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Eurochannel debuts in Finland 19 February 2018
Eurochannel and Elisa Viihde have inked a deal which will see Finnish people have access to more than 70 exclusive premium European movies and TV series. Gustavo Vainstein, the CEO, Eurochannel, quoted, “In our constant expansion across Europe, we are … Continue reading
Akado partners with Lifestream for OTT service 19 February 2018
Akado Telekom, the cable operator from Russia has launched its OTT service in partnership with Lifestream. Akado which wanted to launch its OTT service in 2016 will be offering 170 TV channels in 11 packages. Lifestream is currently the OTT … Continue reading
Verizon makes Netflix free for Fios customers 19 February 2018
Verizon is all set to roll Netflix free for one year for its new and existing Fios customers, however, there is a catch. The subscribers have to sign a two-year contract for a triple-play bundle. Verizon will subsidize up to … Continue reading
BBC’s SVOD platform, BritBox, debuts in Canada 19 February 2018
BBC Worldwide has launched the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service in Canada. The online streaming platform in partnership with ITV will bring the finest of British TV to the Canadian audiences. BritBox will be available to Canadians at a price … Continue reading
ZEEL launches India’s largest OTT platform ZEE5 16 February 2018
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd launched ZEE5, its digital OTT platform in Mumbai. The online video platform will be available in 12 languages. Zee5 is targeted at the increasingly tech-savvy Indian online video consumers who want to stay connected globally. With … Continue reading
ALTBalaji registers 0.5 million paid customers in Q3 15 February 2018
ALTBalaji the over-the-top (OTT) platform of Balaji Telefilms’ registered over half a million paid customers in the Q3 of the FY 2018. The paid customers accessing the service through third-party telecom apps. Also, the online platform has an integration deal … Continue reading
beIN sets up multi channel OTT in Spain 14 February 2018
beIN Media Group has started beIN Connect, an over-the-top (OTT) service with a multichannel feature in Spain. The new feature is restricted to computers, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox users and subscribers will be able to watch up to four … Continue reading
Bharti Airtel and Star TV to strike a content deal 13 February 2018
Bharti Airtel extends hands to Star TV to distribute the network’s digital content through Airtel TV app and a free subscription of the hugely popular online video platform, Hotstar to select consumers. The deal is meant to counter Reliance Jio … Continue reading
Disney’s online streaming service to be launched in late 2019 13 February 2018
Disney is all to launch its online streaming service minus restricted category content in late 2019. While the OTT platform will be launched in the U.S. first and later release overseas, the R-rated content will get launched on Hulu. According … Continue reading
Lionsgate and Amazon Channels to continue collaboration 12 February 2018
Lionsgate and Amazon Channels have renewed their content distribution agreement which means the latter will continue to offer the former’s over-the-top video platforms which include Pantaya, Keven Hart’s Laugh Out Loud! Pop, Tribeca Shortlist, and Starz. Amazon channels which are … Continue reading
