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What is OTT and How Does it Differ From VOD? 19 October 2021
OTT services or Over the Top services, especially the OTT video segment became hugely popular over the past years making it a highly lucrative industry across the globe. No wonder that the Statista report predicted the global OTT video segment … Continue reading
SKT partners with three terrestrial broadcasters for a new OTT service in South Korea 04 January 2019
SK Telecom (SKT) has joined hands with three terrestrial broadcasters to manage their OTT services and counter online streaming giant Netflix which is slowly firming its base in the country. The companies agreed to a deal that would see the … Continue reading
Cinedigm announces major SVOD collaboration with Dish Network 03 October 2018
North American entertainment company, Cinedigm has announced that documentary-devoted Docurama and faith-based Dove Channel are collaborating with Dish Networks’ new subscription on-demand platform. Available at $4.99 per month, both Dove Channel and Docurama are available for subscribers as à la … Continue reading
Global OTT services estimated to rise in next five years 26 September 2018
According to reports, global OTT services is estimated to touch 777 million by 2023. There will be an estimated 409 million increase from 2017 to 2023. The report also suggests that China and the US will drive OTT wave across … Continue reading
Bonnier Broadcasting partners with Paywizard to boost OTT TV subs growth 26 September 2018
Bonnier Broadcasting, part of Bonnier the Nordic region’s leading media company collaborates with Paywizard to boost growth of its subscription-based OTT services. With this partnership, Bonnier will be able to use Paywizard’s Agile platform to help grow its C More … Continue reading
EU regulates OTT players to offer 30% European content 05 September 2018
OTT players operating across the European continent including industry behemoths Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have to ensure at least 30% of the programming offered in Europe is produced in EU countries. The target can be achieved by commissioning European … Continue reading
OTT spend set to propel video and global TV spendings to $559BN by 2022 16 August 2018
According to reports, the global consumer and advertising spend on TV and video is predicted to rise to $559 billion in 2022, up from $490 billion in 2017. The revenue generated from over-the-top services such as YouTube, Facebook, iflix, iTunes, … Continue reading
Zee’s Arabic OTT platform Weyyak off to a good start with 3M users 06 August 2018
Zee’s Arabic OTT service Weyyak registered a whopping 3 million users under its belt in the first year of its service that kickstarted in May 2017. The online video streaming platform recently was in news for inking a deal with … Continue reading
17% people in the US are dependent on SVOD platforms to watch Video 02 August 2018
According to reports, 17% of the U.S. consumers rely solely on SVOD services to watch online videos which are 6% up than the previous year’s number. While the millennials prefer to stream online videos and 42% of adults aged 25 … Continue reading
SVOD witnessing growth in Africa 25 July 2018
According to reports, OTT services are growing in the sub-Saharan Africa region but structural changes in South Africa is a concern which is the dominant SVOD market in the continent. While in the West paid online streaming services are gaining … Continue reading
