Broadcasters to gain advantage with SVOD popularity 11 August 2016
According to a recent study showcased by Gary Arlen on a TV technology Blog, the market is primed to watch the TV differently than the traditional means. Nearly two-third of Americans are currently using OTT and video on demand services … Continue reading
Perform Group to launch a German OTT live sports portal DAZN 11 August 2016
The UK based Media Company, Perform Group has launched a live sports OTT portal named DAZN (Da Zone). The platform fee is kept at €9.99 per month where viewers can watch UK’s Premier League, German Handball Bundesliga, US league NBA … Continue reading
10 Million Brits to ditch TV for online streaming 11 August 2016
According to a recent survey conducted by Broadband Genie, as many as 39% respondents would prefer cancelling their TV subscriptions to watch video content on one or the other streaming platform. This amounts to losing about 10 million out of … Continue reading
Disney to launch an OTT service in collaboration with ESPN 11 August 2016
Walt Disney has announced launching its video streaming service catering sports niche by the end of this year. The VOD service is going to be ESPN branded and will not pull away from the ESPN cable TV network. Disney has … Continue reading
Costa Rica leads among Central American video service penetration 10 August 2016
According a recent report by Business Bureau, Costa Rica has experienced 52% penetration in video on demand services having around 7,20,000 vod subscribers. After witnessing huge VOD penetration in recent years, Costa Rica has been cited as Central America’s most mature VOD market. … Continue reading
Hulu turns free, Yahoo View to take over the ad-supported video platform 10 August 2016
Hulu, world’s popular vod platform has announced that soon it will be shifting its ad supported free TV streaming to a new Yahoo offering Yahoo View. The new vod service will replicate the content available to Hulu’s non-subscription viewers and … Continue reading
21% of Smart TV viewers ready to pay for OTT video content 10 August 2016
As per a recent joint study by Amplifi, Miaozhen and Nielsen, up to 21% of OTT TV users are willing to pay for their favorite online video content if it is streamed direct to their smart TVs, whereas only 4% … Continue reading
Viva Entertainment to Cut Cords by launching an OTT platform Worldwide 10 August 2016
Viva Entertainment Group is all set to launch a new end-to-end over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platform with downloadable iOS and Android apps. The Filipino-owned entertainment company is currently offering its services in Middle East and US markets, soon to come … Continue reading
Which are UK’s favourite TV on-demand services? 09 August 2016
According to a recent Communications Market Report by Ofcom, 6 out of 10 UK’s TV audience chooses ‘video on demand’ services for watching TV. BBC iPlayer stayed on top by acquiring 32% audience in second half of 2015, the share … Continue reading
Brazilians prefer downloading online video content 09 August 2016
In a recent research by Conecta, 80% of Brazilian Internet users download content, both legal and pirate. The report also states that desktops and laptops are the preferred devices for 70% of these downloads. Smartphones are used by 20%, tablets … Continue reading