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On-Demand Live Streaming could be the future 11 July 2016

Live streaming video is utterly changing media, and the world in general. Within the last three days, Facebook Live chronicled a man’s death from a police shooting during a traffic stop and a case of domestic terrorism. Most impressively, a … Continue reading

5 million Australian households will be paying for online streaming by 2019 29 June 2016

Australians are keen for television and movies streaming over their internet connections with more than 5 million households expected to be subscribed to a service by 2019, which is half of its population. And some would even be willing to … Continue reading

7 in 10 consumers are subscribing at least one OTT service 24 June 2016

According to the latest State of Online Video Report from Limelight Networks, OTT services are surging in popularity, with seven in 10 consumers currently subscribing to at least one. The most significant growth has been seen in people subscribing to … Continue reading

BARB research says SVOD is actually complementing traditional TV rather than cannibalising it 21 June 2016

An interesting article by Elizabeth Ross compares SVOD and traditional TV. She says one trend that seems to have taken hold of the public consciousness is the rise in subscription video on demand (SVOD) which if we are to believe … Continue reading

VOD services expected to be worth 19.11 Billion USD by 2021 in Hospitality Market 14 June 2016

According to a new market research report, by MarketsandMarkets, “Video on Demand in Hospitality Market by Solution (Pay TV, IPTV, and OTT), by Service, by Delivery Model, by User type, by Revenue Model, and by Region – Global Forecast to … Continue reading

Networks want more VOD rights 16 May 2016

As demand for VOD services rise, networks like NBC have started pushing their program providers to give more accessibility on video on demand. Producers are often reluctant in letting more than 5 episodes of their show run on streaming services … Continue reading

Smart TV sales increase, see 45% VOD viewing 13 May 2016

According to a report by Smartclip, there are around 16M smart TVs in Brazil. This is 10% of the all TVs in the market. Around 45% of the viewing on smart TV accounts for video on demand content. The report … Continue reading

Miabox VOD launches in Africa 12 May 2016

The African video on demand market has a huge potential as reported by us earlier. Now, Miabox has started taking in pre-orders for its VOD and online TV services in Ivory Coast. Like other services, it will be available on … Continue reading

Google will list linear and video on demand show timings 11 May 2016

According to a report on Engadget.com, Google will now show listings of linear TV and live video on demand on its search results. There will be a news results module according to the report. It will probably display the programming … Continue reading

7 day rating time becoming irrelevant in the VOD age 06 May 2016

In the age of Video-on-demand, Live-plus-7-day rating time is becoming irrelevant for advertisers according to Nielsen’s senior VP of audience insights, Glenn Enoch. An increase of 4% to 58% can be seen after the 7-day period depending on the genre. … Continue reading