US college sport’s Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12) is building its own OTT service as part of its strategic deal with ecommerce giant Amazon. Artificial Intelligence tools from Amazon Web Services are being used to develop the cloud-based solutions capable of understanding … Continue reading
Viacom International Media Networks is all set to introduce a Paramount-branded SVoD service in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for the first time. The subscription video on demand service will be unveiled in Poland this month with cable TV distributor … Continue reading
Bonnier Broadcasting, part of Bonnier the Nordic region’s leading media company collaborates with Paywizard to boost growth of its subscription-based OTT services. With this partnership, Bonnier will be able to use Paywizard’s Agile platform to help grow its C More … Continue reading
Viacom International Media Network (VIMN) has signed a deal with OTT giant Amazon Prime Video which will see Nickelodeon Japan and MTV MIX debuting on Prime Video channels. Both channels were launched last year in Japan but only on OTT … Continue reading
Roku had a phenomenal year in 2017 where it clocked a whopping 19 million active users, up from the 16.7 million at the end of the third quarter. A major share of this feat goes to its strong foothold in … Continue reading
Following the aggressive investment in expanding internet connection to Kenyan households, fiber-optic internet subscriptions almost tripled in 2017. The growing residential fiber connections have been associated with the advent of over-the-top content providers in Kenya. VOD services have been growing … Continue reading
Amazon has decided to release the Prime Video app for Google’s Android TV platform, following their app release for Apple TV. The Prime Video app was available only on the NVIDIA Shield TV. Its APK could not be sideloaded to … Continue reading
According to the latest study from Multiscope, the Dutch audience watched an aggregate of 472 million minutes of Netflix per day throughout 2017. With this, the watch duration for VoD (Video-on-Demand) content has overtaken that of linear television in the … Continue reading
21st Century Fox has revealed plans to launch a National Geographic VOD service in some countries across Europe and Africa in 2018. However, the company hasn’t spoken about the exact launch date and the price. Having collaborated with telcos, National … Continue reading
The paid video-on-demand (VOD) market of Germany is growing steadily with services such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, maxdome, and Sky Ticket being the top players in the segment. According to German consultancy and research group Goldmedia, Amazon Prime Video … Continue reading