanish service will focus on teaching Spanish to … Continue reading
Amazon reaches Oscar Nominations 25 January 2017
The video streaming giant Amazon becomes the first online video streaming company to nab an Oscar nomination for best picture for its “Manchester By the Sea” nominated Tuesday for six Academy Awards, along with the best director (Kenneth Lonergan) and … Continue reading
Hotstar Reported to be the Top Video Streaming App in India 25 January 2017
Indicating local content is the key in Indian market, Broadcaster Star India Pvt Ltd’s OTT video service – Hotstar tops the list of video streaming apps by monthly active usage, followed by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd’s JioTV and JioCinema, putting Netflix and Amazon … Continue reading
Netflix Confirms 7 Million Subs 25 January 2017
Netflix announced recently that it has successfully added 19 million new net subscribers in the year 2016 as compared to 17.4 million in 2015, finishing the year with 93.8 million subscribers. The OTT service company’s global streaming revenue during the … Continue reading
64% of Americans are unaware of what is 4K 25 January 2017
Based on a recent survey by Snell Advanced Media (SAM), despite the broadcasters pressure to invest in 4K technology, some 64 % of Americans still don’t know what 4K is. The survey also found out that Millennials are most likely to know what … Continue reading
Cracked launches on Apple TV 25 January 2017
More and more online video services are taking a multi-screen route and reaching audiences wherever they are. The online video service Cracked, which the E W Scripps Company bought for US$39 million last year launches on Apple TV platform. Cracked app … Continue reading
Live liner OTT video services to hit $7bn by 2021 25 January 2017
According to a recent ABI Research forecast, revenues from live linear OTT video services is expected to grow at some $7 billion dollars of the worldwide revenue by 2021, from just a little more than $1 billion in 2016. With OTT competition … Continue reading
Australians are Happy to Pay for Online Content – Says a Report 25 January 2017
According to a new research by Roy Morgan Research, some 1.45 million Australians aged 14+ buy movies and TV shows downloaded online in an average three months period. In the last 12 months to September 2016, these downloaders spent some estimate of … Continue reading
France passes 5 Mn super fast broadband subs 23 January 2017
According to the regulator Arcep, France passed 5 million mark for super fast broadband subscribers in the third quarter of 2016. More than six out of 10 broadband subscriptions in the country now exceed 100Mbps speeds. Since the beginning of 2015, super fast … Continue reading
Netflix crosses 2 Mn Subs in Netherlands, 26% homes 23 January 2017
According to the latest figures from Telecompaper Consumer Panel, Netflix passed over 2 million subscribers in the Netherlands at the end of Q4, up from 1.77 million three months earlier and 1.29 million at the end of 2015. After launching … Continue reading