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Hooq finally launches in homeland Singapore 28 November 2016

Video streaming service Hooq is finally launching in Singapore 2 years after having set its foot in four other Southeast and South Asia countries. The service has so far been available in Philippines, Thailand, India, and Indonesia and now comes to … Continue reading

LeEco to launch a Video Streaming Service in the US 21 October 2016

China’s leading telco – LeEco bring a host of its offerings to the US along with a new video streaming platform. However to much surprise, the platform does not talk about offering content from Netflix, HBO, Hulu or Amazon but announces … Continue reading

Valve with Steam enters 360 Video Streaming Service race. 18 October 2016

360 video is coming to Steam and it appears as if Valve are aiming excessive in phrases of the high-quality they’re aiming to supply to purchaser VR headsets. Nonetheless, after years of writing about so-referred to as groundbreaking 360 camera … Continue reading

AT&T to launch DirecTV Now video streaming service before 2017 22 September 2016

AT&T announces the launch of its much awaited video on demand platform DirecTV Now by the fourth quarter of 2016. The service is said to stand strong at the likes of Sling TV, Hulu and HBO Now and come with a … Continue reading

LinkedIn announces 30-second video-streaming service 04 August 2016

LinkedIn, which has been recently acquired by Microsoft, takes a clue from Facebook and Periscope and is planning to roll out a video streaming service. The videos are being tested with a restricted audiences of LinkedIn ‘influencers’ for now. Jonathan … Continue reading

Cox to launch a Hispanic-focused subscription video streaming service 03 August 2016

Cox communications recently confirmed about their new Hispanic-focused subscription based video-on-demand service ‘Glosi’ focused on the Spanish speaking audience. The VOD is said to feature thousands of hours of “exclusive content and original programming”. This multiscreen service is expected to … Continue reading

80% video streaming users have one SVOD plus Pay TV 18 May 2016

According to a research by CSG Systems International, 80% of video streaming users have a subscription to at the least one video streaming service plus Pay TV from cable, satellite or IPTV provider. Around 79% of them view video streaming … Continue reading

BBC to compete with Netflix with new video streaming service ‘Britflix’ 17 May 2016

The BBC is reportedly developing a video streaming service. It will rival Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service has a working title now – ‘Britflix’. The UK government recently published proposals on BBC’s future in a white paper. It includes … Continue reading

Telecom & OTT – a perfect marriage? 17 May 2016

Around half of mobile data traffic accounts for video consumption. One of the major revenues for telecom companies is mobile data. And if they own the content too, wouldn’t it be more profitable to them? Ties amongst telecom companies, cable … Continue reading

Naspers expands it VOD services to 36 countries in Africa 16 May 2016

Showmax, the South African Naspers based video streaming service, is expanding to 36 countries in Africa. The company has a mixture of local and international content. It has enjoyed a first mover’s advantage in South Africa having entered the market … Continue reading