Industry Updates

Orange France and Comcast seem confident of OTT future 10 February 2015

The future of content services lies in understanding the new Engagement Model. Orange France & Comcast have it figured out. Engagement means providing the means for consumers to interact; to share, binge, rewind and relive the content. It means allowing each individual … Continue reading

Ad-driven video streaming Service on a rise in Germany 10 February 2015

The turnover of ad-driven video streaming model has risen by 17% to €240.6 million in Germany in 2014, according to current data from IHS Technology released by German industry association BITKOM. The advertising turnover is expected to rise by 16% to €278 … Continue reading

Top US regulator emphasizes on ‘net neutrality’ 10 February 2015

The idea of net neutrality is that websites or videos load at about the same speed. This means you won’t choose to watch Downton Abbey on Amazon Prime instead of Orange Is the New Black on #netflix because Amazon has struck … Continue reading

‘Bienvenida Cuba! Netflix is now available…’, Netflix is at it again 10 February 2015

‘Bienvenida Cuba! #netflix is now available…’, this is what came off Netflix US’s twitter account yesterday.  Netflix is the latest white label #vod provider to join the list of US companies looking to take advantage of thawing diplomatic relations between the United … Continue reading

Time Warner reaches out to likes of Apple and Roku for HBO GO TV 09 February 2015

Citing difficulty in paying it’s Pay-TV distributors, Time Warner is now on the lookout to entice white label #vod providers like Microsoft, Roku, Amazon and Apple for the launch of it’s much awaited standalone video streaming service. With more than … Continue reading