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ALT Balaji debuts in Sri Lanka via Dialog Axiata 05 June 2018
Subscription-based video-on-demand (SVOD) platform Alt Balaji has collaborated with Sri Lankan telco ALT Balaji to offer Indian content across the island nation. The Indian OTT platform offers 150 hours of original content in a variety of Indian languages. The telco … Continue reading
SVOD subscriber base soaring high in MENA region 29 May 2018
According to reports, subscription based video-on-demand (SVOD) is set to touch 14 million in the MENA region by 2023. While Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and UAE will continue to dominate in terms of OTT subscribers and revenue, the blended average revenue … Continue reading
Tata Sky planning to offer leading OTT services direct-to-home 23 May 2018
As per reports, direct-to-home television company Tata Sky is planning to offer Netflix, Hotstar, and Amazon Prime. Tata Sky which is unfazed by the OTT wave till now has registered Rs 400 crore to Rs 408 crore in the last … Continue reading
Univision rolls out new subscription video streaming service targeting US Hispanics 08 May 2018
American media giant, Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) goes direct to consumers with the launch of its own subscription video streaming service (SVOD). The SVOD service will provide content from RTVE, Televisa etc. and will offer on-demand access to Spanish-language programming. … Continue reading
Malaysian online video streaming company Dimsum heads to Singapore 04 May 2018
Malaysian video-on-demand (VoD) company, Dimsum is all set to launch in Singapore. Partnered with Singaporean cable provider and Telco Starhub, Dimsum focuses on shows and drama series from around the East Asia region. As part of the deal, anime series … Continue reading
Novi Digital which runs Hotstar posts net loss for FY17 25 April 2018
Novi Digital Entertainment, the parent company of online video streaming service Hotstar has reported a 20% rise in losses for FY17 to INR 489 crore. According to reports, the VOD platform has witnessed a 79% increase in revenues in FY17 … Continue reading
CBS All Access debuts in Canada 25 April 2018
CBS All Access, the direct-to-consumer digital subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service of broadcasting network CBS has debuted in Canada, the first non-US expansion of the OTT service. The VOD service with 7500 hours of ad-free content will be available to Canadian … Continue reading
Airtel and Netflix are in talks for OTT partnership 21 April 2018
If everything falls in place, then Airtel users in India will have free Netflix subscription in the coming months, all thanks to an ongoing partnership talk between the two which has been confirmed by sources privy to the deal. Here, … Continue reading
Sports Illustrated TV joins OTT wave with standalone SVOD Platform 19 April 2018
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 … Continue reading
OTT spending in Canada touches $872 million in 2017 18 April 2018
As per reports, roughly $872 million was spent by Canadians in SVOD services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc.in 2017 which is a 29% increase as compared to 2016. Reports also suggest that OTT access revenue will grow to … Continue reading
