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Comcast plans to roll out new video streaming platform for broadband-only customers 08 November 2018

Global telecommunications conglomerate, Comcast is planning to launch its own video streaming platform for broadband-only customers. The video streaming app will allow users to aggregate certain streaming platforms, such as Amazon Video and Netflix. Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, is … Continue reading

Consumers continue to move away from Pay TV 06 October 2017

According to a Q2 2017 study by TiVo, more than 85% of cord-cutters felt that pay TV services were too expensive. Cost was one of the main reasons they chose to cancel their cable or satellite service. Apart from price, … Continue reading

Streaming TV apps and skinny bundles – latest data 27 June 2017

According to comScore an increasing number of households that are outside of the U.S are streaming TV and entertainment content on an average of 49 hours each month. Half of Americans have resorted to cord-cutting and many are including OTT … Continue reading

Netflix leads US in usage and engagement 13 April 2017

According to a ComScore study, Netflix has the highest household penetration and viewing time per month among the major OTT platforms in the US. The report stated that Hulu wasn’t as widely accessed as Netflix but attracted comparable viewing engagement … Continue reading

50% of US Broadband Households have Multiple OTT Subscriptions 30 December 2016

According to a new Parks Associates research, some 31% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to multiple OTT services, which is nearly one half of the 63% of U.S. broadband households subscribing to at least one OTT service. The most popular service … Continue reading

A lookback at 2016 in the world of Video Streaming. 29 December 2016

It’s been at eventful year of Video Streaming & Live Streaming – From LIVE Presidential Debates on Social Networks to Nat Geo’s 360° Video of Antarctica Journey everything was streaming instantly over the air. Video Streaming has been the talk of the year. We … Continue reading

Amazon Prime Video Launches in Canada 06 December 2016

Amazon prime has decided to get worldwide and even exceed the number of countries that Netflix is present in and to further this plan the OTT video streaming platform launches in Canada. Other video streaming services such as Netflix and Bell’s … Continue reading

UK’s Netflix, Amazon Subs shun TV 07 November 2016

According to a recent study by Zuora and UK-based research house YouGov, some 43% of SVOD users (which amounts to about half of Netflix and Amazon Video subscribers) do not watch normal TV anymore. The study states that about 27% of the British … Continue reading

SVOD Platforms winning Emmys 22 September 2016

Original content on the subscription video streaming platforms Netflix and Amazon ranked among some of the top winners at 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards last Sunday. Netflix in overall won nine Emmys and to much surprise, Amazon video streaming platform … Continue reading

Amazon to rival Netflix with original movies 21 January 2015

Amazon Studios is to begin to produce and acquire original movies for early window distribution on Amazon Prime Instant Video. The move comes soon after Netflix promised to shake up the “antiquated” movie distribution model by producing and debuting its own … Continue reading