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Netflix and YouTube dominate Asia in Video Streaming 09 May 2017

A recent study by ValuePenguin lists the top video streaming apps in Asia. This research is based on Apple App Store’s data that shows the number of downloads and revenue rankings of the most popular streaming apps in 13 Asian … Continue reading

VOD Service launched by Discover Digital in South Africa 09 May 2017

A new Video-on-demand service is being launched by Discover Digital in South Africa to rival Netflix and Showmax. The new Digital Entertainment on Demand (DEOD) service will let Discover Digital collaborate with regional telecommunications operators in the domestic market as … Continue reading

Low bandwidth streaming technology to be introduced by Netflix for developing countries 08 May 2017

Netflix is all set to improve video delivery in India by introducing a new technology that will work with slow internet connections without compromising on the quality. This new technology will let consumers stream massive amounts of video content (upto … Continue reading

Netflix brings Original content in China 26 April 2017

Netflix recently agreed to a deal with Baidu’s iQiyi – a top video portal in China with nearly 500 million monthly viewers to give its programming a presence on Chinese soil.  For now, though, Netflix is focused on closing similar distribution deals for Mainland … Continue reading

Amazon Fire TV stick in India 21 April 2017

Amazon is going all-in to establish a solid ground in the Indian OTT market. Amazon has introduced its Fire TV media player in India pre-loaded with digital streaming apps from Netflix, Hotstar, Voot and Eros Now as well as its own … Continue reading

Netflix to reach 100m users soon! 19 April 2017

Netflix is on the verge of becoming the most used video streaming platform by reaching 100m subscribers. The subscription video-on-demand giant added 4.95 million total streaming customers in the quarter, down from 6.74 million in the same quarter a year earlier … Continue reading

Video accounts to over 50% of Chile’s mobile traffic 13 April 2017

Video-on-demand (VOD) and live streaming services continue gaining strength among Chileans, who spend over 50% of their mobile data for video consumption. According to a research by Movistar Chile, in January 52% of mobile data was spent by Chileans in … Continue reading

Netflix leads US in usage and engagement 13 April 2017

According to a ComScore study, Netflix has the highest household penetration and viewing time per month among the major OTT platforms in the US. The report stated that Hulu wasn’t as widely accessed as Netflix but attracted comparable viewing engagement … Continue reading

Netflix and Amazon strongly favored over local SVOD platforms in Germany and India 06 April 2017

According to a recent survey by Jefferies, Netflix and Amazon are way ahead and strongly favoured over local subscription OTT platforms in India and Germany. The research states that the good performance of original content is driving this growth for … Continue reading

Consumers subscribing to multiple streaming services are on the rise 06 April 2017

According to a recent report by 451 Research, about a fifth of US consumers are paying for more than one streaming services. The research noted that 19% streaming users subscribed to three or more OTT platforms, which is four points … Continue reading