Discovery Italia has launched its free OTT service DPlay that enables users to watch, at any time, on all devices and in on-demand mode, programmes aired by its free-to-air TV channels. The video streaming service has a simple and intuitive interface, featuring maximum navigability and a rich library with over 2,000 content available, including in […]
A report from Arab Advisors Group overviews the IPTV services in the Arab world by April 2015. IPTV is in its initial stage of penetration in the Arab World, and is still developing. Fourteen service providers in nine countries in the MENA region offer IPTV services. These countries are: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, […]
Amazon will debut its next kids pilot season of 2015 on June 26th on Amazon Instant Video in the UK, Germany and US. Four animated kids pilots – The Adventures of Knickerbock Teetertop, Lost In Oz, Lily the Unicorn, and Bear in Underwear – will premiere along with two live-action kids pilots – A History […]
According to research by IHS Technology Senior Analysts Maria Rua Aguete and Jonathan Broughton, pay-TV subscribers grew by over 1 million in the past year, an increase of 6.8 per cent. By March 31st 2015, there were 16.6 million households subscribing to pay-TV via satellite, cable or IPTV, up from 15.6 million in the same […]
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. […]
Sony has confirmed the expansion of PlayStation Vue’s multi-channel packages to the Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area designated market areas (DMA) as part of the nationwide rollout of its cloud-based TV service. PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 owners in both markets will be able to subscribe to the service immediately, with other […]
American rules football body Arena Football League (AFL) has signed a one-year partnership with IP-delivered digital television platform FilmOn Networks that will make the service the official provider of international Arena Football. This is gives the AFL access to FilmOn’s 47 million monthly unique users outside of the United States. FilmOn.com will live stream all […]
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 […]
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 David Watkins, Strategy Analytics’ Director Connected Home Devices, Sky is set to lose the TV innovation lead to BT for the first time in over 20 years, following the telco’s announcement of a Ultra-HD sports channel launch. “Being first to market with a UHD sports channel