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OTT consumers to hit 4 million mark by 2020 13 March 2018
According to a report, the number of “digital only consumers” India to reach 4 million by 2020 all thanks to smartphone penetration and affordable data pricing in the country. The report also revealed that there are currently 1-1.5 million “ … Continue reading
Netflix and Prime Video driven pay streaming expected to reach 450 million by 2022 06 March 2018
According to Home Video and OTT Video Forecast, Global Report, online video platform giants such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video. Hulu, Hotstar, iflix etc. are driving the paid-for streaming market to 450 million by 2022. The number of homes paying … Continue reading
Viacom’s OTT platform to arrive late 02 March 2018
Viacom has decided to launch its video-on-demand (VOD) service in late 2018. The company is eyeing to exploit opportunities in the emerging over-the-top digital space by pulling back on licensing its content specifically in the U.S. market. Bob, Bakish, … Continue reading
Amazon Prime Video inks deal with Disney India 02 March 2018
Online video streaming platform Amazon Prime Video inked a deal with Disney India, the Indian wing of American media and entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney Co. to enhance its OTT content. The deal boosts Amazon Prime Video’s content catalog with seven … Continue reading
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Spotify to become taxable 21 February 2018
Singapore government is all set to implement Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online services sometime in between 2021 to 2025 which means subscribers will have to pay more for the online streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, … Continue reading
YouTube Red to debut in the UK this year 20 February 2018
YouTube Red is all set to debut in more than 100 countries in 2018 and the UK is among the ones in the list. YouTube Red has been quoted as a music service like Spotify and not a video service … Continue reading
Amazon Prime Video beats Netflix in Germany, India and Japan 16 February 2018
Netflix might be ruling all over, but Amazon Prime Video has got its hold firm in several countries and as per latest reports, the latter has outplayed the former in three countries: Germany, India, and Japan. While Amazon Prime Videos … Continue reading
HBO and Amazon collaborate for content streaming in Japan 05 February 2018
Following an extensive licensing agreement between media biggie HBO and streaming giant Amazon, the Amazon Prime subscribers have now access to the popular content of HBO in Japan. While around 50 current and catalog titles will be available for streaming … Continue reading
Subscription fees likely to be increased owing to hike in royalty 01 February 2018
The Copyright Royalty Board of the U.S. Library of Congress has increased the royalty rate from 10.5% to 15.1% of total revenues of streaming services to be paid to artists and their publishers. With the decision standing effective from 2018 … Continue reading
Indian startup setup theatre for OTT screening 23 January 2018
Teriflix, a Bengaluru based tech startup has given binge-watching a new meaning as it comes up with the first mini-theatre for screening over-the-top (OTT) content from online video platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, etc. The setup will have … Continue reading
