Industry Updates

Ster-Kinekor eyes VOD in South Africa 09 November 2016

CEO Wanda Matandela has told in an interview that the South Africa-based cinema company, Ster-Kinekor is eyeing the video on demand market in South Africa. The service is expected to be transactional based. Matandela said that even though international VOD services are getting … Continue reading

VOD Service Market to grow at a CAGR of 8.3% during 2016-2026 08 November 2016

According to a latest report published by Future Market Insights, the global video on demand service market is expected to grow at the CAGR of 8.3% during the estimated 2016-2026 period. The report valued the VOD market at US$ 45,034.3 Mn in … Continue reading

Vine cofounders come with “Hype” – a new video streaming service 08 November 2016

Reports state that just a few days after Vine was sold to Twitter, it’s co-founders have launched a new video streaming app named Hype. The new streaming service is a unique concept and differs from other live streaming services. It … Continue reading

Italy to have 2 Million SVOD Subs by Year End 08 November 2016

According to a recent report by Italy’s Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com), the number of SVOD service subscribers should exceed 2 million by the end of 2016, from that of 7,00,000 recorded at the start of the year. Over a third of Italians … Continue reading

Netflix is planning to go Offline in some Countries 07 November 2016

In a recent interview with CNBC, The chief content officer at Netflix said that Netflix, world’s most popular OTT platform is “now looking at” the content download option in some developing countries, so that it becomes easier for viewers to access content … Continue reading