Facebook Live now for Drones, and other Live Streaming devices 13 April 2016
Facebook is taking live streaming beyond the phone. Recently Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated a drone flying and live streaming the video in real time on Facebook Live. They are making its Live API available to the public. This is being done … Continue reading
IPTV grows in W.Europe as operators move from PayTV to digital 13 April 2016
According to a report from Digital TV Research, IPTV numbers have overtaken PayTV households in Western Europe in 2015. It is also predicted that IPTV subscriptions in Western Europe will increase by around 27% to 7 million by 2021. Revenues … Continue reading
Tata Motors’ innovative VR campaign 13 April 2016
Tata Motors, owner of Jaguar & Land Rover, started a unique marketing campaign by providing a Virtual Reality cardboard headset with a leading newspaper – The Times of India. A full front page ad of the new budget car, Tiago, … Continue reading
Video on demand growing amongst the older generation too 12 April 2016
Video on demand is becoming a part of everyday lives for many. According to a study by Nielsen, around 43% said that they watch some form of VOD at least once in a day. Numbers are as usual high in … Continue reading
Viu OTT scores record 1.2 million downloads in 6 months 12 April 2016
Viu, PCCW Media’s OTT app for mobiles has seen over 1.2 million downloads in Hong Kong within 6 months since its launch. This achievement has made Viu win the Gold Award for Best Mobile App in this year’s HKICT Awards. … Continue reading
Sky invests $45M in iflix – a south east Asian VoD company 12 April 2016
Sky has invested $45 million in iflix, a Netflix type VOD company of Southeast Asia owned by Catcha Group of Malaysia and US based investment firm Evolution Media Capital. Sky also runs NOW TV, Sky Online and Sky Go on … Continue reading
Movies highest viewed on VOD in Philippines 11 April 2016
Broadcast TV is still ruling in Philippines. According to Nielsen Global video-on-demand survey that polled over 30000 online respondents from 61 countries, 59% of Filipinos online have a cable connection and 16% have subscription video-on-demand. 45% of them access VOD … Continue reading
Facebook adds video streaming tab to mobile apps 11 April 2016
Facebook sees 100 million hours of video streaming every day. The apps now have a dedicated tab for videos at the bottom. Facebook is optimistic about live streaming potential and is hence adding a lot of features to it. It … Continue reading
Let’s PLAYBALL – says live streaming 08 April 2016
Previously when there was Manchester United vs Arsenal in the league finals, one used to mark the date on the calendar, grab a few beers and makes sure that he/she is on the coach in front of the TV by … Continue reading
SnagFilms raises $8M for OTT service ViewLift 08 April 2016
SnagFilms has raised $8 million funds for ViewLift, its OTT business. It launched its Apple TV app, which will have 100s of free TV shows and indie films. It is supported on 28 mobile platforms. According to Crunchbase, SnagFilms had … Continue reading
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