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Netflix Trials $3.6 Mobile-only Subscription Plan in India 27 March 2019

Netflix, the global video streaming giant, trials a low-cost mobile-only subscription plan in India at just $3.62 (INR 250) per month. The trial plan is offered at half a cost of Netflix’s basic plan and allows users to stream videos … Continue reading

Hotstar Announces New Subscription Service – Hotstar VIP 21 March 2019

Hotstar, the Indian digital OTT platform, introduces a new subscription service – Hostar VIP, in an effort to increase its audience base. The new subscription service offers Star Network and Hotstar originals content at just Rs. 365 per year. Taking … Continue reading

Hooq’s subscriptions increased ten fold 04 December 2017

Asia’s (Video-on-Demand) VOD service Hooq has undergone an increase of tenfold in its subscription. The growth is being attributed to the platform’s focus on offering more Hollywood content at separate price points. Hooq claims to be curating one of the … Continue reading

50% of US OTT homes subscribe to multiple services 04 December 2017

Currently, more than half of American Over-the-Top (OTT) subscription households subscribe to multiple video streaming services. According to Parks Associates, this proportion was only 20% in 2014. The research claims that 81% of these multi-OTT homes use Netflix and any … Continue reading

OTT subscriptions on the rise in Argentina 12 October 2017

According to Internet y Consumo Audiovisual 2017 report by Carrier y Asociados, 66% of connected homes in Argentina watch OTT content, which is up from 51% a year ago. Consumers attribute this rise to content accessibility (full seasons on demand, … Continue reading

Amazon moves towards UK live music streaming, launches with Blondie London’s gig 16 May 2017

Amazon is making an entry into the live music streaming business in the UK by managing and promoting its own gigs starting with Blondie later this month. This is the their new business based on their music strategy expansion plans, … Continue reading

Netflix subscription may cost more in Australia 15 May 2017

A monthly price increase may be in the pipeline for Australian users of Netflix. According to The Australian, they are considering a price increase for all subscription prices by a few dollars which might not be a big deal for … Continue reading

Imira launches Xilam toons 21 January 2015

  Spain’s Imira Entertainment has acquired rights to a combined 250 hours of animated programming from French toon studio Xilam Animation. Debuting at NATPE in Miami today are 26x30mins A Kind of Magic, 52x13mins Bali, 270x7mins Oggy & the Cockroaches (pictured) and … Continue reading

Shomi opens Notebook, Blacklist 20 January 2015

Canadian subscription on-demand service Shomi has acquired NBC’s big hitter The Blacklist and Daniel Radcliffe-fronted miniseries The Young Doctor’s Notebook & Other Stories. It has already acquired exclusive rights to The CW’s zombie teen drama iZombie and premium shows such as … Continue reading

TVN and T-Mobile Polska to launch SVOD 19 January 2015

Polish broadcast group TVN has partnered with telecoms provider T-Mobile Polska to jointly launch a new subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service for new and existing T-Mobile residential customers. The SVOD service will be called T-Mobile Zone and willlaunch “in the near future” … Continue reading