Industry Updates

Bounce TV brings a new SVOD service – Brown Sugar 22 November 2016

The African-American broadcast network Bounce TV is all set to launch its new subscription VOD platform Brown Sugar, which will contain a library of classic black films. The service available for $3.99 a month will cover everything from Shaft to The … Continue reading

Vodacom to launch a new VOD service 21 November 2016

South Africa’s biggest mobile operator has announced plans to soon launch an on-demand video streaming service in the first quarter of 2017 in partnership with MultiChoice. The new OTT service will provide linear TV programming on-demand, transnational video on demand, … Continue reading

Kids spend more time online than on TV 21 November 2016

According to a recent Ofcom research, kids aged 5 to 15 years old spend more time online than in front of the TV sets. A report by UK broadcast regulator claims that in the past year, the time kids spent online … Continue reading

Twitter launches Live Streaming on Android TV 21 November 2016

Twitter expands its live streaming app onto the Android TV platform by launching an app to stream NFL games and other events. Twitter had already launched the live streaming app on Apple TV, Xbox One and Fire TV platforms early … Continue reading

Mobile video to grow 50% year-on-year 16 November 2016

According to a latest forecast by the Ericsson Mobility Report, there will be 550 million 5G subscriptions in 2022. North America will lead the uptake in 5G subscriptions with about a quarter of all mobile subscriptions are expected to be for 5G … Continue reading