Industry Updates

CBS All Access subscribers on the rise 16 October 2017

According to CBS, its subscriber growth has gone up by a record 200% in the last couple of weeks. The growth is being attributed to the inclusion of original content such as “Star Trek: Discovery”. CBS has for long been … Continue reading

Amazon Prime Video to Hit Apple TV on October 26 16 October 2017

According to a source on a popular social forum, Amazon will release the Prime Video app for Apple TV on October 26, 2017. In June 2017, Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook had announced that Amazon was coming to the … Continue reading

India’s OTT growth will be fuelled by Ad revenues 16 October 2017

In exchange4media Mobile Awards, 2017 – The Maddies, Uday Sodhi, ‎Executive Vice President and Head – Digital Business – ‎Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPN), forecasted that the Indian OTT space will remain ad-supported for a very long time. … Continue reading

FashionTV launches New OTT and FashionFlix Products 13 October 2017

At MIPCOM, Cannes 2017, FashionTV announced the launch a unique set of 12+ new FTV+ OTT channels and FashionFlix SVOD. The 20 years young global satellite TV network dedicated to lifestyle and fashion, is set to release its multi-content platforms, … Continue reading

VOD viewing set to equal linear TV by 2020 13 October 2017

According to the latest edition of Ericsson ConsumerLab and Media studies, the average time spent watching TV and video content has reached an all-time high of 30 hours a week, including active viewing of scheduled linear TV, live and on-demand … Continue reading