Industry Updates

Amazon Music now available on Xfinity platforms 21 June 2019

Comcast cable announces the availability of Amazon Music app on its Xfinity Flex and X1 platforms. This is for the first-time, the on-demand music streaming service will be made available on connected TVs through a Pay-TV service provider. Earlier, Comcast … Continue reading

Amazon rebrands its free streaming service as IMDb TV 19 June 2019

After a long time, finally, Amazon decides to rebrand its free movie and TV shows streaming service – IMDb Freedive. The free streaming brand will be now known as IMDb TV and will feature tripe number of content than the … Continue reading

Twitch acquires Bebo to increase its footprint in eSports 19 June 2019

Twitch, the live streaming platform owned by Amazon, buys Bebo in an effort to build out its base in the eSports industry. According to the sources, the deal values a total of $25 million for acquiring Bebo’s employees and intellectual … Continue reading

EPIC TV signs content distribution deal with SonyLIV 18 June 2019

EPIC TV, the popular Indian TV channel known for its narrative non-fiction programming, announces a strategic content distribution deal with SonyLIV. As per the deal, SonyLIV users can access the entire content library of EPIC TV, 24*7, anywhere and from … Continue reading

Spotify introduces targeted podcast advertising feature 18 June 2019

Spotify announces the integration of targeted ads on its podcasting service. Now, advertisers can target users, who are streaming podcasts, with relevant ad campaigns and can trigger instant action. Earlier, advertisements on Spotify were only meant for free-tiers music listeners, … Continue reading