Industry Updates

Netflix reaches $2 billion Revenues backed by ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Narcos’ 20 October 2016

Netflix, world’s leading VOD service has announced its quarterly revenues to reach US$2 billion (EUR1.8 billion) for the first time. The results are said to be backed by the original summer hits ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Narcos’. Netflix is on its way … Continue reading

China to account for half of Asia-Pacific’s 157 Mn VOD subscribers by 2021 20 October 2016

According to Digital TV Research, The video on demand services in Asia-Pacific is expected to have 157.78 million paying viewers by 2021, half of which is located in China. VOD subscribers in China are expected to reach from 41.68 million in 2015 … Continue reading

15% French Broadband Users have SVOD 19 October 2016

According to a recent study by Médiamétrie, 15% of french broadband users subscribe to VOD services. This percentage accounts to the growth of 25% from eight months ago. The study also found out that half of these subscribers say they use … Continue reading

Amazon, Twitter & Facebook are after IPL Media Rights 19 October 2016

Thanks to the decreasing data rates, online videos are getting popular in India. The The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the invites to tenders for India’s most viewed cricket league – the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s … Continue reading

Viewing eSports Cannibalises Traditional Sports Viewing 19 October 2016

According to a new research, majority of american football fans (56%) are above the age of 35, whereas eSports fans (73%) are below 35. eSports are more popular among male millennials. In fact 22% of these millennials watch regular eSports, placing it … Continue reading