Video on demand services rise in South Africa 26 April 2016
According to a survey by Nielsen, video streaming platform like Netflix is gaining popularity in South Africa. The survey asked 30000 online respondents from 61 countries. It was found out that some form of video-on-demand programming was accessed by around 63% … Continue reading
Facebook camera app coming soon to enhance video streaming 26 April 2016
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Facebook is looking to launch a camera app dedicated for photo & video streaming and sharing. It is expected to be in a prototype stage and will feature a live streaming … Continue reading
Flash vs HTML5 as preferred online video player 25 April 2016
Video streaming players based on Flash still exist. Flash, Adobe’s popular player that faced a lot of heat from Apple, has given way for HTML5 based web video players. But Flash is still prevalent on many online video player sites, … Continue reading
OTT SVOD grows despite 20% giving up one service last year 25 April 2016
According to a study by research firm Park Associates, around 20% of U.S homes having broadband have given up at least one OTT VOD platform in the last year. At the same time, the number of subscribers for SVOD is increasing, from … Continue reading
Will Pay TV & OTT platforms co-exist? 22 April 2016
Many people are using both Pay TV and video streaming services. According to a report on Consumer Reports, around 47% of US households already use some form of video streaming service. Cord cutting is prevalent but in very small numbers. … Continue reading
OTT platforms in India need more concrete policies 22 April 2016
According to the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), there is a lack of a definitive model for India’s OTT content market, even though the market is seeing an influx of many OTT platforms like Netflix, Viu, Hotstar … Continue reading
Over 40% TV time spent on OTT 22 April 2016
According to the Adobe & the Diffusion Group research, OTT services account for over 40% of TV time. Out of this OTT viewing times, 65% accounts for SVOD services like Netflix or Hulu, free streaming is 30% and 5% is … Continue reading
OTT video services on demand at NAB 2016 21 April 2016
OTT is hot at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas. Not surprising that both consumers and providers are equally enthusiastic about OTT video services. Early this week, Amazon announced a stand alone video streaming service to take on Netflix … Continue reading
Amazon wants to go big with VOD 21 April 2016
According to a report at Streaming Media, Amazon at NAB 2016 revealed its plans of wanting to be a major player as a video on demand service provider. “We would like to have every digital video service and channel on our … Continue reading
27% of films on VOD & SVOD in Europe are European 21 April 2016
A report by European Audiovisual Observatory for the European Commission analyzed data from 75 different video-on-demand (VoD) services and 16 subscription VoD online services. It was found out that 27% of all the films available on video-on-demand in Europe are … Continue reading
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