Industry Updates

Arabian SVOD players compete with Netflix for MENA market share 05 July 2018

According to reports, the MENA region is expected to have more than 20.80 million movie and TV series SVOD subscribers by 2023, increasing from 5.22 million in 2017. From its regional total of 7.41 million, Netflix is forecasted to have … Continue reading

OTT VOD platform Zee5 goes international 05 July 2018

Indian entertainment TV giant, Zee group is all set to launch its new OTT VOD platform, Zee5 in international markets in UK, US, and Asia. Successfully launched in India, Zee group is gearing up to export its video-on demand platform … Continue reading

StarTimes collaborates with Discovery and Fox in Africa 04 July 2018

Cable TV operator StarTimes has inked deals with Discovery and Fox to telecast high-quality entertainment to viewers across Africa via TV and OTT platform. StarTimes and Discovery are in talks to launch a new lifestyle channel named Real Time. StarTimes … Continue reading

Trickbox TV expands into the live streaming market 04 July 2018

In a move to expand into the live streaming market, broadcast and production services provider Trickbox TV is all set to acquire streaming and IT services company Echo Eight. Echo Eight provides streaming services to broadcast, production, digital agency and … Continue reading

Binge-watching on rise in Malaysia 03 July 2018

According to reports, 86 percent of Malaysian subscribers love streaming their favorite shows in public. Malaysians are among the top Netflix mobile downloaders around the world. Malaysia is currently placed among the top five countries globally to watch online streaming … Continue reading