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What are the Differences Between Chromecast and AirPlay? 27 October 2022

  The growing popularity of internet-based audio and video streaming has resulted in the rising adoption of streaming technologies and wireless communication protocols like Chromecast and AirPlay.  While Google’s Chromecast is popular for streaming on your preferred devices like TVs, … Continue reading

Six OTT Trends from 2020 that will continue to rule in 2021 05 January 2021

COVID-19 and the OTT surge – Enough has been written and told already. The OTT industry is undoubtedly benefiting from the ongoing pandemic, but some trends magnified during the year and are set to control the OTT movement in 2021. … Continue reading

Film Movement introduces SVOD service 03 October 2018

Indie distributor Film Movement has launched its own SVOD service, Film Movement Plus. Priced at $7.99 per month, the new subscription on demand service offers 100 short films and 250 acclaimed festival films ad-free. The service also provides 500 hours of … Continue reading

TV OS War: Are Apple, Microsoft & Google really interested? 24 September 2018

The world is getting smarter. Holding an iPhone X can be a status symbol, but if you don’t have a smart TV in your living room, then an Apple flagship can hardly defend you against the troll. The global smart … Continue reading

BBC’s SVOD platform, BritBox, debuts in Canada 19 February 2018

BBC Worldwide has launched the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service in Canada. The online streaming platform in partnership with ITV will bring the finest of British TV to the Canadian audiences. BritBox will be available to Canadians at a price … Continue reading

Disney to launch ESPN OTT via Apple iOS, Android, and Chromecast 08 February 2018

As quoted by Bob Iger, CEO, Disney, the long-awaited stand-alone ESPN OTT service is priced at $4.99 a month and will be available this spring, via Apple iOS, Android, and ChromeCast as the initial platform. The app will have three … Continue reading

YouTube TV debuts on Roku devices 05 February 2018

Interestingly, YouTube TV has finally launched on Roku and both the companies announced the news jointly. The announcement said YouTube TV will be available on “select Roku devices” in the 80 markets in which the service is distributed. As per … Continue reading

Sun Direct offers free membership to its video-on-demand platform Sun NXT 17 January 2018

Amidst the consolidations and shutdowns, Sun Direct, in its quest to hold on to its subscriber base, has announced free membership of its (video-on-demand) VOD platform Sun NXT. Sun Direct which has a strong subscriber base in the South, has … Continue reading

Global Users spend 5 hours in watching videos per day 11 January 2018

According to a report straight from the CES event in Las Vegas, global media consumers spend 5 hours a day in consuming videos which are 20% of their waking life. The survey that included 8500 pay-TV and over-the-top (OTT) subscribers … Continue reading

YouTube is no longer a part of Fire TV 03 January 2018

The premature removal of YouTube from Fire TV has raised several eyebrows. While the industry was abuzz over a possible collaboration before January 1st, 2018, the date set by Google to pull the app, the early exit of YouTube from … Continue reading