SVOD Revenues to Double by 2021 19 September 2016

According to a recent report by Juniper Research, subscription video on demand revenues will double up from $14.6 billion this year to reach $35 billion (€31 billion) by 2021. However, the market leader Netflix’s model may become a little difficult to sustain. … Continue reading

53% Europeans Stream their TVs: Report 16 September 2016

A recent European survey states that majority of Europeans, aged 15-45 use internet at least once a week. 72% among those surveyed use internet to read latest news, 63% of them use it to stream music and 53% stream movies … Continue reading

HOOQ to expand its VOD service in Hyderabad region, India 16 September 2016

HOOQ, the video on demand platform announced on Wednesday its tie up with an Indian telco ACT Fibernet and the launch of its VOD service in the Hyderabad region in India. The company backed by Singtel, Sony, Warner Brothers puts a … Continue reading

FOX SPORTS VR App to Bring Live Sports Streaming in Virtual Reality 16 September 2016

Fox Sports, the leading sports Video streaming Platform is all set to stream the non-conference US college football showdown between No 3 Ohio State and No 14 Oklahoma in VR through a new Virtual Reality app for iOS & Android. Fans can download … Continue reading

Twitter Launches Apps on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Xbox One to Stream Videos 16 September 2016

Following the announcements to soon launch streaming TV apps, Twitter finally ends the wait to launch its Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Xbox One apps for users to stream Twitter videos on TV this Wednesday. Twitter has been pushing it … Continue reading

Chinese people love sharing Live Videos of themselves 15 September 2016

An 18 year old university student, Wang Leyu, also known as “bboylele”, streams himself on a live streaming app talking about his life, humming or dancing and surprisingly Chinese audience are paying to watch him. Out of many, three live … Continue reading

Consumers want OTT packages to be priced $30 or less 15 September 2016

A new study by MoffettNathanson states that, majority of OTT consumers want to access their content at anytime and anywhere suitable to them but won’t like paying much for it. According to the survey, only a third of the consumers believe … Continue reading

Israeli telco Partner Communications to launch IPTV services 15 September 2016

The Israeli second largest mobile operator Partner Communications has announced the launch of its IPTV services in the first half of 2017. The company having rebranded itself early this year, announced its urge to launch IPTV through a new fibre optic … Continue reading

Subscription VOD Increases 29% in Past 2 Years 14 September 2016

According to a Digitalsmiths’ report, 63.9% respondents said they used SVOD services on a monthly basis. The report states that there has been an increase of 29% in the user subscriptions for VOD services in last two years. Respondents said they … Continue reading

Time Inc. launches Video Streaming -PEN 14 September 2016

Today, People and Entertainment Weekly, two media houses owned by Time Inc. have launched an ad-supported video streaming platform service called the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). The free service will be available on People’s website, Mobile Apps, Smart TVs including Apple TV, … Continue reading