Star TV’s digital streaming platform Hotstar has collaborated with American entertainment company Awesomeness to provide additional content to its subscribers. Hotstar is targeting the Gen Z audience through this content deal. Awesomeness which is the subsidiary of DreamWorks Animation offers … Continue reading
Comcast is testing YouTube app on X1 set-tops. It is still in the pilot testing stages and hasn’t launched a commercial OTT app on associated set-top boxes. Earlier there were announcements from Comcast that they would integrate with YouTube and … Continue reading
Comcast and Amazon are joining hands with Apple to develop a delivery system for offering premium VOD titles that are available for home viewing in as less as 30-45 days after debuting in theatres. This is less aggressive than some … Continue reading
Comcast is partnering with FX Networks to introduce a video streaming service called FX+ which lets Xfinity TV subscribers to upgrade to a platform that features commercial-free seasons of all FX and FXX original series. It will be launched on … Continue reading
A great buzz has been created in the SVOD industry segment due to Amazon, Netflix and Comcast’s efforts to offer consumers downloadable video. However analysts and video vendors remain skeptical on the extent of its potential expansion. Netflix announced in … Continue reading
Discovery backed network – DOGTV is set to launch a new subscription-based video-on-demand offering on Comcast’s pay-TV platform. DogTV said the SVOD offering fetches $4.99 per month via Comcast. That’s a bit of a price break from DogTV’s OTT subscription service, which … Continue reading
US broadcasting and cable giant Comcast is planning to launch a new video streaming platform nationwide for those who do not wish to pay for a traditional cable package, according to a Reuters report. The new OTT service is tentatively … Continue reading
Comcast’s Xfinity TV app has launched in beta format on Roku TV as a video streaming service offering Roku users both live as well as on-demand streaming programming. The OTT service offers local broadcast stations, public and government channels, and also lets viewers watch … Continue reading
According to a recent report covering the present scenarios and the growth prospects of Global Video on Demand market for the period of 2015-2019, the VOD market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 23.16%. The report considered revenues from two segments … Continue reading
Even if Comcast’s $45.2 billion bid for Time Warner Cable is dead, consolidation among the companies that pipe in our TV, phone and Internet will carry on. Combining the No. 1 and No. 2 U.S. cable companies would have put … Continue reading