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Downloadable video apps have great growth potential 05 June 2017

A great buzz has been created in the SVOD industry segment due to Amazon, Netflix and Comcast’s efforts to offer consumers downloadable video. However analysts and video vendors remain skeptical on the extent of its potential expansion. Netflix announced in … Continue reading

Demand for long and short-form content drives VOD growth to $77bn by 2024 26 May 2017

According to Ameri Research, superb demand for programming in various forms and lengths is going to be a big contributor driving video-on-demand (VOD) market growth making the market worth to be $77.7 billion over the next seven years. Worldwide media … Continue reading

Amazon offering channels to viewers in addition to the streaming package 25 May 2017

Great news for Amazon Prime users. Users can add various channels to video streaming packages including Showtime. If you live in the US (not available in Canada yet) and you have Prime, to avail of the new channel options, users … Continue reading

Dish App Streams Live TV, VOD to Amazon’s Fire TV 24 May 2017

Dish Network has introduced an authenticated app for Amazon Fire TV platform that offers viewers access to both live and on-demand video. It has already integrated its pay TV service with Amazon’s voice-driven Alexa platform. The new Dish Anywhere app … Continue reading

comScore plans to measure OTT viewing 15 May 2017

comScore has launched comScore OTT Intelligence which is a combined service to measure U.S household viewing of over-the top (OTT) content on TV screens. The Company’s proprietary : Total Home Panel – a research panel that measures consumer behavior across … Continue reading

Amazon introduces video streaming assistant – Echo Show 11 May 2017

The Echo Show which is a variant of Amazon’s Alexa which is a voice controlled personal assistant, has been unveiled. Unlike other devices that let users stream music and make phone calls through voice commands, the Echo Show provides a … Continue reading

Amazon’s NFL Thursday Night Football streaming win accelerates its live sports strategy 11 May 2017

Amazon beat Twitter on a deal to obtain streaming rights for 10 of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games for the 2017 season, which is indicative of how valuable the Company considers offering live sports. Amazon reportedly paid $50 million … Continue reading

About 1/3rd of free OTT trials lead to a paid subscription 09 May 2017

About 37% of OTT free trials result in conversion to a paid subscription , according to new connected entertainment research by Parks Associates. According to the research firm, more than 1/4th of households in U.S with broadband connectivity that signed … Continue reading

Amazon Fire TV stick in India 21 April 2017

Amazon is going all-in to establish a solid ground in the Indian OTT market. Amazon has introduced its Fire TV media player in India pre-loaded with digital streaming apps from Netflix, Hotstar, Voot and Eros Now as well as its own … Continue reading

NASA adds a video library to the Amazon Fire TV 04 April 2017

NASA has recently announced launching a library to allow the public to search for and download over 140,000 NASA images, videos and audio files. The app will also allow embedding and downloading in various resolutions. NASA’s library API will automate … Continue reading