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HOOQ to expand its VOD service in Hyderabad region, India 16 September 2016

HOOQ, the video on demand platform announced on Wednesday its tie up with an Indian telco ACT Fibernet and the launch of its VOD service in the Hyderabad region in India. The company backed by Singtel, Sony, Warner Brothers puts a … Continue reading

Indian OTT Eros Now crosses 1 Mn Paying Subs, Aims 5 Mn 13 September 2016

The Indian OTT service provider, Eros Now has crossed over 1.1 million active paying subscribers. The company has achieved its target of reaching 1 million in this fiscal year and now aims to cross 2 million by 2017 year end … Continue reading

Video Streaming: Key to Customer Loyalty 31 August 2016

A recent study from EricssonConsumerLab states that mobile broadband is the primary key to a smartphone user’s satisfaction than a voice experience. This is because the smartphone users are all the younger generation and the recent Video Streaming buzz has taken … Continue reading

Cable Companies in India are turning towards OTT 29 August 2016

India Ratings and Research states that traditional cable companies are slowly joining the growing OTT video-on-demand trend and planning to launch their own OTT platforms to gain this momentum. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the total broadband subscribers were … Continue reading

Rise and Growth of OTT Video market in Asia 25 August 2016

Check our video for a quick overview on growth of OTT Video market in Asia Asian market is more flexible comparative to others. Being the most adaptable region, Asia has seen a huge growth in Video Streaming industry. We, at Muvi … Continue reading

Shutting of Torrent is good news for Video Streaming services in India 17 August 2016

The sudden demise of BitTorrent players – website Kickass Torrents (KAT) and search engine Torrentz has left Torrent lovers across the globe in gloom, including India. However, it is a good news certainly for OTT and video on demand platform providers, as … Continue reading

A deeper look at the future of OTT Video Streaming Market in Asia 12 August 2016

Asia, undoubtedly is a highly potential video streaming market. As with the booming technology and the internet penetration of 40.2%, it has peaked in $2,490 million revenue for the year 2016 and is expected to touch US $5,017 million by … Continue reading

India: The next battleground for Amazon & Netflix 03 August 2016

OTT space in India has already been racing hot and is going to set a competition bar again with the launch of US-based Netflix this January. In a recent report by financial express, the battle is going to be intensified … Continue reading

OTT providers and network operators share a collective interest in ensuring investments in high speed networks 28 July 2016

According to a report by Rajat Kathuria, Vatsala Shreeti and Parnil Urdhwareshe for The Financial Express, in the two years that have passed since the first consultation paper on ‘Over the Top’ (OTT) services was released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India … Continue reading

Amazon to launch Amazon Prime in India this year 26 July 2016

Amazon will launch Amazon Prime in India this year, reports now suggest that the company is investing is investing $300 million in creating original video content for Prime Video. This investment would be part of the $3 billion fresh funding for … Continue reading