Industry Updates

Percentage of homes with access to both SVOD service and a DVR rose more than 4 points 30 June 2016

Streaming video subscriptions are now just as common in U.S. homes as digital video recorders, according to new research from Nielsen. Half of U.S. TV households had a subscription-based video on demand service such as Netflix, Hulu Plus or Amazon Prime in … Continue reading

There will be around 2.4 billion unique monthly active users of OTT by 2020 30 June 2016

At WWDC 2016, Apple announced the introduction of the CallKit application programming interface (API) and the SiriKit software development kit (SDK) as well as an overhaul of iMessage. The new products will facilitate a deeper integration between third-party communications apps … Continue reading

MTN Nigeria launches a digital TV and OTT TV service 30 June 2016

MTN Nigeria recently launched a converged digital TV and over-the-top (OTT) video on demand service in the city of Jos, according to media reports in the region. It’s understood the service is providing viewers with a mix of local and … Continue reading

VR and OTT to go hand-in-hand 29 June 2016

More than half (52%) of OTT service providers are researching, getting ready to launch or have already launched VR-video content, according to a global study commissioned by Level 3 Communications. Unisphere Research, in partnership with Streaming Media, interviewed 628 people from … Continue reading

Asian operators are interested in partnerships with OTT players 29 June 2016

Nearly every Asian mobile operator is interested in pursuing partnerships with OTT players to combat the growing problem of revenue loss, a survey suggests. The survey, conducted by Alepo ahead of Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016, shows that just over … Continue reading