OTT TV and video revenues for 17 countries in the Asia Pacific region will reach $18.396 billion in 2021; up from $707 million in 2010 and $5.741 billion in 2015. The Asia Pacific OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research estimates that China will overtake Japan in 2016 to become market leader. […]
According to a study carried out for revenue management and customer interaction solutions provider CSG Systems International, consumers have expressed interest in a new bundle that offers the ability to search for content across multiple services, use a single recommendation engine, receive multi-service discounts and have unified billing. The survey reveals new trends in consumer […]
Peer-to-peer file sharing protocol and software company BitTorrent has unveiled a multichannel app for live and linear programming, which it says solves provisioning and lag time problems for live online broadcasting. It features free tier of channels spanning news, sports, music, tech, and youth culture. BitTorrent says it has changed the way the Internet works, […]
For the first time, Mediabug Wave research from consultancy firm Decipher has shown the impact of new low-cost streaming devices such as Amazon Fire Stick, Roku and Google Chromecast in driving OTT VoD use onto the big screen in UK television homes. Now in its fifth year, the bi-annual report is based on an online […]
UK telco BT has unveiled what it describes as “ambitious” plans to bring its BT Sport channels to millions of additional sports fans through a range of digital channels. These include social media, mobile and digital TV. The plans will see the company stream its Freeview BT Sport Showcase channel on YouTube for both the […]
UK Minister for Intellectual Property Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has launched the Government’s intellectual property (IP) enforcement strategy, highlighting the threat of illegal streaming services and set-top boxes. The strategy document – Protecting creativity, supporting innovation: IP enforcement 2020 – lays out the areas that the government sees as the most pressing priorities, and some of […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat has reported a “solid” start to 2016 as it continues to enhance its content offering and build international partnerships. The number of homes connected to Freesat by both satellite and broadband is up by 54 per cent year-on-year. This results from customers choosing to complement their linear free-to-air TV […]
As well as competing with Netflix and others in the SVoD entertainment streaming market, Amazon is now taking on YouTube with the announcement of an enhancement to Amazon Video – Amazon Video Direct (AVD) – a new self-service programme for creators and storytellers to make their video content available to Amazon customers, including tens of […]
The French VoD market rose 19.8 per cent in 2015, recording revenue of €317.6 million, with pay-per-view representing 74 per cent of all sales (€235 million) according to figures released by audiovisual funding organisation CNC and based on research from NPA-GfK. The share of SVoD grew,
A study published by French anti-piracy body l’Association de Lutte contre la Piraterie Audiovisuelle (ALPA) looking at the illegal consumption of films and TV programmes suggests that one in three French Internet users visit sites dedicated to audiovisual piracy. The study, carried out in collaboration with research firm Médiametrie and