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Spotify announces “Spotlight” to enhance podcast quality 22 January 2018

Swedish streaming giant, Spotify has announced the year’s first major feature announcement in a format called “Spotlight” that allows podcasters to complement their audio presentations with visual media. The media can be photos or text as well. While the first … Continue reading

Indians are the 2nd largest public bingers in the world 30 November 2017

According to a new study by streaming giant, Netflix India has become the second largest public bingeing nation with 88% in the world after Mexico with 89%. The study suggests that the public bingeing population in the country has grown … Continue reading

Spotify to Launch R&D Hub in London 23 November 2017

Spotify is set to launch a Research & Development unit in London. This will be the third R&D unit for the streaming company. Spotify is actively seeking resources in engineering, product design, research, and related fields. Jason Richman, VP for … Continue reading

Turner launches new kids OTT service; Nordic to distribute 10 October 2017

Turner EMEA launched its brand new kid-targeted streaming service called Toonix. It will be distributed on HBO Nordic in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The Nordic platform is the first partner on board for Toonix. Toonix is an ad-free OTT … Continue reading

Facebook has launched it’s video streaming feature ‘Watch’ 04 September 2017

Social media giant Facebook has introduced its new video streaming feature called “Watch” that allows anyone to submit a video It includes shows from leading publishers like Walt Disney’s ABC, Buzzfeed, Vox, to name a few, as well as live … Continue reading

Young viewers are being lured back to TV by networks 03 July 2017

Streaming full episodes of new shows online or on apps before they are aired on TV is the step Discovery Communications and Time Warner’s Turner are taking to attract younger viewers. CBS Corp’s Showtime which is one of the premium … Continue reading

Netflix subscriber base to grow to 128MN subscribers over next five years 06 June 2017

According to forecasts by Digital TV Research Netflix will have 128 million subscribers by 2022 which will be up 44% from 89 million at the end of 2016. Non- US subscribers that are estimated to outgrow the core American audience … Continue reading

Youtube channels required to be ad-friendly 06 June 2017

Youtube has set updated guidelines on keeping their channels advertiser-friendly. Ever since the Times of London reported that hate site videos had video ads from top brands playing alongside, the top concern has been brand safety. Hateful content (inappropriate use … Continue reading

Live TV Support for Over-The-Air channels to be introduced by Plex 05 June 2017

A live television feature is being integrated into Plex’s video streaming and media application for iOS and Android TV. This will enable Plex’s subscribers to stream live TV on their smart devices wherever they are based. Live TV is supported … Continue reading

Global broadband speeds go up by 15%, beneficial for video streaming providers 02 June 2017

Global average broadband speeds have seen an unprecedented 15% rise in the past year which is great for OTT and IPTV providers. Broadband connections now have an average speed of 7.2Mbps. In 96 of the 149 countries/regions that Akamai tracks, … Continue reading