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Live Streaming through Facebook Camera in pilot phase 07 August 2017
Facebook live streaming via the camera option is currently in testing phase. This will let users go live from the social media platform from Facebook camera option instead of using the ‘Live’ option on the status update box. Additionally, users … Continue reading
Lionsgate and Hemisphere start Spanish language streaming service in U.S 04 August 2017
Pantaya, a Spanish OTT service broadcasting premium content for the Hispanic community in the U.S will be launched by Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group. This service is targeted towards the Hispanic community in the U.S and is being offered at … Continue reading
Over-the-top (OTT) devices market leaders amongst digital platforms 04 August 2017
Over-the-top (OTT) devices have raced ahead leaving desktop behind as the leading digital platform for premium video ad views in Q1 of 2017 in the US as per online ad technology firm FreeWheel. As per “The Power of OTT: Audiences … Continue reading
IPTV market to grow until 2021 01 August 2017
Internet based services of high bandwidth and quality is contributing to the growth of IPTV market to 16% growth over the next 4 years as per the latest research from Technavio. The growth in the IPTV market is also due … Continue reading
Netflix has debts of more than $25 billion 01 August 2017
Netflix is in big trouble despite its continuous growth of global subscribers. According to latest reports, its debts are at a staggering US$20 billion (AU$25 billion). Its pursuit of increasing customers, along with more spending on producing original content is … Continue reading
YouTube TV reaches 2 million downloads 31 July 2017
According to Sensor Tower and App Annie, around 2 million people have installed the YouTube TV app which is Google’s live TV service that targets a younger generation of cord cutters and those that never signed up for traditional pay … Continue reading
AT&T Loses 199,000 Video Subs in Q2 27 July 2017
AT&T saw a decline of 351,000 “traditional” video subs in Q2 due to “seasonality and elevated competition” with a decline of 156,000 DirecTV satellite subs and 195,000 IPTV customers in the period. At the end of Q2, DirecTV Now had … Continue reading
With increase in TV viewing, YouTube viewers hits 1.5bn 27 July 2017
YouTube viewers has increased to 1.5 billion monthly which is the result of a rise in big-screen viewing as per company stats. According to Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, people are watching an average of 60 minutes a day of YouTube … Continue reading
Subscribers from mobile drives growth for Netflix 27 July 2017
Netflix added 5.2 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2017 reaching 100 million subscribers and some of that gain can be attributed to mobile. In the second quarter of 2017, 5.2 million subscribers were added reaching a total of … Continue reading
Apple TV includes Bounce’s Brown Sugar Streaming Service 26 July 2017
Bounce has introduced its Subscription Video Streaming Service on Apple TV’s 4th-generation media hub that includes a large collection of movies and TV shows that either include in the starcast or are created by African-Americans. It is available via Android … Continue reading
