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OTT service platform iKOFLiX goes live globally 17 September 2018

Global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, iKO Media Group has launched its own over-the-top service, iKOFLiX. iKOFLix delivers services such as live streaming, video on demand storage and internet radio to worldwide clients. It allows clients to … Continue reading

Music streaming company iHeartMedia all set to acquire Stuff Media 15 September 2018

Leading audio streaming company in America, iHeartMedia has signed a strategic deal to acquire Stuff Media, LLC, a leading publisher of entertaining and informative podcast content. With this deal, iHeartMedia can leverage Stuff Media’s original content, programming and experienced podcasting … Continue reading

HOOQ targets Indian territory, plans to double investment on online video content 15 September 2018

Singapore based video-on-demand streaming service HOOQ is looking to double its India investments as it focuses primarily on English premium video content. The recent growth of Indian OTT video market has prompted many VOD platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime … Continue reading

OTT subscriptions go up annually in Australia 31 July 2018

According to research reports, the Australian subscription on-demand market continues its upsurge. It has reached a strong base of 9.1 subscribers at the end of June 2018, with an increase of 54%. In the same period, SVOD revenues grew up … Continue reading

Discovery moves closer to launch online streaming service 30 July 2018

Global mass media and entertainment company, Discovery Communications is planning to launch its own streaming Platform to widen its consumer base. Following its acquisition of Sсripps Networks Interасtive in Mаrсh, Discovery is most likely to target the growing direct-to-consumer video … Continue reading

Canal+ opts for thematic channels to push VOD offerings 30 July 2018

Canal+, the French Pay TV operator is all set to launch two new video-on-demand (VoD) channels namely Ciné+ Horreur and Ciné+ Western. The idea is quite evident from the name itself. Canal+ is eyeing to boost its OTT business by … Continue reading

SVOD Platform DirecTV gains Subscriptions 25 July 2018

Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) service DirecTV Now has added 342,000 subscribers in the second quarter of 2018, increased from 152,000 subs added in the previous-year period. The streaming platform currently has more than 1.8 million subscribers as compared to … Continue reading

SVOD witnessing growth in Africa 25 July 2018

According to reports, OTT services are growing in the sub-Saharan Africa region but structural changes in South Africa is a concern which is the dominant SVOD market in the continent. While in the West paid online streaming services are gaining … Continue reading

Walmart thinking over own OTT Service 18 July 2018

Stellar success of streaming giants Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu etc. have prompted several media and entertainment biggies to join the OTT bandwagon. Walmart is the latest one to join the bandwagon with its very own streaming platform if everything falls … Continue reading

CBS All Access available on Android TV in Canada 06 July 2018

CBS All Access, debuts on Google’s smart TV platform Android TV and all Sony Android TVs in Canada. The OTT platform which was launched in Canada last April has 7500 commercial-free on-demand content and also live stream CBSN, CBS News … Continue reading