Industry Updates

NBA will show games in virtual reality 26 October 2016

Professional sports league NBA Digital and NextVR are all ready to live-stream NBA League Pass games delivered to their viewers in Virtual reality. Companies are set to broadcast the games in VR, at least once every week during the 2016-17 basketball … Continue reading

AT&T Acquires Time Warner for $86 Billion 25 October 2016

Here comes the biggest deal of this time. AT&T has bought the entertainment giant Time Warner in a deal $86BN. In the terms of takeover, Time Warner shareholders will receive $107.50 per share including Time Warner’s net debt. The companies are currently determining … Continue reading

James Bond spies Canadian SVOD CraveTV 25 October 2016

Canadian SVOD service CraveTV, which is owned by telco Bell, has has inked a programming deal with MGM and acquired the rights to James Bond library of films, giving its upcoming movies a feature of the famous British spy. The 007 collection, … Continue reading

70% Germans prefer VOD Series 24 October 2016

According to a recent research, where 2,058 internet users were interviewed, it was found out that 70% of German VOD customers prefer watching series, while 54% were interested in watching movies and 47% were interested in documentaries. The research also found … Continue reading

Vudu Tries Out Ad-Supported Video Streaming 24 October 2016

Walmart’s video streaming service Vudu, which is priced on a transaction and subscription based offering, rolls out a new on-demand service named Vudu Movies. The service will be rolled out free backed by a an ad-supported model. The service launches … Continue reading