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Cord-cutting triples in the US since 2013 03 April 2018
According to reports, the number of US households using (over-the-top) OTT service has seen a gigantic growth since 2013 and as a consequence, the no. of cord cutters in the country has tripled accordingly. While five years ago streaming-only homes … Continue reading
Law & Crime Network goes digital 03 April 2018
Law & Crime has introduced mobile and OTT apps on several platforms such as Android, iOS, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google Play etc. The company is eyeing to expand its rapidly growing viewership. It is also going to … Continue reading
Hotstar introduces annual subscription for live sports event 02 April 2018
Star India’s popular SVOD service has introduced a sports subscription service which will include live sports such as IPL at an annual subscription fee of Rs 299. While the delayed sports feed will be free as before, watching live sports … Continue reading
Vodafone Australia unveils Android video streaming device with Netflix promo 29 March 2018
Vodafone Australia has launched its Android video streaming device alongside a Netflix promotion offering which will see certain National Broadband Network (NBN) customers getting a 12-month complimentary subscription. The telecom giant aims to launch its NBN services across Brisbane, Adelaide, … Continue reading
Rambler Group acquires Okko 29 March 2018
Rambler Group, under the terms of the “cash-strapped deal”, has taken over Era Capital owned Russian OTT platform Okko. According to reports, the previous owners of Okko will receive a minority stake in Rambler Group who are into cinema chains … Continue reading
HBO launches HBO GO in Poland 29 March 2018
HBO GO, the over-the-top (OTT) service of HBO has launched its service in Poland. With the Polish launch, HBO GO is now available in 12 Central European countries. HBO Nordic, another regional OTT service is available in countries such as … Continue reading
Zee5 set to increase subscription revenue through original content 28 March 2018
Zee5, the OTT platform for ZEEL will soon be launching over 90 web-series in order to garner subscription revenue. The originals will be in multiple languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali. The company plans to offer … Continue reading
Shilpa Shetty to launch SVOD service on health & wellness 27 March 2018
Indian OTT market has now become one of the most sought-after space thanks to the reducing price of smartphones and cheap data rates in the country. Realizing the growing popularity and importance of OTT platforms, it’s now the turn of … Continue reading
Spanish broadcasters to launch new OTT TV platform to compete with Netflix 26 March 2018
RTVE, Spanish public broadcaster and commercial broadcasters Atresmedia and Mediaset have partnered for a joint OTT TV platform to compete with the biggies of the online video streaming services such as Netflix, Movistar+, HBO, and Sky in Spain. The trio … Continue reading
T-Mobile pulls plug on OTT TV Knippr 24 March 2018
T-Mobile Netherlands will soon shut down it’s OTT TV service Knippr which has been struggling to attract subscribers. The standalone OTT service which was designed T-Mobile’s “mobile-first” strategy failed to cater to the young audience’s demand something which it was … Continue reading
