Miabox VOD launches in Africa 12 May 2016
The African video on demand market has a huge potential as reported by us earlier. Now, Miabox has started taking in pre-orders for its VOD and online TV services in Ivory Coast. Like other services, it will be available on … Continue reading
Live streaming apps highly popular in China 12 May 2016
Live streaming apps have started a new reality show industry in China. Real users generating live video streaming content that is edgy and caters to the young modern lifestyle is in demand. On top of the list in the country … Continue reading
Amazon’s YouTube rival service offers users a cut of ad revenues 11 May 2016
Amazon Video Direct service is launching soon and it is going to let users share any video streaming content and earn a cut from it. Earning money can be from various ways – royalties from Prime members, revenue sharing through … Continue reading
Middle East and Africa a hot market for SVOD 11 May 2016
According to the latest Digital TV Research forecast, the SVOD market in the Middle East and Africa is expected to grow ten times by 2021, from $124M in 2015 to $257M. Turkey is expected to maintain the top slot. From 2.79M … Continue reading
Nat Geo plans VR and Instagram video series 11 May 2016
At the Digital Content NewFronts event in New York, National Geographic unveiled plans of forming a virtual reality studio and an Instagram video streaming service. With VR, Nat Geo would content available to view from ‘inside the stories’ literally. The … Continue reading
Google will list linear and video on demand show timings 11 May 2016
According to a report on Engadget.com, Google will now show listings of linear TV and live video on demand on its search results. There will be a news results module according to the report. It will probably display the programming … Continue reading
Video on demand services – a key differentiator for smartphone sales 10 May 2016
Video on demand and other exclusive services are becoming a sales differentiator for smartphones. Samsung has tied up with VOD operator VuClip to provide exclusive access to its content on their devices. Micromax, another leading handset maker in India has … Continue reading
Large screen TV is the most preferred device to watch content 10 May 2016
According to a study by Hub Research, television is still preferred by many over other devices to watch shows. Between the ages of 16-64 having a broadband connection, it was revealed that TV was accessed for at least 5 hours … Continue reading
IPTV growth rate highest this quarter 10 May 2016
World-wide IPTV subscriber numbers are growing at a better pace than last quarter, according to Point Topic. Around 3.7 million new IPTV subscribers were added in Q4 2015. IPTV service is mostly taken up by users from their broadband operators. … Continue reading
Video streaming spending to trump DVD rentals in UK 09 May 2016
According to Strategy Analytics, the time has come in the UK when people are going to spend more on digital film/TV downloads or SVOD in comparison to DVD buying or renting. It is estimated that this year £1.3B will be … Continue reading
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