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Mobile video to grow 50% year-on-year 16 November 2016
According to a latest forecast by the Ericsson Mobility Report, there will be 550 million 5G subscriptions in 2022. North America will lead the uptake in 5G subscriptions with about a quarter of all mobile subscriptions are expected to be for 5G … Continue reading
Icflix reaches Bahrain 14 November 2016
The subscription video on demand service from Middle East – Icflix expands its reach to Bahrain by taking up a partnership with local telco Zain Bahrain. The service will be available to the prepaid and postpaid customers of Zain Bahrain for … Continue reading
Netflix is planning to go Offline in some Countries 07 November 2016
In a recent interview with CNBC, The chief content officer at Netflix said that Netflix, world’s most popular OTT platform is “now looking at” the content download option in some developing countries, so that it becomes easier for viewers to access content … Continue reading
Video viewing on Mobile has doubled in the Last Year, in Africa 28 October 2016
According to a recent report from Sandvine, video requests on mobile networks in Africa has doubled in the last one year increasing from 8.6% to 18.1%. YouTube continues to be the tops video on demand app in both Asia-Pacific and the Middle … Continue reading
OTT service Icflix launches on Xbox One 28 October 2016
Middle East and North African over-the-top video streaming service Icflix is now available on Xbox One video game consoles. The service launches in the regions of Middle East and North America with a month’s free subscription. The service is then … Continue reading
Israeli telco Partner Communications to launch IPTV services 15 September 2016
The Israeli second largest mobile operator Partner Communications has announced the launch of its IPTV services in the first half of 2017. The company having rebranded itself early this year, announced its urge to launch IPTV through a new fibre optic … Continue reading
IPTV services grows in 10 Arab countries 25 July 2016
Advisors Group’s analysis revealed that GCC countries had the largest number of IPTV providers in the region. By May 2016, fourteen service providers in ten countries in the Arab World offered IPTV services. Arab A new report from Arab Advisors … Continue reading
Global Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Market to reach USD 79.38 billion by 2020 11 July 2016
Global Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Market was valued at USD 24.94 billion in 2013 and is expected to reach USD 79.38 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 18.1% from 2014 to 2020 The Global IPTV Market is fueled … Continue reading
VOD consumption through Mobile to see sharp rise 15 June 2016
According to research from Ericsson, Mobile video traffic is forecast to grow by around 55% annually through 2021, when it should account for over two-thirds of all mobile data traffic. While social networking is forecast to grow by 41% annually … Continue reading
