Industry Updates

Comcast eyes the Oscars in video-on-demand 09 February 2016

With the success of Super Bowl 50 live streaming by CBS, Comcast is now eyeing the Oscars for live streaming the Oscars! They are driving content on their video-on-demand platform for the promotion of VoD rentals. One such is “Best … Continue reading

CBS reports record video streaming of SB 50 09 February 2016

The live streaming of Super Bowl 50 has broken all previous records, claimed CBS. According to them, viewership of the big game reached 3.96 million on streaming devices like laptops, PCs, smartphones, tablets and connected TVs like Apple TV, Roku, … Continue reading

OTTs fuel video streaming in India 08 February 2016

Video streaming distribution in India is taking up a significant market. Broadcasters are now eyeing OTT as a means to reach the end consumer directly. Most content providers have banked on YouTube to gain popularity before moving on to their … Continue reading

81% of American homes use VOD/DVR 08 February 2016

The Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has published a report which shows that almost 81% of American households have VOD/DVR or use a SVOD service like Netflix, Amazon or Hulu. These numbers have been steadily growing over the past 2 years. The … Continue reading

Spotify gets into video streaming 05 February 2016

Spotify has launched video services. Originally founded as music apps (like Pandora), Spotify too has taken the cashing-in route to video streaming. It always has been innovate or die; and when video on demand is the leading the internet, what … Continue reading