Industry Updates

Afrostream to Launch a SVOD Service for Francophone Africa 03 November 2016

Afrostream, an OTT TV Platform that aims to be the Netflix for Afro-American and French films is all set for its major international expansion in 24 countries across French-speaking Africa. Afrostream will expand outside Europe as it is currently available in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, … Continue reading

Chileans prefer SVOD binge-watching 03 November 2016

According to a Research from the Univeridad Católica de Chile (UC), more than half of Chileans said they sleep less due to binge-watching on VOD platforms. binge-watching on video streaming platforms is affecting people’s lives as a third of those surveyed said they’ve … Continue reading

VR Video Viewing to generate $8.2 bn by 2020 03 November 2016

According to a new research by Ovum, Virtual Reality Video viewing will generate $8.2 billion (€7.5 billion) revenues by 2020 and will make more money than VR video gaming. Since, millions of consumers have mobile headsets and spend good amount of … Continue reading

Video viewing on Mobile has doubled in the Last Year, in Africa 28 October 2016

According to a recent report from Sandvine, video requests on mobile networks in Africa has doubled in the last one year increasing from 8.6% to 18.1%. YouTube continues to be the tops video on demand app in both Asia-Pacific and the Middle … Continue reading

Global OTT devices and services market to grow at 20.6% CAGR amid 2016-2020 28 October 2016

According to a new report released by Research and Markets, the global OTT devices and services market to grow at a CAGR of 20.6% during the period 2016-2020. The report stated Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Hulu and Netflix to remain the … Continue reading