OTT service BritBox surpasses 150k subscribers 13 September 2018
BritBox, the American OTT service has bagged 150,000 subscribers in the last six months which has taken the total subscriber count of the streaming service to 400,000. BritBox is currently competing with Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, etc. Tim Davie, Endemol … Continue reading
SVOD service STARZ PLAY by Cinepax goes live in MENA region 12 September 2018
Cinepax has inked a strategic deal with Dubai-based subscription video on demand service, StarzPlay for launching a new SVOD service in MENA region. The new service, STARZ PLAY by Cinepax will give subscribers access to thousands of hours of blockbuster … Continue reading
Twitter Is Launching Audio-Only Broadcasting In Periscope on iOS 12 September 2018
Following Facebook’s footsteps, Twitter is introducing testing audio-only streaming to Periscope on iOS with same plans for Android in the pipeline. The feature will benefit users who are camera-shy and also publishers who do not have the technical setup to … Continue reading
Western Europe OTT revenues set to soar in 2023 11 September 2018
According to research reports, OTT revenues for 18 countries will reach $23.02 billion in 2023, sharply driven by rise in subscription video-on-demand users from 50.34 million at the end of 2017 to a likely total of 98.85 million by 2023. … Continue reading
Saudi audiovisual media commission sign deal to bolster Saudi OTT production 11 September 2018
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) and Malaysian OTT service iflix have inked a MOU that will see the latter providing support to Saudi talents by helping the company find local producers, directors, actors, and writers in the … Continue reading
