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First sports-focused OTT player launched in Mexico 24 July 2017
Sportflix is the first (over-the-top) OTT platform focused on sports that is going to be launched in Mexico. It will be showcasing NFL, NHL, UFC and baseball, basketball, formula one, football, golf and tennis championships. It will premiere in Mexico … Continue reading
Increasing number of people in Spain watch OTT series online 21 July 2017
According to Kantar Media, one in two Spanish people that have internet access, watch series via online and (over-the-top) OTT platforms. With the growth of streaming and changing viewing habits around the world, Spain is following the global trend and … Continue reading
OTT drives growth of video industry in Mexico 20 July 2017
A report by the Competitive Intelligence Unit (CIU) has revealed that streaming platforms are Mexico’s fastest growing players are streaming platforms that are almost equivalent to cable TV’s share. Mexico’s over-the-top (OTT) services accounted for 7 million subs by the … Continue reading
Online viewing gets a boost with mobile devices 20 July 2017
Online video viewing will increase 20% in 2017 as per advertising giant Zenith which means global consumers will spend about 47.4 minutes a day viewing videos online this year which is up from 39.6 minutes in 2016. As per Online … Continue reading
Generation Z, millennials in the US increasingly use Subscription Video-On-Demand 20 July 2017
As per the 2017 Nielsen Total Audience Report, millennials who were at the beginning stages of their careers were found to have the lowest household incomes and were more likely to live in urban areas on rent hence were more … Continue reading
Netflix breaks records as it hits the 100MN member milestone 19 July 2017
The Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) giant, Netflix now has a global subscriber base of 103.95 million, with non-US subscribers in majority. According to the Q2 stats released by Netflix, global net additions totalled a record 5.2 million compared to the forecasted … Continue reading
IPTV on the rise in Latin America 18 July 2017
FTTH connections in LATAM account for one in 10 internet homes thereby improving accessibility to (over-the-top) OTT video platforms and IPTV. Fixed broadband connections reached 68.11 million by end of Q1 2017 according to research by Dataxis which is a … Continue reading
Online Video growth on the rise – Barclays 18 July 2017
According to Wall Street research firm Barclays, online video is set to grow partly due to a growing number of OTT viewers being above the age of 50. A report by U.S Energy Information Administration pointed to the fact that … Continue reading
49 hours of TV watched every month in Homes that have OTT services – ComScore 17 July 2017
According to data presented by ComScore, 51 million households consume TV programming via streaming video services that represents a 16% rise in 6 months. Viewing habits data was also revealed by ComScore. Some of its findings were: – On an … Continue reading
PlayStation Vue increases it’s base subscription price to $40 14 July 2017
Sony has increased the base subscription price of PlayStation Vue to $40 a month. It has been marketing a $30-a-month as A “Slim” package in most parts of the world except in markets where the base tier was $40-a-month “Access” … Continue reading
