IPTV fuels payment gateway market 17 May 2016
According to Global Residential Gateway Market 2015-2019 report, the global payment gateway market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.82% during the period. This demand is fueled by the growth of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV). It is expected … Continue reading
AT&T to buy Quickplay video streaming service 17 May 2016
Quickplay Media, a video streaming platform that supports OTT and TV everywhere services, is being acquired by AT&T soon. This will be used along-side DIRECTV Now, DIRECTV Mobile and DIRECTV Preview. DIRECTV was acquired by AT&T in 2015 for $48.5 … Continue reading
Telecom & OTT – a perfect marriage? 17 May 2016
Around half of mobile data traffic accounts for video consumption. One of the major revenues for telecom companies is mobile data. And if they own the content too, wouldn’t it be more profitable to them? Ties amongst telecom companies, cable … Continue reading
Naspers expands it VOD services to 36 countries in Africa 16 May 2016
Showmax, the South African Naspers based video streaming service, is expanding to 36 countries in Africa. The company has a mixture of local and international content. It has enjoyed a first mover’s advantage in South Africa having entered the market … Continue reading
Networks want more VOD rights 16 May 2016
As demand for VOD services rise, networks like NBC have started pushing their program providers to give more accessibility on video on demand. Producers are often reluctant in letting more than 5 episodes of their show run on streaming services … Continue reading
TV ads play a vital role in the VOD age 16 May 2016
TV advertising continues to be a leading platform for broadcasters and media firms amidst VOD and online TV growth. Managing ad inventory effectively on online media, prime time TV and mobile ecosystem is a challenge for media exchange companies. According to … Continue reading
Digital TV soars ahead 13 May 2016
According to Digital TV Research, 40% of TV households in the world are digital. From 2010 to 2015, around 584 million digital TV homes were added across 138 countries. Out of which, 156 million were digital terrestrial TV, 231 million … Continue reading
Content & good marketing important for SVOD services 13 May 2016
Subscription video on demand (SVOD) players in South Africa are marketing their services against linear TV by saying that ‘a dish or a decoder’ is not necessary with them. They are even taking payments for their subscription through SMS service. … Continue reading
Smart TV sales increase, see 45% VOD viewing 13 May 2016
According to a report by Smartclip, there are around 16M smart TVs in Brazil. This is 10% of the all TVs in the market. Around 45% of the viewing on smart TV accounts for video on demand content. The report … Continue reading
Periscope brings in Drone & GoPro live streaming swap 12 May 2016
Live streaming service Periscope is making the save function official. Reports indicate that it will now automatically save all live streams, and this can be permanently saved on the user’s Twitter timeline. Broadcasts can be set to delete after 24 hours … Continue reading
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