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Demand Africa SVOD service to be introduced in October 28 September 2017
A new streaming video service, Demand Africa will be launched and will offer 300+ hours of streaming original and acquired lifestyle content and will expand in the following months to include hundreds of hours of scripted TV series and movies. … Continue reading
Golden Karavan launched to create a stir in the Indian OTT market 27 September 2017
Golden Karavan which is being touted as the potential Netflix of India is being launched. The company believes that since there is a drought of quality content, combining resources of US and India would enable filling this gap. The service … Continue reading
Russia’s SPB TV collaborates with China Daily for on demand content 27 September 2017
The China Daily will collaborate with Russia’s SPB TV for producing digital content for it’s Over the Top (OTT) platform. The two companies have signed a license agreement granting international rights on Video on Demand (VOD) content, consisting of entertainment, … Continue reading
Role of AI in the Future of OTT 26 September 2017
Over the Top (OTT) content distribution has changed the way video or audio content is consumed and it seems to stay for a while. Consumption of home entertainment via Internet-connected devices has increasingly become the trend for most people. Even … Continue reading
Russian OTT Services subscription revenue outruns advertising 26 September 2017
According to a report by Telecom Daily, Transactional and Subscription income for Russia’s streaming services superceded advertising revenues in the first half of this year. Total income from streaming services in the first half increased by 70% to hit RUB … Continue reading
Entertainment Studios to introduce Streaming OTT Sports Platform 26 September 2017
Entertainment Studios plans to introduce a direct-to-consumer global OTT subscription service called Sports.TV. According to the company, Sports.TV will combine all independent sports networks on one platform. Also, it will be available on all devices including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, … Continue reading
Cord cutting on the rise 23 September 2017
An entire generation of cord cutters has been generated, thanks to how easy and relatively cheap it is to access an online streaming service such as Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video. Some statistics from Statista reveal the following: 61% of … Continue reading
Western Europe to hit 65 million SVOD subs 22 September 2017
SVOD revenues in Western Europe will rise to $6.5 billion by 2022, a rise from $2.8 billion in 2016 surpassing AVOD, according to Western Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report. The total revenue for OTT TV episode and movie … Continue reading
Video viewing for UK smartphone users on the rise 22 September 2017
According to a research by Deloitte, the percentage of UK adults streaming video on smartphones has grown 5 times in the last five years. Some findings from the study include: 57% of smartphone owners in the age group of 18-75 … Continue reading
Sony expands Crackle’s presence in Brazil, LATAM 21 September 2017
Sony is extending Crackle’s footprint in Brazil and Latin America to integrate the platform with the NOW Video on Demand (VOD) service from Net and Claro HDTV. With this move it’s strengthening its foothold in LATAM’s largest market where Crackle … Continue reading
