Bonnier Corporation, one of the world’s leading magazine and book publishers was in search of a streaming platform that is different from the traditional ones. Bonnier is known for delivering best-in-class editorial content, products, and solutions for 30-plus magazine brands across all media platforms had a predetermined concept of its streaming platform. They sought help …
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is all set to launch an SVOD service, RTVE Play, in the US early next year. The platform will cater to a selection of TV series, movies, and programmes through a monthly subscription fee, and will be available in the US, Canada, and Latin America. The video streaming platform will be …
OTT service Acorn TV debuts in South Africa where it will be offering its subscribers British and International television content. The video streaming service is currently present in 29 countries. In South Africa it will be competing with the likes of Netflix, Naspers’ Showmax run by MultiChoice, Amazon Prime Video, TV2GO, and Cell C Black. …
German commercial broadcast groups RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 will soon be available in HD quality on German OTT platform TV Spielfilm live with no additional charge. CNN HD is another addition to the portfolio. Customers of TV Spielfilm live can stream two different channels simultaneously with one account. Matthias Kohtes, Managing Director, TV Spielfilm live quoted, …
OTT is all set to surpass box office revenues in 2019 thanks to the growing popularity of the SVOD platforms. As per reports, OTT revenues will reach USD $46 billion next year while estimated cinema revenue will be just under USD $40 billion. The decline will be a result of a theatrical showdown in North …
The Naspers SVOD platform Showmax is all set to shut its operation in Poland. The company will be focusing on the African market. The video streaming service was launched in February last year with local partnerships with Play, T-Mobile, and Vectra. spearheaded by former Google executive Maciej Sojka, the Warsaw-based localized service offered international and …
According to research, people enthusiastic about watching video games are more likely to opt for SVOD platforms. Research also suggests in the US, UK, and China, people who watched video games take an average of six SVOD services, compared to between two and three for non-gamers. Among the video game watchers, 70% watch streaming video …
Leading video-on-demand (VoD) service ALTBalaji establishes itself in the Indian OTT industry firmer than ever with 8.9 million subscribers under its belt. Out of these numbers, 2.3 million users are among the active monthly users. Balaji Telefilms, the parent company of ALTBalaji quoted, it had invested INR 4.5 billion in the over-the-top (OTT) platform as …
Emma, a yoga instructor from Philadelphia is all set to foray into the world of streaming. She is excited about her new video channel where she will guide her more than 12K Instagram followers about yoga, meditation, nutritional information, and other health tips. However, she is cluelessly stuck for the last 3 months with the …
The popularity of OTT services has sky-rocketed across 138 countries as the SVOD revenue set for a humongous $35 billion in 2018. The number is $10 billion more than what it was last year. Research also suggests that there will be 474 million SVOD subscriptions globally by end of 2018. While the US expectedly grabbed …
