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Eastern Europe SVOD market to six-fold, Russia to lead 02 December 2016
The number of SVOD users in Eastern Europe countries is expected to reach 18.2 million by 2021, which is a huge increase from that of 5.6 million expected at the end of this year. According to Digital TV research, Russia is expected … Continue reading
JungoTV launches Omai TV throughout North America, Europe and Vietnam 30 November 2016
JungoTV has announced the launch of a new video streaming platform Omai TV, which hosts some 5,000 hours of Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean programming available across North America, Europe and Vietnam regions. The new OTT platform comes in content partnerships with KBS, … Continue reading
HBO finally launches in Spain 30 November 2016
Prior to the news of planning its move to Spain, HBO finally launches its OTT platform in Spain. The service is currently available to Vodafone customers and viewers will be able to access a variety of content through Vodafone TV or … Continue reading
Pay-TV, SVOD on Rise in Spain 22 November 2016
According to a Connected Life report by Kantar TNS, over 15% of Spaniards subscribe to a VOD platform, as compared to those of just 8% an year back. While there is still a room for growth, penetration of pay streaming services has … Continue reading
Amazon Music Streaming Service reaches UK, Germany and Austria 16 November 2016
Amazon has launched its music unlimited service into the UK, Germany and Austria markets taking on the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. The service will offer thousands of curated playlists, 40 million songs, personalized stations, and will also support natural … Continue reading
UK Ad investments to reach £19 Bn in 2017 16 November 2016
According to Media investment management group GroupM, UK advertising is going to see its eighth successive year this year. The company expected UK advertising market to grow from 6.3% in 2015 to 7.2% for 2016, and from 5.8% to 7.2% for … Continue reading
IPTV Surges in Spain 09 November 2016
According to a latest data published by CNMC, Spain’s IPTV sector grew by 1 million in the year recorded March 31. During the same time, number of DTH viewers fell by about 500,000. The number of IPTV (xDSL and FTTH) customers were recorded … Continue reading
What does Europe’s OTT Market look like in 2020? 08 November 2016
When we look at figures and forecasts, the fact that, this is the perfect time for OTT and digital video revenues to soar becomes clear. The trends are on all-time high, with over 2,563 on-demand services having established in the … Continue reading
Italy to have 2 Million SVOD Subs by Year End 08 November 2016
According to a recent report by Italy’s Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com), the number of SVOD service subscribers should exceed 2 million by the end of 2016, from that of 7,00,000 recorded at the start of the year. Over a third of Italians … Continue reading
UK’s Netflix, Amazon Subs shun TV 07 November 2016
According to a recent study by Zuora and UK-based research house YouGov, some 43% of SVOD users (which amounts to about half of Netflix and Amazon Video subscribers) do not watch normal TV anymore. The study states that about 27% of the British … Continue reading
