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China to dominate 4K and 8K TV shipments by 2020 20 March 2017
Even though Japanese makers are aggressively switching to 4K TV ranges, China will continue to dominate the market by 42% of all TVs in 2017 with 4K shipments, says a recent IHS Markit research. The analysts calculate that in 2016, more than 25 … Continue reading
Video streaming app Fox+ to launch across Asia 17 March 2017
Fox has launched its video streaming platform Fox+ in the Philippines in this year, ahead of all other countries in Asia, and is now looking forward to launch in all other seven countries too. The new video streaming service will … Continue reading
iFlix launches SVOD Service in Myanmar and Vietnam 15 March 2017
IFLIX has launches its revolutionary subscription video on demand OTT service in Myanmar and Vietnam. The new service is available on the website (www.iflix.com) as well as to be downloaded on smartphones via app, and can be used for one … Continue reading
SVOD on Rise in China 15 March 2017
According to a recent Futuresource study, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) is becoming a force in China, in spite of piracy being rife in the country. The major drivers are a combination of demand from younger viewers and the fight for consumers between heavyweight Chinese SVOD … Continue reading
How to Rock at taking your OTT Service Worldwide 08 March 2017
Technology and digital advancements have made geographical boundaries come to shrink. Consumers are accessing worldwide media; and reaching worldwide audience nowadays is just a matter of some clicks. You can reach an audience into any part of the world at … Continue reading
SVOD Service ALTBalaji Launches on Android and iOS 07 March 2017
Balaji Telefilms’ video streaming service ALTBalaji has finally launched after a delay of seven months on iOS and Android devices. The apps were available in Beta for quite some time but have launched in full now. As the name suggests … Continue reading
Amazon launches Bollywood SVOD in the U.S. 07 March 2017
Amazon channels recently announced launching a new SVOD called Heera – a curated Bollywood (Indian movies and TV series) collection for the U.S. audience. The new service will be available for 7 days free trial and will be charged at $5 … Continue reading
Video is set to be a $1 trillion Market for Telcos 06 March 2017
According to a recent report by the Chinese communications infrastructure maker Huawei, Video will account for 50% of all mobile revenues by 2020. The company states that video has $1 trillion revenue opportunity for the telecommunications operators, with entertainment video accounting … Continue reading
HMV Digital China launches a video streaming platform 03 March 2017
Hong Kong’s largest music and DVD retailer HMV Digital China Group has launched an online bilingual video streaming platform – “Hmvod” in order to compete with Netflix and other video streaming services in Hong Kong. The new OTT service offers 1,500 films … Continue reading
VOD service Watcha Play plans to launch in Japan this Year 02 March 2017
According to a Yonhap news agency report, the South Korean OTT platform Watcha Play plans to launch its services in Japan this year. “We’re preparing for the Japanese launch of Watcha Play as early as this year. The time frame will be … Continue reading
