A study entitled The French and their Television by the NPA consulting company shows that six out of 10 French viewers still prefer linear TV over replay, whilst four out of 10 now want to be less dependent on live TV and watch on demand, whenever they want. While 57 per cent of French viewers […]
The amount of mobile video passing over the mobile network continues to increase, as consumers watch more streaming movies and increasingly adopt other OTT services, such as Snapchat and WhatsApp, which allow users to embed videos in their messages, notes market research consultancy iGR in a recent study that focuses on mobile video and provides […]
Limelight Networks, a global player in digital content delivery, has announced that Viki, a global OTT video service, is using its Content Delivery Network (CDN) to send movies to millions of viewers across the Americas and Europe. Based in Singapore, Viki delivers subtitled VoD content in more than 200 languages to millions of viewers via […]
Greg Maffei, Liberty Media President and CEO, foresees great opportunities for the company following its minority investment in and announced agreement to acquire Formula 1, suggesting that an OTT product may be developed in the future subject to rights.. Commenting as Liberty Media Corporation reported its Q3 Results, Maffei said: “We were thrilled to announce […]
Scripps Networks Interactive has announced it will not renew its streaming deal with Netflix when it expires at the end of the year. COO Burton Jablin, speaking at the company’s earnings conference call, explained the decsion, commenting: “We assessed the SVoD universe and have made the strategic decision not to extend our SVoD agreement with […]
Online video portal YouTube has confirmed that it will now support content in the HDR (High Dynamic Range) format. In a blog post, the company wrote: “Starting today, you can watch YouTube videos in HDR on supported devices, such as HDR TVs with the new Chromecast Ultra, and soon on all 2016 Samsung SUHD and […]
TVB Hong Kong, says its ‘myTV Super’ OTT service has topped 1 million users in the past six months. The service was announced in January and went ‘live’ in April. The service was launched in order to compete with Netflix. TVB says the total number of myTV SUPER users has reached 1,037,777 including 312,359 OTT […]
Telus customers in Canada can now access Netflix content in 4K with the launch of the Netflix app on Optik TV 4K set-top boxes. With a Netflix Premium subscription, users can stream 4K content directly from their Optik TV 4K set-top boxes. “4K is the ultimate way to immerse yourself in your favourite TV shows […]
Facebook has revealed plans to utilise connected TV platforms, such as Apple TV and Roku, to sell video ads. These ads would then be run through the social media giant’s own ad network. “We are testing how to best deliver video ads through Audience Network to people watching content on connected TVs. Our goal is […]
Freeview has launched a new mobile app, Freeview FV, allowing Australian viewers to watch live streaming of 16 TV channels and catch-up content from the free to air networks on the go. Live-streaming channels available at launch include: ABC, SBS, Seven, Channel 9, TEN, ONE, ABC2/ABC KIDS, ABC ME, ABC News 24, 7TWO, 7Mate, 7Flix, […]