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Roku records platform revenue growth as OTT market rises 06 August 2018

Online streaming giant Roku’s OTT platform revenue is currently booming with triple-digit growth in the last quarter. Reportedly, Roku had a 46% y/y increase in active accounts and 42% y/y growth in revenue per active account. Growth of online Video … Continue reading

17% people in the US are dependent on SVOD platforms to watch Video 02 August 2018

According to reports, 17% of the U.S. consumers rely solely on SVOD services to watch online videos which are 6% up than the previous year’s number. While the millennials prefer to stream online videos and 42% of adults aged 25 … Continue reading

OTT rules 2018 Primetime Emmy nominations 23 July 2018

Leading OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu had a splendid 2017 and this year’s Emmy nomination is a testimony to that. Streaming giant Netflix has recorded 36 nominations in this year’s Emmy award while arch-rival Amazon Prime … Continue reading

Channel Surfing dies a slow death as SVOD takes the driver seat 16 July 2018

As per studies, channel surfing has taken a hit with increasing SVOD consumption across the globe. People are rather glued to a particular OTT platform or a specific online content rather than casually flipping through channels on TV. Studies reveal … Continue reading

Netflix achieve payback on each new U.S. subscriber after 11 months 13 July 2018

According to reports video streaming giant, Netflix’s cost of adding new subscribers in the U.S. is now $100 per net new subscriber. Netflix’s 14% expenditure is on marketing costs today. With increasing marketing spend coupled with falling subscriber growth in … Continue reading

Nickelodeon Japan and MTV MIX to debut on Prime Video 03 July 2018

Viacom International Media Network (VIMN) has signed a deal with OTT giant Amazon Prime Video which will see Nickelodeon Japan and MTV MIX debuting on Prime Video channels. Both channels were launched last year in Japan but only on OTT … Continue reading

Video streaming services grow in Germany 21 June 2018

According to reports, two out of five internet users in Germany (37%) stream series and films on paid VOD portals such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Sky Ticket or maxdome. Around 77% of German internet users watch TV programmes, movies … Continue reading

Sony debuts in European OTT market 21 June 2018

Film1, Sony’s premium channel is all set to enter European OTT market starting with the Netherlands. Sony is going direct-to-consumer for the first time in Europe. Film1 which was acquired by Sony in the year 2015 from Liberty Global offers … Continue reading

Global Tving is now available around the world 19 June 2018

South Korean entertainment and media company, CJ E&M is all set to introduce a global OTT video streaming service called “Global Tving. The OTT video streaming service will allow people around the world to view CJ E&M content in real … Continue reading

Netflix teams up with KDDI for delivering video streaming service 31 May 2018

Japan smartphone giant, KDDI Corp. has tied up with Netflix Inc. to introduce a smartphone service for delivering online video streaming service. The deal will give access to people to watch Netflix movies and other online original content. The Tokyo-based … Continue reading