COVID-19 and the OTT surge – Enough has been written and told already. The OTT industry is undoubtedly benefiting from the ongoing pandemic, but some trends magnified during the year and are set to control the OTT movement in 2021. If you are into the digital streaming business, here is what you need to keep …
Even if Pay-TV struggled elsewhere, but in Asia Pacific, the sector is vibrant. As per the recent Asia Pacific Pay TV forecast, the market is expected to rise with both subscribers (up by 68 million) and revenues (up by 2.35 billion ), over the next five years. Commenting on the forecast report, Simon Murray, Principal …
Video streaming giant Netflix finally debuts on Sky as a direct link six months after its partnership with the satellite TV operator. The OTT platform will be available to Q bundle. Sky’s most expensive package for an extra £10 monthly as part of Sky’s “Ultimate On Demand” add-on feature. Existing subscribers of Netflix will only …
According to reports, over-the-top (OTT) subscriber base will touch a whopping 400 million in the year 2018 and will continue to dominate the traditional Pay-TV services, especially in developed markets. The global OTT video market is set to grow at CAGR 10% to generate $51.4 billion in 2022. In North America and European countries, pay-TV …
In 2017, when Netflix was participating in Cannes Film Festival with its action-adventure film Okja which got 4-minutes of standing ovation after the screening, little did it know that it will be ruled out of the film festival the next year. The Cannes officials were pretty clear in their stand which reads “Any film that …
Following the successful debut in Mexico, Fox+ is all set to debut in Brazil which will include all basic and premium content from a portfolio of 11 Fox channels. The bouquet will also have live sports events which are a first time in the Portuguese-speaking market. Currently, there are 15.2 million pay-TV households in Brazil …
According to reports, China’s IPTV market has propelled digital pay-TV subscriber base in the Asia-Pacific region. The growth is certainly substantial although (video-on-demand) VOD platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video had three times the number of subscriptions than pay-TV services. The report also revealed that western Europe added eight OTT subscriptions for …
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 for subscriptions to streaming video services has surpassed 250 million marks and by 2018 end, …
Sky’s Spanish online pay-TV service has extended its partnership with Viacom by adding MTV Espana HD to its content catalog. Despite addition, the monthly subscription price has remained unchanged. When the live streaming and (video-on-demand) VOD service launched last September, it already had two signals produced by Viacom International Media Networks, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, …
The year 2017 bade adieu in style with the sensational $52 billion acquisition of Fox by Disney. While the entertainment industry is yet to get past the historical event, 2018 has come up with more promises, bigger expectations and not certainly devoid of risks. The risk in terms of saturation, disinvestments by tiny players, merger …
