5 Live Streaming Business Ideas to build on 08 June 2016

Live video streaming is growing at an unbelievable rate; Facebook has been the recent however one of the most aggressive entrant into this space by launching Facebook Live to all users. Facebook is following YouTube and Periscope into Live video … Continue reading

OTT Will Grow steered by Market 07 June 2016

As the number of over-the-top players is expected to proliferate, AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan said his channels are positioned perfectly to weather the distribution onslaught with a mixture of high quality content and attractive pricing. AMC Networks channels – … Continue reading

Online video piracy is alive with illegal usage of OTT set-top-boxes (STBs) 07 June 2016

Online video piracy is alive and well in 2016, but the threat landscape has shifted from straight conditional access (CA) technology and P2P file-sharing to illegal OTT set-top-boxes (STBs) that connect users to sites that look like professional OTT service … Continue reading

Sports broadcaster ESPN Inc. launched a set of mobile first digital products for India 07 June 2016

Sports broadcaster ESPN Inc. has launched a set of mobile first digital products for India including a multi-sport website and the ESPN app, seeking to tap into a large and potentially lucrative, but highly competitive market for sports content. Both … Continue reading

SVOD to remain LatAm’s largest OTT revenue source, contributing USD 2.1 billion by 2021 07 June 2016

According to a report by Digital TV Research, OTT TV and video revenues in Latin America will reach USD 3.59 billion in 2021, more than triple the USD 1.15 billion recorded in 2015. Although Netflix has been present across the … Continue reading

Ad blocking becomes $22B headache for online video providers, advertisers 03 June 2016

Consumers love ad blocking as without ads bogging down processing speed on their computers, tablets and smartphones, their devices run much faster. Samantha Bookman from Fierce Online Video says, “That leaves online video providers that derive their revenue from advertising … Continue reading

CBS Interactive Launches Fitness OTT Service 03 June 2016

CBS Interactive Advanced Media has launched a new OTT service, TrainerPass, geared directly at the fitness market, featuring hundreds of videos from celebrity trainers and workout programs covering everything from yoga to kickboxing. CBS will offer the service — which is available … Continue reading

Sports OTT platform VEQTA in alliance with Ping Digital Network 03 June 2016

VEQTA, India’s first OTT network dedicated to sports, has entered into a strategic partnership with multi-channel network Ping Digital Network to further enhance the reach of its sports content. Through this alliance, VEQTA will get an additional reach of over … Continue reading

Fox adds VOD, live portfolio to Mexican Dish OTT offer 02 June 2016

Fox Networks Group has launched its VOD and streaming service Fox+ onto the Dish over-the-top (OTT) platform in Mexico. The agreement between Fox and Dish Mexico, the first of its kind in Latin America, will enable connected users to subscribe … Continue reading

One Key to OTT Success: Agile Billing 02 June 2016

In an amazing guest post by James Messer for Broadcasting Cable, he says that consumers are radically transforming the way they enjoy media and entertainment. According to Experian Marketing Services, “an estimated 7.3 percent of U.S. households (8.6 million homes) … Continue reading

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