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CCMA plans public OTT in Catalan-speaking territories 31 May 2017
Catalonia’s public broadcaster (CCMA), has suggested creation of a public (over-the-top) OTT Platform which is fed with content from the three main Catalan-speaking territories. Brauli Duart, President of CCMA plans to create a consortium with the CVMC, the public broadcaster … Continue reading
IPTV platform launched in Ghana by ABS Broadcast and ZipTV 31 May 2017
Downlinking and turnaround services are being offered to Ghana’s premium IPTV platform Ziptv by ABS Broadcast. Ziptv which is an OTT platform is part of Broadband Home Ltd which is Ghana’s first broadband wireless access (BWA) provider. Ziptv IPTV streaming … Continue reading
Twitter and BBC collaborate to offer live video 31 May 2017
Twitter announced a live video streaming partnership with BBC which will bring live video and breaking news from the BBC’s U.K election coverage to Twitter’s network. The deal specifically includes five BBC election specials that involve debates and election night … Continue reading
Verizon to introduce a new TV streaming service 30 May 2017
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, recently confirmed that the company plans to launch an over-the-top TV streaming service later this year, possibly in July. Unlike its somewhat unpopular go90 streaming service that houses original content, Verizon’s upcoming service plans to offer … Continue reading
For watching live TV, subscribers might need a TV license 29 May 2017
Subscription to live TV streaming services in the UK might require to be covered by a TV license. If subscribers watch or record live TV, either through a TV or live online, then a TV license will be required. For … Continue reading
Microsoft’s beam will now be called Mixer 29 May 2017
Microsoft’s live streaming service formerly known as Beam will now be known as Mixer. Mixer is like a Twitch and YouTube Gaming’s competitor. Known for its low-latency videos, the new name Mixer is part of the larger, site-wide rebranding. The … Continue reading
Demand for long and short-form content drives VOD growth to $77bn by 2024 26 May 2017
According to Ameri Research, superb demand for programming in various forms and lengths is going to be a big contributor driving video-on-demand (VOD) market growth making the market worth to be $77.7 billion over the next seven years. Worldwide media … Continue reading
Subscription Service, PokerGO, launches as an OTT service 26 May 2017
PokerGO was launched by Poker Central, an OTT based subscription service. Poker Central’s new subscription service is priced at $99 per year or $10 per month and includes a mix of live events like Super High Roller Bowl and exclusive … Continue reading
Limelight eager to get its share of traffic in multi-CDN market 25 May 2017
Various CDN providers are used by OTT Platform providers as a way to improve global latency and service up-time. Video providers will allocate certain amounts of traffic to each CDN player in a multi-CDN approach. Rest of the traffic will … Continue reading
Spending rising sharply for OTT ad Revenues 25 May 2017
The traditional TV market is being outgrown by new advertising-supported OTT TV digital platforms. According to a new survey conducted by Tru Optik, the audience measurement and data management company focused on OTT, 62% of media-buying executives believe OTT ad … Continue reading
