Sports Illustrated has joined the OTT bandwagon via Sports Illustrated TV which will offer on-demand content directly to the consumer over SVOD platforms such as Roku, iOS, Android, web browsers etc. Sports Illustrated is already available on Amazon Channels and recently added to fuboTV’s skinny-bundle service. Josh Oshinsky, Head of Programming for SI TV quoted, …
Vivo, otherwise known as Telefónica has included the streaming giant Netflix in its mobile data offering for video streaming consumers. As per reports from Telco, the online video-on-demand service has been added to the Double Play package that doubles the mobile data available in the subscription to be spent only through selected (subscription video-on-demand) SVOD …
Mayfair 101, a boutique international investment group has invested $1 million in SportsFix, a Malaysia based live streaming sports platform for the ASEAN region. The initial funding is meant for the expansion of business operations of SportsFix in Indonesia, Thailand, and other ASEAN markets. The Kuala Lumpur based video-on-demand (VoD) company delivers local, regional and …
According to Nielsen, viewers in the age group 18 to 49 years who watched prime-time television during premiere week fell to 25.5%, that’s down 8% from a year ago. Many viewers are still watching one TV episode live. Some are also watching that one TV episode later, on a time-shifted basis. Still, others are watching …
According to a recent survey by Jefferies, Netflix and Amazon are way ahead and strongly favoured over local subscription OTT platforms in India and Germany. The research states that the good performance of original content is driving this growth for Amazon and Netflix. Other factors that the survey found out were growing mobile consumption in …
OTT video market is Latin America is highly diversified. Countries that have high adoption in Pay TV, fixed and mobile broadband, have the most robust OTT ecosystem. With Netflix’s arrivals in the region in 2011, many SVOD services have emerged, However, Pay TV market has always been ready to fight the battle with their local …
Despite modern sVoD platforms gaining traction, cable companies like Comcast & Time Warner Cable have reported modest growth in the last quarter. Both the companies have reported net subscriber gains, despite having lost 36000 and 32000 respectively. Also their monopoly on cable broadband services has helped them hold a stronger ground against VoD services. Around …
Nielsen’s TV ratings have been consistently generating mixed reviews from the TV industry due to its measurement criteria. In fact, many have gone on to label it incorrect and sometimes biased. FOX Exec Chairman Lachlan Murdoch has voiced his concern over traditional TV ratings and calls for a sophisticated ratings measurement system that will …
Several SVOD platforms have acquired Canadian medical procedural Remedy. The series, which is produced by Toronto-based Indian Grove and distributed by Red Arrow International, is on Global in Canada. The show looks at hospital life through the eyes of a charismatic orderly and his eccentric. Why drive traffic to 3rd party Video sites like YouTube and Vimeo? Launch …