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Hulu is getting into Live TV 05 May 2016

Hulu chief Mike Hopkins has revealed that live sports, entertainment and news will be available on their streaming network in early 2017. According to the Wall Street Journal, Disney, Fox, ESPN, FX are expected to come up on Hulu. The … Continue reading

Theatre comes to VOD with Cinema Politica 28 April 2016

Concordia’s Cinema Politica which has been screening political documentaries and fictional shorts in theatres for the last 13 years, is entering the video-on-demand space. “It’s a new direction expanding from bums in seats to eyeballs on screens,” said Cinema Politica’s … Continue reading

Digi offers video streaming service with no data charges 15 April 2016

Mobile video streaming though high on demand, is still restricted because of high data charges in many regions. In Malaysia, Digi Telecom Sdn Bhd is now offering a video streaming service called Video Freedom that will not charge for data … Continue reading

Video on demand growing amongst the older generation too 12 April 2016

Video on demand is becoming a part of everyday lives for many. According to a study by Nielsen, around 43% said that they watch some form of VOD at least once in a day. Numbers are as usual high in … Continue reading

Xiaomi brings $25 million funding to Hungama 05 April 2016

The Chinese tech company Xiaomi makes its first investment in an Indian company; $25 million in Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. Hungama sees more than 65 million users for its music, video and movie content in a month. Local content will … Continue reading

TV and video streaming in UK and Australia 04 April 2016

According to Thinkbox, IPTV players like Netflix and Amazon now hold 4% of the total video consumption market in the UK. This has increased from 2.3% in 2014. 3 hours 51 minutes is the average time consumed on TV in … Continue reading

77% use VOD for the convenience of watching on their own time 31 March 2016

According to the President of Nielsen Product Leadership, Megan Clarken “…the growth of video-on-demand programming services…opportunities for all players in the media ecosystem…content will always be king…consumers will demand greater control and customization of the viewing experience…” The study by … Continue reading

Indian video on demand services set to zoom ahead 29 March 2016

Indian VOD is heating up. The region is becoming one of the largest smartphone markets in the world. Cisco predicts that the region could have around 650 million smartphones by 2019, while there were only 16 million TV households in … Continue reading

Rise of no-TV households 23 March 2016

Around 25% of UK households subscribe to a video-on-demand service like Netflix. Around 1.3 million homes in the UK have no traditional TV, a number that increased from 90k in 2010. According to the report, “One theory is that non-TV … Continue reading

Repetitive untargeted ads not liked by many 21 March 2016

According to the recent Nielsen survey, video-on-demand services having ads are growing. But consumers aren’t exactly happy with untargeted ads. Though a majority of them are of the opinion that they would like to watch free VOD content in lieu … Continue reading