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Low cost OTT platform launched by Dutch Youfone 12 September 2017
Youfone which is Dutch SIM-only provider is venturing into the OTT realm by offering an OTT service called YoufoneTV. It is being launched at an introductory price of €9.95 a month for the YoufoneTV app, €14.95 for TV at home … Continue reading
Cellcom TV grown exponentially in Israel 11 September 2017
Cellcom which is the largest mobile operator in Israel had launched its (Over the Top) OTT TV service in December 2014. Ever since its launch, it has expanded its offerings to mobile as well and there has been a growth … Continue reading
Amazon Fire TV and web support for live TV now offered by Plex 11 September 2017
Plex Live TV and DVR are now made available on Amazon Fire TV. Amazon users will get a new user experience with this introduction since the new Plex Android TV interface is quite robust to be able to run on … Continue reading
SVOD growth driven by shifting demographics, premium tiers 08 September 2017
Subscription Video on Demand continues to maintain its momentum with Netflix and Amazon leading in the first half of 2017 according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest bi-annual Living With Digital study. Just under half of UK households and a quarter in … Continue reading
Growth of HDTV and VOD in Germany 07 September 2017
According to Digitisation Report 2017, 25.2 million households in Germany receive HDTV which corresponds with the growth of the share of HD homes in Germany from 53.1% to 65.7% within a span of 1 year. Also more than a third … Continue reading
African-American Video on Demand Service launched by Amazon 07 September 2017
Amazon has started Brown Sugar which is a Subscription Video on Demand service that includes the biggest collection of African-American movies belonging to all time. The films are all ad-free and unedited. Bounce TV network original series is also included … Continue reading
ALTBalaji partners with Boku to stream original video content globally 06 September 2017
ALTBalaji which is the largest digital platform that showcases exclusive and original shows from India, has collaborated with Boku to bring carrier billing as a payment mode to international users. ALTBalaji has subscribers from more than 75 countries. With this … Continue reading
Sky TV to launch OTT Service 05 September 2017
Sky TV will soon launch its online video service in Spain. It has already started a Spanish-language website and social media presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. After this launch, Spain is expected to become one of the most competitive … Continue reading
Facebook has launched it’s video streaming feature ‘Watch’ 04 September 2017
Social media giant Facebook has introduced its new video streaming feature called “Watch” that allows anyone to submit a video It includes shows from leading publishers like Walt Disney’s ABC, Buzzfeed, Vox, to name a few, as well as live … Continue reading
Comcast tests the waters for YouTube app on X1 Set-Tops 04 September 2017
Comcast is testing YouTube app on X1 set-tops. It is still in the pilot testing stages and hasn’t launched a commercial OTT app on associated set-top boxes. Earlier there were announcements from Comcast that they would integrate with YouTube and … Continue reading
