Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is to launch an online video streaming service in China in about two months, with the aim of emulating services such as Netflix and HBO. “Our mission, the mission of all of Alibaba, is to redefine home entertainment,” said Patrick Liu, head of digital entertainment. “Our goal is to become […]
Vimond Media Solutions has announced a strategic collaboration with Nordisk Film. As part of the multi-region, multi-year frame agreement, Vimond will provide an end-to-end managed cloud OTT-TV and video streaming service for Nordisk Film brands such as minbio.dk (also known as www.minkino.com) and the newly-launched Dansk Film Skat “Nordisk Film has ambitious plans in the […]
The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen, and covering the first quarter of calendar 2015 – explores household take-up of new screen technologies and trends in how major age groups view broadcast television and other video across multiple screens. It also presents new findings about Australians’ claimed use of and […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK is making available much of its NHK World International service available On Demand. The service, entirely in English, will open for availability on June 15th and is free to users. NHK says the service will start with 13 programmes mainly transmitted within the past one week or two as a way […]
Sky Deutschland’s OTT service, “Sky Online”, is now accessible on a selection of Android devices. The streaming service is now available as an app on the Google Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, S4 mini, S5, S5 mini, Note 2, Note 3, Note 10.1, Tab 3 (7.0, 10.1), Tab 4 (7.0, 10.1) and […]
Netflix has announced that new customers in the UK will now be charged £7.49 (€10.3) per month for the streaming service’s basic HD package, up from £6.99 under the previous pricing structure. Netflix’s cheapest package – which offers SD playback on one device for £5.99 per month – will remain the same for the time […]
Industry research from Parks Associates finds global OTT video service subscription revenues will increase from nearly $9 billion in 2014 to over $19 billion in 2019. Currently, 57 per cent of US broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service. Among European broadband households
According to research from TDG, Latin America is poised to become an important market for OTT vendors of all kinds, whether equipment, content, or service providers. El Futuro de TV – OTT Video in Latin America, 2015-2025, TDG’s first foray into the Latin American TV market, offers an original analysis of the social, cultural, economic, […]
Marriott Hotels and Internet entertainment streaming service Netflix have agreed what they say is a “groundbreaking” partnership to revolutionise the guest room entertainment experience. Guests staying at select Marriott Hotels will be able to subscribe to Netflix or sign into their existing accounts simply by using the Netflix app on the hotel’s internet-connected guest room […]
Chinese tech company Xiaomi on has announced an investment of $1 billion (€0.88bn) to build up business in online video. Lei Jun, CEO of the smartphone manufacturer, said Xiaomi would form an association with video-sharing websites and film makers, but the company would not make content itself. Xiaomi aims to gain an edge through about […]