Industry Updates

Louisville Free Public Library partners with Video Streaming Platform Kanopy 08 January 2019

Louisville Free Public Library has partnered with Kanopy to start a trial run offering video streaming service. There will be access to more than 30,000 films for free to the library card holders. The library card holders can stream five … Continue reading

Self-Censorship – Netflix & Amazon Prime Video continues Rivalry 08 January 2019

Despite being an independent video streaming platform, Amazon Prime Video is giving utmost value to Indian Film Censorship. The adult Hindi movies are being self-censored by Amazon for a family-friendly viewing. On the contrary, Netflix is competing with Amazon Prime … Continue reading

MENA to have more On-Demand Entertainment through Starz Play 07 January 2019

MENA region’s on-demand video streaming service Starz Play will continue to grow more in 2019 with the launch of 50 fresh shows. Maaz Sheikh, the co-founder and CEO of Starz Play has stated that most of their new launches will … Continue reading

Pact between Apple & Samsung to stream iTunes Library on TVs 07 January 2019

The 2018 and 2019 Samsung Smart TVs will be able to play the iTunes library from Apple. For the first time in the history of Apple, iTunes library will be available on a third-party device. Experts are considering this as … Continue reading

SKT partners with three terrestrial broadcasters for a new OTT service in South Korea 04 January 2019

SK Telecom (SKT) has joined hands with three terrestrial broadcasters to manage their OTT services and counter online streaming giant Netflix which is slowly firming its base in the country. The companies agreed to a deal that would see the … Continue reading