RTVC of Colombia to launch VOD platform in June 31 May 2016
Local newspaper El Tiempo reported that State telecommunications company RTVC of Colombia announced that it is preparing to launch its own VOD platform, which would be made available to the public in June. The service would be free and will … Continue reading
Vuclip launches OTT Service- Viu in Indonesia 31 May 2016
Vuclip, a PCCW Media company, and a VOD service provider for emerging markets, has launched Viutoday in Indonesia. Viu is an OTT video-on-demand service that has achieved success in Malaysia, India, Hong Kong and Singapore. Vuclip has entered into strategic … Continue reading
European Commission sets production quotas for on-demand video 30 May 2016
The European Commission hopes to boost up the continent’s media industries- namely television and film – through Europe’s new Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The commission now requires video on demand services, like Netflix and Amazon Prime, to boost their investment in … Continue reading
UK Court Forces Big Broadband ISPs to Block 8 Internet Video Piracy Sites 30 May 2016
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPA) has convinced the High Court to force all of the major broadband ISPs in the United Kingdom (BT, Sky Broadband, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, EE etc.) to block 8 additional websites that were found … Continue reading
U.S. Video Streaming Market Shows Signs of Saturation 30 May 2016
According to research firm Strategy Analytics, the rate of increase in U.S. consumer spending on streaming video subscriptions has slowed, indicating that the market is “approaching saturation.” This year, American consumers are expected to spend $6.62 billion on video streaming … Continue reading
ShowMax expands internet TV 30 May 2016
ShowMax, the internet TV service launched in August 2015, has expanded its footprint to 36 additional countries across the sub-Saharan Africa. In total, ShowMax now supplies subscription video on demand services to 65 countries worldwide. One year since its launch, … Continue reading
IPTV Start-up PrimeviewTV squares up against tough competition 27 May 2016
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that new Zimbabwean start-ups are also eyeing the live TV streaming models for business, considering their increasing popularity all over the world. One example is PrimeviewTV, which provides its subscribers a live TV solution … Continue reading
Streamer Survey Shows 20 Percent Plan to Downgrade Pay TV Service 27 May 2016
Digital services company CSG Systems International released a survey on active video streamers in the U.S., finding that 20 percent plan to switch, downgrade, or completely disconnect their pay TV services in the next 6 months. Questioning nearly 2,000 consumers … Continue reading
Across Demographics, Netflix Beats Live TV, Finds E-Poll Survey 27 May 2016
E-Poll Market Research reveals that watching a show on Netflix is twice as popular as watching a show on live TV. In a survey conducted by them, they surveyed 1,488 U.S. consumers between the ages of 13 and 54, all … Continue reading
Euro 2016, Then Olympics, set to Break Live Streaming Records 27 May 2016
The IOC is banning social streaming from the games, without saying how it plans to punish fans who use Periscope or Facebook Live to share the games. However, Akamai, the CDN delivering live streams for multiple broadcasters from both the … Continue reading