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Akado partners with Lifestream for OTT service 19 February 2018
Akado Telekom, the cable operator from Russia has launched its OTT service in partnership with Lifestream. Akado which wanted to launch its OTT service in 2016 will be offering 170 TV channels in 11 packages. Lifestream is currently the OTT … Continue reading
BBC’s SVOD platform, BritBox, debuts in Canada 19 February 2018
BBC Worldwide has launched the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service in Canada. The online streaming platform in partnership with ITV will bring the finest of British TV to the Canadian audiences. BritBox will be available to Canadians at a price … Continue reading
Broadcasting in 2018: Market, Monetization, and More 06 February 2018
The rise of OTT players, development of various online video streaming platforms, faster connectivity, and rapidly changing consumer preferences are driving exponential growth for the broadcasting industry. Given the changing media consumption patterns, it goes without saying that capturing and engaging … Continue reading
iflix makes Football Malaysia free 06 February 2018
iflix, the Malaysian service provider has successfully cracked a deal with Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP) and gets the right to live stream Liga Super, Piala Malaysia, and marquee Piala FA matches exclusively for football fans in Malaysia. iflix and FMLLP … Continue reading
Deezer and Indonesian tel-co Tri collaborate to offer music streaming 06 February 2018
Deezer and Indonesian telco Hutchison 3 which runs phone operating brand Tri have joined hands to offer music streaming to its customers. Deezer Premium+ is going to be available in the same price as Spotify in Indonesia. Deezer which has … Continue reading
YouTube TV debuts on Roku devices 05 February 2018
Interestingly, YouTube TV has finally launched on Roku and both the companies announced the news jointly. The announcement said YouTube TV will be available on “select Roku devices” in the 80 markets in which the service is distributed. As per … Continue reading
Sky’s all-IP offering due in April 30 January 2018
Sky is all set to launch an all-IP version of its service in Italy this April, which will enable viewers access pay TV channels and on-demand content without the help of a satellite dish. Sky announced that the offering will … Continue reading
Sky bets on plug-in stick to take on Netflix and Amazon Prime 30 January 2018
Amidst the intense war among OTT providers, Sky has launched a low-cost plug-in stick which will provide viewers an access to its content on any TV set. This is largely in order to counter the growing influence of Netflix and … Continue reading
The U.S. consumers’ spending on SVOD apps grew 77 percent in 2017 26 January 2018
According to a report, the U.S. consumer spending on subscription video on demand (SVOD) apps grew 77 percent last year, totaling $781 million across the App Store and Google Play. The growth is magnified in the fourth quarter of 2017, … Continue reading
Polish SVOD market transformed by Netflix, Showmax, and Amazon Prime 26 January 2018
Polish internet users are quite catching up when it comes to online video consumption as 94% of Polish internet users watch long-form videos with 24% watching daily. According to study, users who watch videos on a daily basis are aged … Continue reading
