SVOD to reach $2,093 million in Latin America by 2021 04 August 2016

A recent report by Research and Markets containing detailed analysis of Latin America’s OTT TV & video market [for 18 countries] predicts SVOD to remain region’s largest OTT revenue source and contribute up to $2,093 million by 2021 from next … Continue reading

LinkedIn announces 30-second video-streaming service 04 August 2016

LinkedIn, which has been recently acquired by Microsoft, takes a clue from Facebook and Periscope and is planning to roll out a video streaming service. The videos are being tested with a restricted audiences of LinkedIn ‘influencers’ for now. Jonathan … Continue reading

Vodacom’s VOD, Video Play services to expand in Africa 04 August 2016

After attracting over 80,000 users in South Africa, Vodacom plans to expand its video-on-demand (VOD) services, Video Play to other countries in Africa now. The launch comes backed by a mobile app launch in August 2015 by Vodacom, which has … Continue reading

RTVC to launch OTT in Colombia 04 August 2016

RTVC, a state telecommunications company in Colombia has launched a free OTT web and mobile app, offering a variety of series, programs and documentaries. The service currently offers content from public Colombian channels and Radio Nacional Colombia. Topics to be … Continue reading

Global OTT market to reach $65 Billion by 2023 04 August 2016

With the rising number of internet users worldwide, the demand for OTT content has risen substantially in the past few years. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the number of internet users accounted for over 16% of the global … Continue reading

India: The next battleground for Amazon & Netflix 03 August 2016

OTT space in India has already been racing hot and is going to set a competition bar again with the launch of US-based Netflix this January. In a recent report by financial express, the battle is going to be intensified … Continue reading

Cox to launch a Hispanic-focused subscription video streaming service 03 August 2016

Cox communications recently confirmed about their new Hispanic-focused subscription based video-on-demand service ‘Glosi’ focused on the Spanish speaking audience. The VOD is said to feature thousands of hours of “exclusive content and original programming”. This multiscreen service is expected to … Continue reading

SVOD service iflix expands to Sri Lanka 03 August 2016

Iflix, the subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) service is all set to expand its geographical reach from South East Asia to Sri Lanka in this month. Iflix claims to have four million subscribers in the current markets of Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. … Continue reading

NBC Olympics & Microsoft to bring Live and On-Demand Streaming of Summer Olympics 03 August 2016

NBC Olympics taps Azure once again to bring live and on-demand Summer Olympic Games. The streaming will be available on any device including smartphones, tablets, PCs, connected TVs and gaming consoles. In order to deliver authentic streaming coverage and seamless … Continue reading

UK viewers have been the quickest to embrace on-demand TV 02 August 2016

UK viewers have been the quickest in Western Europe to embrace on-demand TV, while Italians watch more TV overall than any other nationality in the region, according to new research. Overall daily viewing time of linear TV has continued to … Continue reading