Youtube will allow users to broadcast live footage from a smartphone 28 June 2016
Although YouTube has allowed live video streaming from a computer since 2011, users will now be able to broadcast live footage from a smartphone, a function already available from social networks Facebook (via Facebook Live) and Twitter (via Periscope). Smartphone … Continue reading
Viewers are flocking in record numbers for video content, according to YouTube 28 June 2016
While announcing its newest slate of original content for subscription service YouTube Red, the company this week touted the success of early originals including the web series Scare PewDiePie. In a blog post listing season-two renewals and six new video projects, YouTube Inc. said “Our … Continue reading
Vietnamese spend more time watching VOD 28 June 2016
According to a report released by Nielsen, 78% of digital consumers reported watching TV content and movies via video-on-demand platforms and 67% of VOD subscribers claimed to stream VOD content every day. YouTube (97%), Facebook (81%) and nhaccuatui.com (56%) were known as the … Continue reading
39% millennials subscribe to at least one OTT service 27 June 2016
Some 80% of millennials subscribe to at least one over-the-top (OTT) service and 39% report watching at least seven hours of video of demand platforms per week, according to new research. According to Limelight Networks’ State of Online Video report, … Continue reading
CRTC says VOD platforms continue to struggle with their revenues decreasing by 6.3% 27 June 2016
Each year, the CRTC compiles financial data on the Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications sectors to produce a series of reports. To increase Canadians’ access to relevant information related to the Canadian broadcasting system, this year’s publication on specialty, pay, pay-per-view … Continue reading
63% of European films were only released in their own country 27 June 2016
European Audiovisual’s report ‘How do films circulate on VOD and in cinemas’ in the European Union, found that films produced in the EU are available on average on Video on Demand platforms in 2.8 countries each, compared with 6.8 countries for … Continue reading
Netflix still dominates video streaming, representing 35.2% of traffic in North America 24 June 2016
Amazon, the e-commerce giant notoriously hungry to break into hot new markets, is quickly rising the ranks to compete with industry titans like Netflix. Amazon Video is now the third most-streamed online video on demand service, behind Netflix and Youtube, … Continue reading
7 in 10 consumers are subscribing at least one OTT service 24 June 2016
According to the latest State of Online Video Report from Limelight Networks, OTT services are surging in popularity, with seven in 10 consumers currently subscribing to at least one. The most significant growth has been seen in people subscribing to … Continue reading
Is OTT a friend or a foe? 24 June 2016
Forum on OTT threw some interesting insight into whether it is a friend or a foe. During a panel at the Association of Cable Communicators NYC Forum on Tuesday, Evolution Digital marketing VP Tom Bracken indicated he sat squarely in … Continue reading
Maxdome VoD service to provide entertainment to 80 million passengers every year 23 June 2016
By the end of this year, ICE high-speed trains will exclusively offer Maxdome’s video on demand services through the ICE portal, as the first and only video entertainment provider for the roughly 80 million passengers who travel on an ICE … Continue reading
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