CBS Plans to Add 3 Million More Video Streaming Subscribers by 2020 30 December 2016

CBS has launched its video streaming service – CBS All Access some two years back and the OTT provider has added some 1.2 million subscribers till now, according a recent report by The Wall Street Journal.  That number is up from the … Continue reading

A lookback at 2016 in the world of Video Streaming. 29 December 2016

It’s been at eventful year of Video Streaming & Live Streaming – From LIVE Presidential Debates on Social Networks to Nat Geo’s 360° Video of Antarctica Journey everything was streaming instantly over the air. Video Streaming has been the talk of the year. We … Continue reading

OTT to reach 30% of Mexican homes by 2025 29 December 2016

According to an analysis by Citibanamex published in the newspaper El Universal, almost a third of Mexican households (30%) will pay for OTT services in 2025, led by Televisa’s Blim and Netflix. The mexican OTT video market is set to generate … Continue reading

LATAM millennials turning towards VOD 29 December 2016

According to a comprehensive study carried out by Telefónica Foundation – Millennials en Latinoamérica, una perspectiva desde Ecuador, some 70% of LATAM millennials own a smartphone and prefer to use social media video channels frequently. The study also points out … Continue reading

PureFlix launches a Video Streaming Service in Canada 29 December 2016

PureFlix.com, a faith and family based entertainment video streaming platform is launching its services in Canada in content partnership with Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. (CCCI). The new service will provide 4,000 titles across north borders of Canada including movies, TV shows, original programming, … Continue reading

Cost can be a hurdle for Sports on Demand in SA in 2017 28 December 2016

According to Frost & Sullivan, there is a lot of buzz around sports on demand and its potential for video on demand platforms in South Africa. However, since big pay TV providers such as MultiChoice can easily afford to buy … Continue reading

Indian Telco Airtel Digital TV launches SVOD service in Bengali 28 December 2016

The DTH arm of India’s biggest telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel launches a new Subscription video streaming service in Bengali named BANGLA HITZ. The new OTT service is now available on Airtel Digital TV for Rs 39 per month for Airtel DTH customers. The new … Continue reading

Inview launches digital TV service in Nigeria 27 December 2016

UK based digital TV company Inview has launched a new free TV digital TV service named Abuja Free TV. The new service is a part of second phase of the roll-out by the company and will now be available to 20 million … Continue reading

Over 40% of UK internet users Subscribe to Netflix 27 December 2016

According to a September 2016 survey by Decipher, millennials are far more likely among the UK internet users to subscribe to streaming video-on-demand (SVOD) services. The study also found out that the most these millennials stream is an SVOD service … Continue reading