MTV Follows CNN In Live Streaming With Virtual Reality 26 October 2015

  MTV has taken the hint after CNN’s live streaming of Democratic Debate became a runaway success. The red carpet pre-show & the main show  of EMA 2015 were live streamed in 360-degree VR upon its airing yesterday. Viewers were required to download … Continue reading

Muvi Studio Nominated For TVB Everywhere Awards, Rubs Shoulders With Industry’s Best 21 October 2015

Muvi has been nominated for the newly introduced TVB Everywhere Awards in the ‘TV Anywhere Solutions: VoD/Catch Up And Mobile TV Provision’ category for the partnership in launching ‘Zero CapEx’ streaming platforms and apps for leading media production and distribution … Continue reading

45% West Europeans WIth Broadband Now Have A Smart TV Too 21 October 2015

  The recent study released by Parks Associates claims that 45% of Western Europe’s broadband households now have a smart TV. Germany is topping the chart with 50% customers having a Smart TV. Europe has always served as an early … Continue reading

Streaming Video Is Growing At Snail’s Pace In Japan 21 October 2015

  Now that Netflix and Amazon Video have made their debuts in Japan, you would have expected a lot of animated faces at the Japan Content 2015 but there was hardly any. Streaming service Bonobo also launched last month, further … Continue reading

YouTube May Be Safe Now But Netflix Is Menacingly Close 21 October 2015

  VOD service Netflix has been responsible for at least the quarter of online TV viewing today. Apart from YouTube, it has flattened literally every competitor it ever had.  We wrote earlier about how YouTube is future-proofing itself against Netflix but when … Continue reading

Latinos Still Lead The OTT Video Services Viewing Index 21 October 2015

  It’s been on every index and study and report that Latinos lead the way when it comes to digital entertainment. Be it Latinos or the millennials, the adoption of digital medium for entertainment is growing in America. Purchasing smartphones … Continue reading

This VOD Stunt Can Shorten Hollywood’s VOD Release Windows In The Future 20 October 2015

Paramount Pictures and Netflix both bring us awesome movies. That’s about it. But today, they can relate to something bigger that their executive decisions have brought them to: Releasing movies on a shortened VOD window and getting the flak from … Continue reading

Asia-Pacific Will Pip Western Europe As The Top Market For VOD Services In 2020 20 October 2015

  The new Future Market Insights report is out for VOD services. It reports that the global Video on Demand (VOD) market will reach US$ 263 billion by 2016, growing up from an US$ 207 billion in 2014. The ever-growing demand for on-demand … Continue reading

Parks Associates Study : 58% Americans Use At Least One OTT Video Service 20 October 2015

  A new study from Parks Associate has found out that more than half of (58%) broadband households in the U.S. use at least one OTT video service every month and the number grows to two for more than 25% of … Continue reading

300,000 Subs Ditch Pay-TV In The Midst Of A Cord Cutting Revolution 20 October 2015

  Nothing’s worked for the Pay-TV industry in the recent times. Going by the new Bloomberg estimate, it seems to have gotten worse than ever. About 300,000 Americans have given up their TV service last quarter and the cord cutting sympathizers are … Continue reading