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YouTube to ditch 30-second Unskippable Ads 22 February 2017
YouTube is reportedly all set to scrap its “unskippable” 30-second long advertisements on the platform. The Google-owned site confirms that it will now focus more on formats that work well for both users and advertisers, starting 2018. According to YouTube, most of … Continue reading
YouTube Go beta now allows offline viewing 15 February 2017
YouTube Go has launched in beta with an ability to download the videos and watch them later in offline mode. YouTube Go is specifically designed for users who wish to save their data and stream videos on mobile devices. YouTube Go … Continue reading
YouTube incrementally rolls out Mobile Live Streaming 10 February 2017
Having launched the beta version in June 2016 for only selected creators, YouTube is now allowing live video streaming on mobile for all creators with more than 10,000 followers and slowly for all users. Google’s online video division has also enabled … Continue reading
2017 can be the year for OTT advertising – Forrester Research 08 February 2017
TV-style online video has been slow on adoption as compared to paid SVOD services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and HBO because of the lack of better content. However because of the increased popularity of sports content being watched online … Continue reading
Dish’s AirTV launches OTT & OTA service 05 January 2017
Dish subsidiary AirTV is said to launch its AirTV Player, a video streaming media box designed to combine OTT video with over-the-air television in a single unified interface. The new media streaming device is 4K enabled, WiFi-enabled Android box with … Continue reading
Online Video Advertising in India Grew by 200% in 2016 04 January 2017
According to a recent research by Adomantra Digital, India’s online video advertising market has grown by some 200% amid 2016. The increasing affordability and accessibility of broadband connectivity through 3G and 4G mobile networks has spurred this growth in internet usage, thus … Continue reading
NFL games to Live Streaming on China’s Sina Weibo Network 04 January 2017
Sina Weibo, which is also called as China’s Twitter is going to host the next NFL games live broadcast including the Super Bowl. First time a sports league will live stream games on the service and Sina is also going … Continue reading
Google in Talks again, for a New VOD Service 26 December 2016
Alphabet’s Google unit is said to enter in agreement with the big units including CBS , Disney, Viacom and 21st Century Fox and is said to launch its own video streaming platform sometime as early as February next year. The giant … Continue reading
Video Services Market to Grow at a CAGR of 24.34% amid 2016-2020 26 December 2016
According to a recent ResearchMoz research on the “Global Video Services Market 2016-2020”, The video streaming services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 24.34% during the forecast period 2016-2020. In order to calculate the market size, the report considers revenue … Continue reading
WhatsApp Introduces Video Streaming, No downloads required 25 November 2016
Whatsapp is now looking to add a video streaming feature to its platform. According to the reports, Whatsapp users will now be able to view a shared video, even before it downloads. Users will be able to play the video … Continue reading
