InPlayer, a paywall for video content, has been selected to power the new pay-per-view online that FilmBox Live, the global multi-screen VoD service, is introducing. FilmBoxLive offers its subscribers non-stop access to several live-streaming channels, as well as an on-demand library of movies, documentaries, sports, fashion and music videos. InPlayer has been working with FilmBox […]
Within two months of its local launch, over a million Australians across 400,000 households had signed up to Netflix, the latest Streaming Video On Demand (SVoD) data from Roy Morgan Research shows. But will the numbers flatten or decline as the introductory free trials end—or really rocket up now the latest season of Game of […]
OTT TV and video revenues in Latin America [for 13 countries] will reach $2.91 billion in 2020; up from only $37 million in 2010 and the $1.13 billion expected in 2015, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. From the $2.126 billion in revenues to be added between 2014 and 2020, Brazil will […]
Telecoms provider Lebara, best known for calling plans to enable migrant communities to connect, has launched Lebara Play, which aims to bridge the content gap by providing a new entertainment service for migrants. The service claims to be the only multi-ethnic entertainment service bringing together free and premium, fully-licensed content in 13 languages in one […]
Japan broadcaster Fuji Television Network has confirmed it will create original programmes for distribution by Netflix as the streaming streaming service makes its first foray into the Japanese market this autumn. The move will allow the unit of Fuji Media Holdings to distribute its content internationally using the streaming outlet, which boasts some 62 million […]
An assessment of the UK video market by Futuresource Consulting indicates that it is in good health, driven by the growing appetite for digital video services, the resilience of packaged video retail and a healthy box office. “The digital video market came of age in 2014, attracting new customers to both transactional and digital video. […]
As new forms of video evolve and expand, younger people’s changing video lives have been revealed by research commissioned by Thinkbox – the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK. The Truth about Youth study – undertaken
Netflix has rolled out its first major website update in four years, optimising the streaming service for a mouse, trackpad, or touch screen. The update will make it “faster and easier to discover something great to watch”, according to Netflix Product Innovation Director Cameron Johnson. “We’ve created a richer, more visual experience, and a website […]
Global OTT TV and video revenues [covering 64 countries] will reach $51.1 billion (€45.5bn) in 2020; a massive increase from the $4.2 billion recorded in 2010 and the $26 billion expected in 2015. According to the Global OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research,
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 […]