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Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Spotify to become taxable 21 February 2018
Singapore government is all set to implement Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online services sometime in between 2021 to 2025 which means subscribers will have to pay more for the online streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, … Continue reading
Hotstar’s premium subscription plans to be cheaper 21 February 2018
Star India’s OTT platform Hotstar has cut down the subscription price of its annual, half-yearly and quarterly plans. The call is to encourage users to subscribe to long duration plans. While the monthly subscription price of the online video platform … Continue reading
YouTube Red to debut in the UK this year 20 February 2018
YouTube Red is all set to debut in more than 100 countries in 2018 and the UK is among the ones in the list. YouTube Red has been quoted as a music service like Spotify and not a video service … Continue reading
Spanish La Liga to launch OTT streaming service 20 February 2018
The Spanish La Liga is all set to come up with its own multi-sport OTT streaming service which will be offered free of cost to its viewers. The video streaming service will launch in the month of August. The video-on-demand … Continue reading
Eurochannel debuts in Finland 19 February 2018
Eurochannel and Elisa Viihde have inked a deal which will see Finnish people have access to more than 70 exclusive premium European movies and TV series. Gustavo Vainstein, the CEO, Eurochannel, quoted, “In our constant expansion across Europe, we are … Continue reading
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
YouTube Red soon to be available across 100 countries 16 February 2018
YouTube Red is all set to offer its subscription service across 100 countries, as said by Susan Wojcicki, CEO, YouTube. The YouTube Red subscription service is available in five countries such as Australia, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, and the United … Continue reading
ZEEL launches India’s largest OTT platform ZEE5 16 February 2018
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd launched ZEE5, its digital OTT platform in Mumbai. The online video platform will be available in 12 languages. Zee5 is targeted at the increasingly tech-savvy Indian online video consumers who want to stay connected globally. With … Continue reading
Amazon Prime Video beats Netflix in Germany, India and Japan 16 February 2018
Netflix might be ruling all over, but Amazon Prime Video has got its hold firm in several countries and as per latest reports, the latter has outplayed the former in three countries: Germany, India, and Japan. While Amazon Prime Videos … Continue reading
