After Hulu, YouTube expected to come up with Live TV 05 May 2016
As cord cutting is progressing, live TV streaming on the internet is the logical evolution from it. According to a report on Bloomberg, YouTube could launch a new Live TV streaming service called Unplugged. It is expected that YouTube will … Continue reading
Hulu is getting into Live TV 05 May 2016
Hulu chief Mike Hopkins has revealed that live sports, entertainment and news will be available on their streaming network in early 2017. According to the Wall Street Journal, Disney, Fox, ESPN, FX are expected to come up on Hulu. The … Continue reading
Premium OTT market in Asia Pacific expected to boom 05 May 2016
According to a research conducted by MTM, the Asia Pacific premium OTT video services market is expected to grow strongly in the coming 3 years. It is expected to rise to $230M in 2019 from $85M in 2015 in Australia. … Continue reading
OTT to be driven by ads in the immediate future 05 May 2016
According to a report by Hong Kong based Media Partners Asia, online video revenues in the Asia Pacific region is expected to grow to $35B by 2021. Revenues will be highest from China (76%). 17% will be contributed from Japan, … Continue reading
Theatre comes to VOD with Cinema Politica 28 April 2016
Concordia’s Cinema Politica which has been screening political documentaries and fictional shorts in theatres for the last 13 years, is entering the video-on-demand space. “It’s a new direction expanding from bums in seats to eyeballs on screens,” said Cinema Politica’s … Continue reading
Amazon takes on Netflix 28 April 2016
Amazon is upping its game to challenge other video streaming services like Netflix. As Netflix is reportedly going to increase prices, Amazon looks to cash in on the moment by providing a monthly plan at 8.99 USD instead of the … Continue reading
Multiple SVODs per home increase 28 April 2016
According to a research by Futuresource Consulting, a mixed impact was observed on pay TV and paid video even though digital video streaming consumption is increasing. Around 2000 people in UK and US & 1500 in France and Germany were … Continue reading
VOD advertising more engaging than TV alone 27 April 2016
Advertisers always have a dilemma where and when to showcase their ads on for maximum returns. A study was conducted by Ipsos Connect on behalf of Music Choice to find out the impact of video-on-demand platform (VOD) advertising over traditional … Continue reading
Twitter video streaming ads to help maintain position 27 April 2016
Twitter is struggling to keep up the advertising money from its social media rivals like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Twitter’s shares are down 24% so far in this year. “Advertisers do have a lot of other options. Companies are experimenting … Continue reading
Cord cutting challenged by internet speeds 26 April 2016
Almost every main stream TV channel is available through internet video streaming services. Cutting the cord is an option for many seeking independence from high costs of cable. But the biggest challenge to internet based TV is internet speeds. Netflix … Continue reading
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