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Video on Demand subs increase by 30% in Australia 21 August 2017

Australians are increasingly embracing subscription video-on-demand services (SVOD) delivered via internet as per Sydney-based market research firm Telsyte. Australian subscriptions to these services were up by about 30% in the period ended June 2017. About 49% of Australian households either … Continue reading

Streaming Service to be launched by AMC in Spain 18 August 2017

Selekt which is a new streaming service will be launched by AMC Networks Iberia for the Spanish market which will include live channels and VOD content from its portfolio. Main pay TV operators will partner with the streaming service since … Continue reading

SVOD Service based on Horror launches in Latin America 18 August 2017

The new niche SVOD service called Purga focused on horror movies and series is going to debut in Latin America (except in Brazil) during the Macaboro Film Festival to be held from August 16-27 in Mexico. The first Purga subscribers … Continue reading

Apple sets its sights on original content 18 August 2017

Apple is going to invest $1 billion in original video content in 2018. Apple has huge investments in TV and mobile devices as well as digital download and streaming services. So this step of entering into original content makes complete … Continue reading

Hulu to use AWS for it’s Live Streaming Service 17 August 2017

Hulu is launching its over-the-top (OTT) live TV Streaming service partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will be its cloud provider. There has been an addition of more than 50 live channels for Hulu along with its Live TV … Continue reading

Why you should start selling your videos online right away!! 16 August 2017

Cable TV has been the most preferred way to get quality television content for decades now. However, there has been a shift from traditional viewership towards streaming services. Viewers have realized that despite its tasteful content, cable TV subscription is … Continue reading

Xumo reaches 100 channels for LG smart-TV service 16 August 2017

Xumo, which is an ad-funded over-the-top (OTT) content service provider is offering 100 premium, digital channels that are available on its Channel Plus OTT service. Channel Plus delivers both live and on-demand streaming content to users via an interface that … Continue reading

Netflix snaps up Baahubali rights for Rs 25.5 cr 15 August 2017

Baahubali has completed a 100-day run in Indian theatres and has been acquired by video streaming giant Netflix for the sum of Rs 25.5 crore. Netflix which has paid an amount of $4 million (around Rs 25.5 crore) to crack … Continue reading

Spanish language app launched by Kabillion on Roku 14 August 2017

Kabillion which is the independently owned kid’s VOD network that is ranked as the Top 10 Kids Free On Demand network in the U.S and reaches over 60 million US households is available on Comcast, Time Warner and Charter amongst … Continue reading

Binge viewing in the US increasing 11 August 2017

As per research from the Diffusion Group, binge viewing in the US is increasingly becoming universal, with 9 in 10 adult broadband users in the country bingeing at least occasionally. The analysis further categorizes three groups of adult broadband users … Continue reading