Industry Updates

238 Million Streaming Media Devices to Connect Homes by 2019 21 December 2016

According to a recent research by NPD, by the end of 2019 more than 238 million streaming devices will be connected to the internet and will be delivered to home TVs. The research states there to be a healthy 59% growth from 2015 … Continue reading

Buffering Is the Biggest Frustration for Video Streamers 21 December 2016

According to a new study by Limelight, if an online video buffers more than three times, 78% of the audience clicks away. Since there is a problem serving regular video, Virtual reality and 4K will have to wait some more. The … Continue reading

Global Internet Connection Speeds Increase 21% YoY 20 December 2016

According to a new State of the Internet report, the global internet connection speeds and the broadband adoption metrics show a positive increase. The average online connection speed in Europe increased in all the countries surveyed year-on-year, with Slovenia (at 14.1 Mbps) … Continue reading

Olympics, US election drive Video Monetization Growth 20 December 2016

According to the ‘Q3 Video Monetization Report’ from FreeWheel, content consumption on non-linear is growing fast, and more of this is taking place on bigger screens. The report also stated that the major events in sports and national interest (such as … Continue reading

HBO all Set to Expand to Chile Next 20 December 2016

HBO takes one more step ahead in its expansion in Latin America and prepares its new OTT launch for HBO Go in Chile. HBO has recently expanded to Central America and many other counties in Latin America with a final … Continue reading