75% of LATAM Pay TV providers offer IP based OTT services 07 September 2016

According to a recent report, one in every six Pay TV providers have launched their own OTT service offerings in last five years and over 75% of them already providing IP based services. The report states that 70% of these Pay … Continue reading

Future of TV is in Millennials’ hands in Indonesia 07 September 2016

The issue that was discussed most at the Indonesia ICT Summit in Jakarta was that the future of free-to-air television dominance in country’s video streaming business is in the hands of young adults. The country recently welcomed video streaming services like Netflix, iflix … Continue reading

Video Streaming in China to grow at CAGR of 29.74% by 2020 02 September 2016

China having the largest broadband user base in the world, with majority of internet users accessing through mobile devices is expected to invest $22 billion by 2020 to expand its internet services in the remote areas of the country. A recent research … Continue reading

OTT adoption has increased by 12% in US since 2014 02 September 2016

A recent research has found out that the OTT VOD service providers such as Netflix, WWE Network and Hulu are the major drivers of higher broadband consumption among US viewers. Parks Associates announces that the adoption of OTT services has increased … Continue reading

Connected devices are powering OTT Subscriptions: Report 02 September 2016

A recent study has found out that OTT VOD services are far ahead of traditional TV and broadcasters when it comes to using connected devices. The report states that more than 25% OTT video service subscriptions were purchased through connected … Continue reading

Rostelecom launches IPTV in Altay 02 September 2016

The Russian national telco Rostelecom has expanded its IPTV services in the Altay region in the start of this year. The new VOD service was launched in 76 small settlements in the Northern and South-Eastern parts of the Altay region. Rostelecom … Continue reading

CBS launches an Ad free OTT service 02 September 2016

CBS has realized that viewers don’t like watching Ads, specially when they have already paid to watch an OTT video streaming service. And thus the network is stripping off the ads from all its platforms for viewers who are willing … Continue reading

YouTube Red quickly gains 3% viewers in Pay TV market 02 September 2016

A recent survey states that Google’s YouTube Red subscription VOD service is attracting 3% viewers in the Pay TV market, keeping ahead of other newly launched VOD platforms such as Dish Network, CBS and Sony. Netflix remains on top having captured … Continue reading

Roku Upgrades its Line of Devices 02 September 2016

Roku, one of the leading names in OTT VOD service industry is all set to upgrade and refresh its entire line of devices. The company is renaming its brand device names. The base model Roku 1 will be replaced by Roku … Continue reading

Google Integrates Cast into Chrome 02 September 2016

Eliminating the need of a separate app or extension to sling any VOD platform content from any device or web browser to TV, Google has integrated its Cast service to the Chrome browser. Websites that have Cast integrated will now … Continue reading