AT&T’s new DIRECTV brand is going to be used for only online video content. 60% of its network traffic already comes from video – hence it is a logical step for the telecom giant to invest in a video streaming … Continue reading
OTT devices are on the rise. It is expected that the set top box market will cross $25 billion by 2022. Rise in set top boxes sales points to an increase in Pay TV offerings, and also indicates rise of … Continue reading
An insight into the policies and regulations of the Asian OTT market was revealed at the 3rd annual OTT summit by CASBAA – the Association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery in Asia. It makes a … Continue reading
As Over the top industry grows, nations are bringing up regulations. After South Africa’s recent fiasco, it is now Indonesia’s turn. A new regulation is being made which will demand that foreign OTT providers will have to make an additional … Continue reading
OTT is growing in Africa. This has prompted ‘traditional’ telecom and media companies to call for a regulation protecting their sustainability. This was heard on South Africa’s Parliament recently. OTT services bypass general regulations and they are often lower in … Continue reading
Things are heating up in the over-the-top market in Latin America. MTM London says that video market here is witnessing a double digit growth. Brazil is expected to overtake Mexico, the current leader by 2018. This would mean half a … Continue reading
According to a recent study by Frost & Sullivan on the OTT market in India, there are 1.3 million OTT subscribers and 66 million connected video viewers in the country. Multi-screen video consumption is hot in the country, and things … Continue reading
According to a report on aminocom, the idea of using one remote for all services is one of the advantages of Pay-TV operators offering OTT services. Also the illusion of paying for one service (with add-ons) is better than subscribing … Continue reading
While there’s a lot of news about the growth of OTT and the fall of Pay TV. But there is still a lot that OTT can learn from the traditional PayTV. According to a study by Digitalsmiths, it is seen … Continue reading
According to a study by SNL Kagan, it is predicted that 10.3% of US homes will have over-the-top (OTT) services. Number wise, there will be a jump to 12.9 million in 2019, up from the current 10.5 million. The research … Continue reading