IBM is buying Clearleap, a provider of cloud based video services, to boost its cloud computing initiatives. Financial details were not disclosed. Clearleap will be integrated into the IBM Cloud platform to provide enterprises with a fast and easy way to manage, monetise and grow user video experiences and deliver them securely over the Web […]
Netflix will focus on developing its own content next year and aim to nearly double the number of original shows to 31 from 16, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has vowed. The video-streaming giant has 10 feature films, 30 kids’ series, “about a dozen” feature documentaries, 10 stand-up specials and two documentary series in various […]
Strategy Analytics believes that YouTube’s move to take on the likes of Netflix and Amazon with its own premium streaming service is doomed to fail.Mike Goodman, Director of Digital Media Strategies at Strategy Analytics, comments: “Although a premium subscription video service has long
An Ampere Analysis’ report proposes and discusses three possible future scenarios if Netflix moved into advertising. The streaming video company has been at pains to point out it has no plans to make such a move, but Ampere Analysis anticipates that Netflix’s consistent 15 per cent YoY revenue growth of the last two years will […]
OTT TV will be a big hit for consumers this Christmas, with 52 per cent of viewers around the world planning to use an online TV service during the festive season, according to a research study commissioned by Paywizard. However, although a hit at Christmas, operators like Amazon Prime, Hulu and Netflix will lose many of their […]
Canal+ GROUP and iROKO are partnering to create and launch the first Francophone SVoD service aimed at bringing affordable, popular mobile TV content to French-speaking Africa. Announced as part of a multi-million euro deal, this mobile-first Android App with download functionality is set to launch in the coming months. Designed to optimise data consumption, the […]
ICFLIX the Middle East and North Africa streaming service, has partnered with Pakistani tech brand Haier, to make movies and TV series from ICFLIX more accessible to Haier mobile users across the region. The ICFLIX offering will consist of popular Bollywood movies alongside Award-winning Hollywood movies such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Hugo and […]
YouTube is seeking to acquire rights for streaming TV series and movies for its $9.99-a-month (€9.44) YouTube Red subscription service as it looks to compete with rivals such as Netflix and Amazon, according to the Wall Street Journal. It is understood that company executives have met with Hollywood studios and other production companies in recent […]
Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company and a specialist in personalised content discovery technology has released the 12th edition of its quarterly Video Trends Report covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, PPV, OTT, TV Everywhere, connected devices, and content discovery. Digitalsmiths’ surveys seek real consumer opinions to
Hackers are selling lifetime access to premium VoD subscriptions for as little as $0.50. A report by McAfee Labs revealed it is possible to buy access to “many online streaming entertainment” services, like Netflix and Spotify, in ‘Dark Web’ marketplaces. These marketplaces can be accessed only by using a special internet browser called TOR that […]