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Streaming causing more exposure to African music 15 May 2017
Social media has made it super easy for African artistes to showcase their talents to the world which is great improvement from the past whereby it was literally like a battleground for musicians and their live bands competing against each … Continue reading
MTN decommission’s VOD service MTN VU 04 May 2017
Following a review of its digital strategy, MTN SA has taken a decision to decommission its video on demand service known as MTN VU. The service will be discontinued effective 03 May 2017. In line with the ongoing review of … Continue reading
iFlix expands to Middle-East & North Africa 28 April 2017
South-East Asian SVOD provider Iflix has expanded into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with launches in eight territories. The service is now available in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt and Sudan, broadening Iflix’s footprint … Continue reading
Video accounts to over 50% of Chile’s mobile traffic 13 April 2017
Video-on-demand (VOD) and live streaming services continue gaining strength among Chileans, who spend over 50% of their mobile data for video consumption. According to a research by Movistar Chile, in January 52% of mobile data was spent by Chileans in … Continue reading
OTT platform TracePlay goes live 31 March 2017
Following its announcement of launching an SVOD service, Trace TV finally rolls out its plans about the OTT platform TracePlay in the US, UK, Africa, France, Benelux, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, along with some over 200 countries to follow … Continue reading
A look into Africa’s OTT Market – Today & Tomorrow 22 March 2017
So, we have discussed about the OTT landscapes, scenarios and the growth prospects of Latin America, Asia and Western European regions in our previous articles. If you haven’t already read through these, please go and read to get an insight … Continue reading
How to Rock at taking your OTT Service Worldwide 08 March 2017
Technology and digital advancements have made geographical boundaries come to shrink. Consumers are accessing worldwide media; and reaching worldwide audience nowadays is just a matter of some clicks. You can reach an audience into any part of the world at … Continue reading
Barcroft TV launches on Roku 17 February 2017
The independent factual content production and distribution company – Barcroft Media has launched its Barcroft TV streaming platform on Roku channel as part of its strategy to reach in priority markets and getting in front of the audience. The video streaming … Continue reading
20th Century Fox plans to launch an SVOD service – Nuvu 19 January 2017
20th Century Fox Television Distribution gets into a multi-year deal with Ericsson to launch a subscription OTT service – Nuvu. The new service is said to host a variety of content including DreamWorks Animation-produced titles along with an extensive selection of global … Continue reading
Global IPTV Market to reach USD 93.59 billion in 2021 10 January 2017
According to a recent report, global IPTV market was valued at some USD 34.67 billion in 2015 and is expected to grow at USD 93.59 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of around 18.01% amid 2016 and 2021. The report states that … Continue reading
