According to RNS and AKTR, the ministry has been consulting with ISPs and TV channels on the matter. OTT services can currently distribute must-carry TV channels, but only if they are licensed pay-TV operators. Continue reading
Subscription TV is led by direct-to-home (DTH) operators, which are delivering pay-TV to over 60% of the country’s subscriber base. Continue reading
Disney did not break out ESPN international figures two years ago, but last year it had 115 million and now it has 127 million subscribers. Continue reading
OTT service expansion continues apace, with the continued take-up of OTT communications services—such as Skype, Facebook Messenger and Facetime—compounded by the popularity of OTT video services. Continue reading
It is estimated that there are 1.1 million homes (4.3% of all households) that have a broadband connection but don’t have a TV set. Continue reading
The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China has taken out a list of 81 such illegal apps. Continue reading
It is pretty obvious for a fact that if an OTT services does not deliver video to your device properly, you are likely to uninstall it forever. Continue reading
People can move in and out of it pretty easily because you do it all on the Internet. And there’s also probably seasonality to OTT that’s maybe a little bit different than what we see in linear TV. Continue reading
The FCC intervention is the least needed thing for this market for sure. Continue reading
Going ahead, as the content and features offered by OTT providers become more compelling and as overall consumer awareness of OTT increases. Continue reading