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Twitter inks deal with Sky to live-stream “Deadline Day” 02 February 2017
The social media giant Twitter has reportedly signed a big sports live streaming deal with European broadcaster Sky to live stream the final day for soccer clubs in the UK as it heats up the competition with Facebook and Snapchat. “Deadline Day” … Continue reading
Walter Presents to launch SVOD in the US 02 February 2017
Walter Presents, a curated SVOD video streaming service specializing in offering ad free foreign language dramas, to reportedly launch in the US at $6.99 per month starting this March. The service is available on web platforms for now through WalterPresents.com. Walter Presents … Continue reading
iPlayer ranked UK’s 3rd popular brand, Netflix 6th 30 January 2017
According to a recent YouGov BrandIndex’s list of UK’s top 10 brands, the OTT service BBC iPlayer has been ranked third and the SVOD service Netflix took a new entry into the sixth position. YouTube made it to the ninth position … Continue reading
Hopster launches on Roku 16 January 2017
Kids educational subscription OTT platform Hopster has launched its services through Roku’s streaming platform in countries including US, Canada, France, the UK and Ireland. The service will now be available in English as well as in French in France. Users … Continue reading
Online to Replace TV as Top Advertising Medium by 2020 05 January 2017
According to a new IHS Markit study, online advertising will completely replace TV advertising as the number one global advertising medium by 2020. The study stated, while the TV market still benefits from big brand budgets, online is set to take … Continue reading
Inview launches digital TV service in Nigeria 27 December 2016
UK based digital TV company Inview has launched a new free TV digital TV service named Abuja Free TV. The new service is a part of second phase of the roll-out by the company and will now be available to 20 million … Continue reading
Over 40% of UK internet users Subscribe to Netflix 27 December 2016
According to a September 2016 survey by Decipher, millennials are far more likely among the UK internet users to subscribe to streaming video-on-demand (SVOD) services. The study also found out that the most these millennials stream is an SVOD service … Continue reading
Global Internet Connection Speeds Increase 21% YoY 20 December 2016
According to a new State of the Internet report, the global internet connection speeds and the broadband adoption metrics show a positive increase. The average online connection speed in Europe increased in all the countries surveyed year-on-year, with Slovenia (at 14.1 Mbps) … Continue reading
JungoTV launches Omai TV throughout North America, Europe and Vietnam 30 November 2016
JungoTV has announced the launch of a new video streaming platform Omai TV, which hosts some 5,000 hours of Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean programming available across North America, Europe and Vietnam regions. The new OTT platform comes in content partnerships with KBS, … Continue reading
Kids spend more time online than on TV 21 November 2016
According to a recent Ofcom research, kids aged 5 to 15 years old spend more time online than in front of the TV sets. A report by UK broadcast regulator claims that in the past year, the time kids spent online … Continue reading
