Industry Updates

Video streaming platform Kanopy agrees for licensing deal with HBO Documentary Films 30 October 2018

Leading video streaming platform, Kanopy signs licensing deal with HBO Documentary Films for providing in-demand films, world cinema, documentaries, and exclusive collections to a growing fanbase. Currently, available to members of Kanopy’s partnered educational institutions across the U.S. and Canada … Continue reading

Chinese-language Netflix aims to capture global SVoD market 30 October 2018

Singapore-based streaming service provider Vidfish has rolled out a new subscription VoD service. Aimed at the global SVoD market, the newly launched service offers 12,000 hours of premium Chinese content. The Vidfish app has 150,000 registered users and the vast video … Continue reading

SonyLIV partners with Planetcast for sports live streaming service 29 October 2018

Video on Demand platform SonyLIV has partnered with digital broadcast technology provider Planetcast Pictures Networks India for offering sports live streaming services. Planetcast provides professional grade services for streaming media to audiences of various sizes as well as a variety … Continue reading

WarnerMedia to close OTT service FilmStruck 29 October 2018

WarnerMedia- the combined forces of HBO, Turner, and Warner Bros acquired by AT&T is closing down its OTT service, FilmStruck. FilmStruck is a OTT streaming service offering independent, foreign, older, and art house-style films from The Criterion and Turner’s Classic … Continue reading

Freenet TV joins forces with VoD service Maxdome 26 October 2018

German DVB-T2 and DTH satellite platform Freenet TV has collaborated with video on demand service Maxdome to increase its video offerings. The VoD platform Maxdome will be offered as a mixed package with Freenet TV including CI+ module and access … Continue reading