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
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 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 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
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
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
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 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
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 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