Yes! The monopoly of Netflix might end real soon. How! Do you believe in the philosophy of History Repeats Itself! So, here’s the flashback to the history… Remember Orkut, the social media giant by Google! If yes, then you might also remember how they created a huge monopoly for several years with over 27 million …
Disney-owned streaming service ESPN+ has clocked more than 2 million subscribers in less than a year after the launch. Launched in April 2018, the channel added over 1 million subscribers within September. The huge growth has come in the later part of the year. According to Disney, the 5-years agreement with UFC has led to …
Amazon-owned IMDb is soon coming up with their free video streaming service Freedive. Users will be able to stream contents of this platform on either IMDb website or Amazon Fire TV devices. Freedive will have an ad-based model. Thus experts are expecting Freedive to compete powerfully against its competitors, such as the upcoming VoD channels …
According to research reports, the Australian subscription on-demand market continues its upsurge. It has reached a strong base of 9.1 subscribers at the end of June 2018, with an increase of 54%. In the same period, SVOD revenues grew up to 90% for the Australian region. The report forecasts that Australians are expected to hold …
Walt Disney has joined hands with Twitter to create live streaming content and advertising opportunities from across the entire Disney portfolio on the Twitter platform. Through the deal, Disney’s ABC broadcast network, the Disney Channels, Freeform and the company’s movie studio will produce live programming for Twitter. Matthew Derella, Twitter Global VP of Revenue and …
Disney has reorganized its company into four divisions which has a dedicated direct-to-consumer segment to cater to the company’s need for online video streaming services. The new division is also slated to encompass ESPN Plus which is expecting a 2018 launch. Disney-branded streaming service however to have a delayed release in late 2019. Disney which …
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 brand new international titles from the likes of Marvel and ABC. Amazon Prime subscribers in …
Entertainment behemoth Disney is all set to woo the Chinese audience, all thanks to the OTT deal of the former with Youku, the OTT platform of the e-commerce giant Alibaba. The partnership will see 1000 episodes of Disney animated series and films including superhero franchises Marvel Comics, Star Wars franchises etc. Youku will be distributing …
Disney is all to launch its online streaming service minus restricted category content in late 2019. While the OTT platform will be launched in the U.S. first and later release overseas, the R-rated content will get launched on Hulu. According to the Deadline, around five original movies and five TV series will be launched on …
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 main features, which are personalized scores, highlights, and news, live streaming of the existing linear …
