Poor USA homes use free to air TV, OTT video accelerating 26 July 2016
GfK’s 2016 Ownership and Trend Report shows 17% of US TV homes relying on broadcast only delivery up 2% from last year with another 6% using just OTT video from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, or YouTube who do not have … Continue reading
European markets offer a favourable environment for OTT adoption 26 July 2016
With TV penetration to reach 73% of households in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and 69% in Western Europe (WE) by 2020, European markets have seen a high proliferation of connected devices, greater volume of online video catalogues and increasing … Continue reading
Smart TVs used in half of Argentina’s connected homes 25 July 2016
According to the latest report from Carrier y Asociados, Argentina’s homes are no longer depending on a single device to access the Internet, and each households owns on average 5.8 devices through which it has access to different online services. … Continue reading
TV, Internet take further ad-share from traditional media in Spain 25 July 2016
According to Arce Media’s i2p report, the general advertising market grew by 3.8% compared to the same period in 2015, reaching investments of over €2.1 billion. Notably free-to-air (FTA) and pay-TV took just over half (53%) of the ad outlay with just TV taking … Continue reading
Brazil’s creators demand VOD regulation 25 July 2016
ANCINE, Brazil’s national cinema agency, is about to start looking into the regulation of video on demand services. While other Latin American institutions are still debating whether VOD and over-the-top (OTT) platforms should be regulated, Brazil seems to be heading … Continue reading
IPTV services grows in 10 Arab countries 25 July 2016
Advisors Group’s analysis revealed that GCC countries had the largest number of IPTV providers in the region. By May 2016, fourteen service providers in ten countries in the Arab World offered IPTV services. Arab A new report from Arab Advisors … Continue reading
Singapore MDA Safeguards Over-The-Top Content Services Offering 22 July 2016
Singapore’s Media Development Authority has relaxed its rules to allow ‘R21’ rated TV series such as “Game of Thrones” and movies such as “Pulp Fiction” or “Fifty Shades of Grey” to be shown on online video streaming services. The new … Continue reading
Video on Demand in Hospitality Market to grow to USD 19.11 billion by 2021 22 July 2016
MarketsandMarkets forecasts the VOD in hospitality market to grow from USD 6.89 billion in 2016 to USD 19.11 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 22.6%. OTT solutions can be integrated with existing video on demand systems so as to streamline the management of … Continue reading
Animax to launch VOD service in Germany 22 July 2016
Animax, the pay-TV channel for the fans of Japanese cartoon series (animes), has transformed itself into a video-on-demand (VOD) service in Germany on July 1, 2016. The offer operated by Sony Pictures Television Networks is initially available exclusively on the … Continue reading
SVOD services have reached a 50% penetration rate in American TV households 22 July 2016
A quarterly study of audience viewing habits by The Nielsen Company said that for the first time on-demand subscription services have reached a 50% penetration rate in American TV households. According to Nielsen’s Total Audience Report Q1 2016, the use … Continue reading
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