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Discovery and Hulu Ink Streaming Deal 16 December 2014
Discovery Communications and Hulu have inked a distribution deal, the first long-form content partnership between the two. Hulu will gain access to programming from multiple networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science, Destination America and original Spanish-language content … Continue reading
Oz VOD Service Stan Announce SBS Content Coup 11 December 2014
Stan, the new video-on-demand service from Australia’s StreamCo Media, has signed a deal with public broadcaster SBS for rights to stream a raft of international films and TV series. Stan has already sealed a deal with Sony, which involves the streaming … Continue reading
Amazon Prime Instant Forays into 4K With Four Movies & Four Shows 10 December 2014
Amazon is finally letting its Prime Instant subscribers stream content in 4K, but the catalogue is remarkably small. Prime Instant starts off with just four 4K movies i.e. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Funny Girl, Hitch and Philadelphia. Amazon will also stream three of its … Continue reading
HBO Outsources Streaming Service to MLBAM 10 December 2014
HBO had announced that it would sell them a new streaming service that wouldn’t be part of a traditional cable bundle but would compete with Netflix’s video service. At the time, many assumed that the service would be based on HBO Go, the … Continue reading
Netflix Wants To Be Everywhere in The World in Five Years 10 December 2014
Netflix wants to be present all around the world before 2020. Netflix stepped up its international expansion this year by entering six new markets in Europe, including France and Germany. It has also announced to get launched in Australia and New … Continue reading
Video-on-Demand (VoD) Not a Novelty But the Norm of Entertainment Industry Today 10 December 2014
As the world ushers towards the second half of the decade, the rise of the digital age has seen a revolution in many industries and has changed the way people view, behave and interact with the real world. Internet-of-things (IoT) … Continue reading
US TV Audiences Decline as SVOD Ramps Up 09 December 2014
Viewership for US TV networks is dropping across the board. Subscription VOD on the other hand, like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus, increased by around 12 minutes per day in the same period. Why drive traffic to 3rd party Video … Continue reading
Content Monetisation in Netflix Age 09 December 2014
Netflix’s widespread acceptance and consumer-friendly technology have formed another chapter in the chronicles of digital customer expectations. Next-generation technologies designed to enable content portability and drive revenue fuel top- and bottom-line growth by supporting more scalable, agile, and extensible ways of … Continue reading
Fuhu Launches Kids-Focused OTT Service 08 December 2014
Fuhu has unveiled the nabi Pass, a $4.99 per month subscription service created and curated specifically for kids ranging from 3-14. It offers an array of mixed media content from movies, television shows and short form videos, to apps, … Continue reading
Colombia’s VOD to Rocket Over The Next Three Years 08 December 2014
Nearing 1.5 million subs by 2018, Colombia’s video-on-demand (VOD) market is growing through the coming years from the current 260,000 subscriptions. New market operators and infrastructure improvements in the country’s telecoms will power the on-demand services growth. Colombia along with Argentina is the … Continue reading
