Discovery and Hulu have signed a long-term deal stating two factors, one being Discovery channels will continue to broadcast on Hulu Live TV. The second is the transfer of Discovery’s popular content from Hulu’s video streaming platform to Discovery+. While the growth for linear TV is declining, it yet remains a lucrative platform. The …
Popular Asian streaming platform Rakuten Viki has added TVOD to its list of monetization models. The agenda was to help users access the latest online content much quicker and on a budget. The TVOD feature will first cover the US and Canadian audience who can also capture the content library of all previous movies. …
The Los-Angeles based IPTV service Pluto TV has been acquired by Viacom for $340 million. This move is supported by Viacom’s desire to enter the OTT market. The ad-supported VoD service Pluto TV offers viewers with a variety of contents free of cost. It has around 12 million monthly users streaming content over a range …
Paid streaming subscription service, YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium have gone live in seven new countries, marking its presence felt in 25 global markets. Previously known as YouTube Red, YouTube Premium provides users access to ad-free video streaming services. Launched in June, YouTube Premium is expected to cost $11.99 per month, and is expected …
Global telecommunications conglomerate, Comcast is planning to launch its own video streaming platform for broadband-only customers. The video streaming app will allow users to aggregate certain streaming platforms, such as Amazon Video and Netflix. Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, is planning to launch the new platform next year. The newly developed product is supposed to …
CBS has announced the introduction of ET Live, an ad-supported video streaming platform focused on covering entertainment news, magazine and fashion trends. The new over-the-top service will be available at ETLive.com, via iOS and Android devices, and ET LIve app on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. Rob Gelick, EVP and GM, CBS Entertainment …
News division of the American broadcast television network NBC, NBC News is all set to make its video streaming service live. The new streaming platform, NBC News Signal is slated to be released in mid-2019 and will include original content. With the launch of the streaming service, NBC News joins the growing list of companies …
Video streaming giant Netflix and Amazon Prime leads the German subscription video on demand market in terms of subscriber numbers. Reportedly, Netflix has recorded a strong growth of subs in the Q3 2018. The streaming platform has gained around 400,000 new subscribers. According to reports, Netflix in Q3 2017 had increased its subscriber base by …
US video streaming giant, Netflix has signed an agreement with Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) for providing content to UAE users. Under this agreement, Netflix’s subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) content will be available across the operators’ TV and mobile services, beginning this month. The deal will allow Virgin and du mobile users to pay for Netflix …
Leading music streaming platform Tidal now numbers music library tracks in the million. The streaming platform boasts of a vast library of studio-quality MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) music tracks. MQA supports studio-quality audio (96 kHz/24 bit) and is slightly better than the streaming service’s CD-quality tracks on the service Tidal had added MQA audio in …
