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CBS to beef up investment on original OTT content to counter Netflix and Hulu 08 March 2018

CBS is beefing up it’s spending on original programming to take on the likes of Netflix and Hulu. Realizing the importance of original content and other online video platform providers’ exorbitant spending on the same have propelled CBS to double … Continue reading

Indian OTT and entertainment industry created 2.36 million jobs in 2017 07 March 2018

According to a report, Indian OTT, entertainment and TV industry has created an approximately 2.36 million employment opportunity in 2017. The OTT industry, in particular, is showing positive trends and driving a compound annual growth rate of around 12% over … Continue reading

Sky launches OTT platform Sky Show in Switzerland 07 March 2018

Sky Show service, the online OTT platform of Sky Deutschland has debuted in Switzerland. The new video streaming platform has a pretty beefed up content library that boasts 2000 episodes of TV series, 1000 animated episodes and 500 cinema and … Continue reading

Netflix and Prime Video driven pay streaming expected to reach 450 million by 2022 06 March 2018

According to Home Video and OTT Video Forecast, Global Report, online video platform giants such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video. Hulu, Hotstar, iflix etc. are driving the paid-for streaming market to 450 million by 2022. The number of homes paying … Continue reading

Viacom’s OTT platform to arrive late 02 March 2018

Viacom has decided to launch its video-on-demand (VOD) service in late 2018. The company is eyeing to exploit opportunities in the emerging over-the-top digital space by pulling back on licensing its content specifically in the U.S. market.   Bob, Bakish, … Continue reading

Amazon Prime Video inks deal with Disney India 02 March 2018

Online video streaming platform Amazon Prime Video inked a deal with Disney India, the Indian wing of American media and entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney Co. to enhance its OTT content. The deal boosts Amazon Prime Video’s content catalog with seven … Continue reading

FilmStruck inks exclusive streaming deal with Warner Bros. 01 March 2018

Turner-owned SVOD service, Filmstruck has formed an exclusive streaming deal with Warner Bros. which will add hundreds of Hollywood classics to its SVOD library. Warner Archive, the SVOD service launched in April 2013 will end its run and the subscribers … Continue reading

Number of households streaming video globally exceeds 250 million 01 March 2018

According to reports, the number of households worldwide paying for streaming video now exceeds 250 million. The report also suggests that the number will reach about 300 million by the end of 2018 and more than 450 million by 2022, … Continue reading

CBS launches live streaming platform CBS Sports HQ 28 February 2018

CBS has officially announced its OTT platform CBS Sports HQ, a free, ad-supported 24-hour streaming sports news network. The venture which is a joint collaboration between CBS and CBS Interactive will offer sports news, highlights, and analysis as a part … Continue reading

Number of free content downloaders in Denmark reduce to 24% 27 February 2018

Good content comes at a cost and the hunger for good content is certainly there among Dutch OTT consumers. Only 24% of Dutch people have downloaded free video content such as films, series, music, or games during last year, a … Continue reading