OTT service Icflix launches on Xbox One 28 October 2016

Middle East and North African over-the-top video streaming service Icflix is now available on Xbox One video game consoles. The service launches in the regions of Middle East and North America with a month’s free subscription. The service is then … Continue reading

63% US broadband homes subscribe to OTT 28 October 2016

Parks Associates has released its list of top 10 OTT services of the year, based on the number of subscribers. No doubt, Netflix remains on top in charts but, to much surprise services such as Sling TV, Showtime, and CBS … Continue reading

Italy’s video advertising market to grow by 30% in 2016 28 October 2016

According to figures published by Interactive Advertising Bureau Italia, the OTT and VOD video advertising market in Italy is expected to grow above 30% by the end of this year, representing one fourth of the total online advertising. This compares … Continue reading

UK ad spends are £10 Bn in 2016-Q1 27 October 2016

According to a recent survey, despite having the economic uncertainty, UK’s advertising market grew by 0.4 percentage points, which means that the total ad spends are recorded at £9,999 million, standing at a cumulative yearly growth of 5.2%. Growth in … Continue reading

Rostelecom expands IPTV in Kamchatka 27 October 2016

The Russian telco Rosteleco, has expanded its IPTV offerings in the Kamchatka region. The number of channels have also been raised to 220 including 68 HDTV channels. Rostelcom has expanded this offering after its launch of the subsea fibre optical … Continue reading

Yaddo’s SVOD Documentary App Goes Live 27 October 2016

The BBC factual commissioner Nick Fraser has launched an app for iOS and Android platforms, named Yaddo, which will actually feature documentaries. Fraser said in an interview that the app is officially launched but its international roll-out will be staggered. … Continue reading

How to Win your OTT Audience? 26 October 2016

Hola Guys! We have covered the “10 Tips for Selecting the Right Video Streaming Platform” in our last blog and we’re happy you guys have enjoyed it so much. And now that you know what all you need while launching … Continue reading

Argentina’s Red Intercable to launch an OTT platform 26 October 2016

Argentina’s Red Intercable, formed by 270 local cable providers, is planning to launch an over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platform for its pay-TV service dibox. The two services from Red Intercable – dibox Play and dibox One, both offering video on demand … Continue reading

NBA will show games in virtual reality 26 October 2016

Professional sports league NBA Digital and NextVR are all ready to live-stream NBA League Pass games delivered to their viewers in Virtual reality. Companies are set to broadcast the games in VR, at least once every week during the 2016-17 basketball … Continue reading

AT&T Acquires Time Warner for $86 Billion 25 October 2016

Here comes the biggest deal of this time. AT&T has bought the entertainment giant Time Warner in a deal $86BN. In the terms of takeover, Time Warner shareholders will receive $107.50 per share including Time Warner’s net debt. The companies are currently determining … Continue reading