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75% of UK Video Viewing Comes from TV 15 March 2017

According to a latest research by Thinkbox, total video viewing in UK is in mass increase year-on-year. The research also notes that TV accounted for 74.8% of video viewing in UK in 2016, which was a little less as compared to 76% … Continue reading

British Streaming Service BritBox launches in U.S. 09 March 2017

BBC Worldwide has announced the launch of its subscription based OTT service – BritBox into the U.S. The service offers a large collection of British television series for U.S. users, many for the first time, at a monthly subscription cost of … Continue reading

Amazon Fire TV Sticks with Alexa Voice Remote to be launched in UK and Germany 23 February 2017

Amazon is all set to launch its new Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote in the UK and Germany starting April. Amazon stated that the new streaming device is up to 30% faster than the original Fire TV Stick, … Continue reading

ITV-backed SVOD service Curio to launch in Sweden and Norway 21 February 2017

The ITV backed factual SVOD service Curio is all set to launch in Sweden and Norway. The new service will be on the Com Hem platform in Sweden – the largest in the country, and in Norway it will be on … Continue reading

Twitter inks deal with Sky to live-stream “Deadline Day” 02 February 2017

The social media giant Twitter has reportedly signed a big sports live streaming deal with European broadcaster Sky to live stream the final day for soccer clubs in the UK as it heats up the competition with Facebook and Snapchat. “Deadline Day” … Continue reading

iPlayer ranked UK’s 3rd popular brand, Netflix 6th 30 January 2017

According to a recent YouGov BrandIndex’s list of UK’s top 10 brands, the OTT service BBC iPlayer has been ranked third and the SVOD service Netflix took a new entry into the sixth position. YouTube made it to the ninth position … Continue reading