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

Rostelecom launches IPTV app 02 August 2016

Russian national operator Rostelecom has launched its mobile application enabling customers to watch its IPTV service on smartphones. This free application will be available for download on the App Store and Google Play. The operator also refreshed the design of … Continue reading

Broadcast Catch-up Stimulates German OTT Market 02 August 2016

Report and Forecast shows Germany as a hotbed of OTT competition, drawing from the strength of broadcast catch-up, itself driven by the early introduction of HbbTV in Germany from 2009. This has stimulated greater uptake in TV Everywhere and in … Continue reading

Mexican Chivas TV crosses 100,000 SVOD Subscribers 02 August 2016

Mexican SVOD platform Chivas TV, which belongs to Club Deportivo Guadalajara, has passed the 100,000 subscriber mark after the debut of the team in the Mexican tournament. The figure was revealed by Chivas owner, Jorge Vergara. “Chivas TV has exceeded … Continue reading

OTT Providers and Mobile Operators in Asian form new Alliances 01 August 2016

To combat revenue of loss, Asian MNOs are creating new revenue-sharing partnerships with OTT platform providers, as per research by IT and networking vendor Alepo. The research highlights the need for more effective strategies for OTT services by MNOs in … Continue reading

12% of subscribing respondents were reported to have a loss of interest in original content 01 August 2016

Both subscribers and non-subscribers to Netflix who were surveyed by Jefferies indicated that price was a concern: current subs were more likely to cancel their service if the monthly rate went up, and non-subs cited the price as the biggest … Continue reading

Can OTT push past pay-TV subscriber totals? 01 August 2016

In a report by Barbara Kraus for Fierce Online Media, she talks about the industry going through a change as video ecosystems collide. The evolution of content distribution and the consistent growth of over-the-top (OTT) streaming generates industry predictions of … Continue reading

Pirates have shifted focus towards illegal streaming-video sites for film and television content 01 August 2016

Pirates have largely shifted from peer-to-peer downloads to illegal streaming-video sites for film and television content, according to a new study. In 2015, out of a total 78.5 billion visits worldwide to film and TV piracy sites visits, 73.7% were to streaming … Continue reading