IOT launches OTT services in over 100 Countries 15 June 2016
IOT Group Limited announced today that its subsidiary OTT Premium Pty Ltd (OTTP) has entered into an exclusive Asia Pacific Licensing Agreement with Xstream, a leading provider of OTT solutions, to license, sell and market Xstream’s OTT Platform, Xstream MediaMaker™ … Continue reading
Hollywood studios sue VOD services in Utah 15 June 2016
Several major Hollywood studios are suing a Provo-based video-on-demand service for copyright violations. KUTV of Salt Lake City reports that Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Lucasfilm and Warner Bros. studios filed a lawsuit in federal court in California against VidAngel. According … Continue reading
Users break record by downloading 450,000 apps from Tuluntulu 15 June 2016
Users have downloaded 450 000 apps from Tuluntulu, an African mobile VOD service, in less than two years since its inception, the South African-based mobile VOD firm announced on Monday. Launched in August 2014, Tuluntulu targets audiences in Africa, and … Continue reading
VOD consumption through Mobile to see sharp rise 15 June 2016
According to research from Ericsson, Mobile video traffic is forecast to grow by around 55% annually through 2021, when it should account for over two-thirds of all mobile data traffic. While social networking is forecast to grow by 41% annually … Continue reading
What the new Apple TVs tvOS update brings for Video Streaming Apps? 14 June 2016
It’s that time of year when Cupertino looks alive and all tech news and Apple blog sites are buzzing with activity. Yes Apple’s WWDC conference is underway and in their 2016 keynote Apple made a whole bunch of announcements- from … Continue reading
Indian broadcasters have now set a firm foot in digital media 14 June 2016
Advertising Age India reports, Hotstar, Sony LIV, Ditto TV, Ozee and the latest entrant in the digital entertainment, Video on Demand platform and app category, Voot are all examples of growing digital audience and business opportunities that they are creating … Continue reading
Amazon to Launch Music Streaming services costing $9.99 a month 14 June 2016
According to Reuters, Amazon is going to throw its extremely large hat into the ring of music streaming with a new monthly subscription service. In the past year, the space has gone from being dominated by Spotify to very competitive, … Continue reading
VOD services expected to be worth 19.11 Billion USD by 2021 in Hospitality Market 14 June 2016
According to a new market research report, by MarketsandMarkets, “Video on Demand in Hospitality Market by Solution (Pay TV, IPTV, and OTT), by Service, by Delivery Model, by User type, by Revenue Model, and by Region – Global Forecast to … Continue reading
Netflix users on average finished an entire season in a week 14 June 2016
Watching of multiple episodes of TV series in a row has become a part of the TV experience, and is being driven by Subscription Video on Demand services. A survey compiled by Netflix found that its users on average finished … Continue reading
Virgin Trains launches an OTT app for the passengers 10 June 2016
Virgin Trains launched a complimentary on-board entertainment service – The free app, Beam, giving customers access to an array of free entertainment through their own device. The service, will offer films and TV shows updated on a monthly basis, as … Continue reading