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
Faith based Preach The Word Worldwide Network TV (PTWWN TV) Launches its Video Streaming Website powered by Muvi 21 July 2016
New York, 21st July, 2016 – Muvi (www.muvi.com), the popular cloud-based OTT Video Streaming Platform, today announced that it is the chosen partner to power the Video Streaming Website offering Live and on-demand content for Faith based service – Preach the Word … Continue reading
VOD Viewership in Ireland Continues to Increase 21 July 2016
Viewership of video on demand (VOD) on connected devices continues to surge in Ireland with 3 in 4 Irish adults, aged 16+, saying they have viewed VOD over the last six months, according to new research from IAB Ireland and … Continue reading
Streaming to outstrip pay TV as Aussie SVOD services loom large 21 July 2016
Streaming subscriptions are set to outstrip pay TV subscriptions in Australia within three years. That’s the assessment of tech analyst firm Telsyte, which is predicting that the number of paid subscription video on demand (SVOD) services in Australia will more … Continue reading
OTT wakes up in Eastern Europe 21 July 2016
OTT TV and video revenues in 18 East European countries are set to reach $1,976 million in 2021. This, according to a new report from Digital TV Research, will be up from only $26 million in 2010 and $454 million … Continue reading
One-third of Americans would like to watch Summer Olympics video live on Netflix 20 July 2016
With the Summer Olympics set to begin on August 5th, cord-cutters find themselves in a familiar dilemma: While they can watch over-the-air content on NBC, they’re locked out of the network’s online streams which require pay TV authentication. One study … Continue reading
OTT TV and video revenues will climb to $64.8 billion by 2021 20 July 2016
The global over-the-top video market is poised for nearly exponential growth, says a report by London-based Digital TV Research Limited. It forecasts that global OTT TV and video streaming platforms will climb to $64.8 billion by 2021. That figure includes projected … Continue reading