Industry Updates

Facebook trying out continuous live streaming 25 May 2016

TechCrunch reported that a new “continuous live video” API is coming to Facebook’s broadcast partners, allowing users to keep streaming beyond the 90-minute time limit, for 24-hour-a-day. Explore.org has been testing it with live puppy cams, TechCrunch said. Facebook Live … Continue reading

IMAX unveils VR plans, signs deal with games studio Starbreeze 24 May 2016

IMAX said it will develop a premium, location-based virtual reality offering that includes entertainment content and games in a joint venture with Starbreeze to be delivered to multiplexes, malls and other commercial destinations. They will create a VR experience that … Continue reading

Live streaming: Will it take centre stage? 24 May 2016

Thousands of viewers around the world watched the very first moments of a human’s life in real time last week when a man based in California streamed the birth of his son. Facebook Live, as this live video streaming platform … Continue reading

Small-scale businesses take the lead in OTT 24 May 2016

Nguyen Viet Dung, general director of Viettel Telecom, said Over-The-Top (OTT) internet technology firm Zalo is now taking the lead in the OTT application in Vietnam. Due to the current change in telecom services scenario, mobile phones are no longer … Continue reading

Paid users, not downloads, matter for OTT platforms 24 May 2016

With traditional OTT platforms like Netflix, having launched OTT video platforms in India, one of the biggest Entertainment Production Houses, Balaji Telefilms Ltd is set to launch its own video streaming platform. The platform called ALT will be launched next … Continue reading