Industry Updates

Following dismal performance in India, Netflix pins hope on partnership with Reliance Jio 24 July 2018

According to reports, Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio will roll out GigaFiber wired broadband network, that will offer speed up to Gigabits per second in the country. The anchor device for GigaFiber will be set-top boxes called GigaTV boxes which … Continue reading

Flipkart partners with Hotstar for an online ad platform 23 July 2018

India’s largest online retailer, Flipkart has struck a strategic alliance with online video streaming service Hotstar for launching a video advertisement platform. This alliance is aimed at creating more revenue from the rising video advertising business. The new video ad … Continue reading

OTT rules 2018 Primetime Emmy nominations 23 July 2018

Leading OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu had a splendid 2017 and this year’s Emmy nomination is a testimony to that. Streaming giant Netflix has recorded 36 nominations in this year’s Emmy award while arch-rival Amazon Prime … Continue reading

VOD streaming platform TBH all set to launch in South Africa 20 July 2018

New video on demand service named TBH is all set to launch in South Africa. The platform will offer original South African, broader African content, along with a mix of Hollywood movies and series. With its launch, TBH is most … Continue reading

Online streaming platform Netflix registers a big miss in subscription growth 20 July 2018

Online streaming giant, Netflix has fell short of its own subscriber growth projections. In the second quarter of 2018, Netflix has added just 5.2 million new subscribers as compared to its projected number of 6.2 million. In percentage terms, Netflix … Continue reading