A Peek into Latin America’s Video Streaming Market 10 January 2017

OTT will lead LATAM growth After Asia and Western Europe, the geography which is attracting much of an OTT traction is Latin America. Despite having limited broadband penetration and high levels of piracy, Latin America shows great potential to become … Continue reading

PGA TOUR to Live Stream on Twitter in 2017 10 January 2017

Following a successful live streaming coverage collaboration during the 2016 FedExCup Playoffs, PGA TOUR has again announced that Twitter will be their exclusive global platform to distribute more than 70 hours of live competition coverage, on a free basis, across … Continue reading

6% Urban Indians access OTT Video Content every day – Survey 10 January 2017

According to a recent survey conducted in India, some 6% of the Indian urban population accesses content from OTT services on a daily basis and some 24% on weekly basis. Rising number of smartphones is playing a vital role in driving OTT penetration in … Continue reading

Global IPTV Market to reach USD 93.59 billion in 2021 10 January 2017

According to a recent report, global IPTV market was valued at some USD 34.67 billion in 2015 and is expected to grow at USD 93.59 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of around 18.01% amid 2016 and 2021. The report states that … Continue reading

Digital Video Services made more revenues than DVD and Blu-rays in 2016 09 January 2017

According to a new research by Entertainment Retailers Association, investments by digital services such as Amazon, Sky, Apple Music, Spotify, and Google has resulted in sales of music, video and games, keeping £1 billion ahead of where they were four years ago. The … Continue reading

Google Assistant to launch on Android TV 09 January 2017

Google is planning to launch its voice controlled Google assistance service to the Android TV devices as part of their new update to make streaming easy for smart TV users. Google announced in the CES show that the Assistance service … Continue reading

Netflix plans to go original in South Korea 09 January 2017

Global SVOD service Netflix has just commissioned its first original twelve-part series based on a popular web cartoon strip from South Korea, as part of its move to go local in the region. The video streaming service has invested in a series … Continue reading

Deter Piracy with Dynamic Watermarking 06 January 2017

According to a recent survey from Columbia University, 45% of Americans actively pirate movies, and some 70% state that they see nothing wrong with online piracy. When users don’t get to access the most demanded piece of content the legit ways, … Continue reading

Hulu Partners with CBS for Live Streaming 06 January 2017

Hulu is all set for a big launch in the coming months as the hype is about its new deal with on live streaming content licenses with CBS Corp.’s broadcast network and other cable channels. Hulu already allows its video-on-demand service … Continue reading

Facebook launches Live Audio Streaming 06 January 2017

After announcing Live video streaming and 360-degree live video streaming, Facebook jumps onto launching offering a complete package of live streaming as live audio streaming. The company announces this feature as a response to the customer feedback on demanding live … Continue reading