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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six key facts behind India’s explosive OTT market
India’s vast population is fueling a booming OTT market but even recent rapid growth looks…
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ITV Hub hits 500 million hours viewed in 2019
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has seen viewing hours on its ITV Hub catch-up service grow…
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WarnerMedia leads 15% revenue rise at AT&T
AT&T’s revenues totalled $45.7bn (£35.44bn) for the third quarter of 2018, up 15% from last…
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SVOD use in Western European homes will jump by 38% by 2023
Some 69.3% of Western European TV households will take a subscription video-on-demand service by 2023,…
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Smithsonian ups Giraldi to EVP of digital
Smithsonian Channel has promoted Joseph Giraldi to executive VP of digital media. Previously, Giraldi acted…
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Deutsche Telekom to offer EntertainTV via OTT
Deutsche Telekom is due to launch its EntertainTV service for customers that use another internet…
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Ovation readies for OTT growth with senior promotions
Ovation has promoted several key executives in advance of the expansion of its OTT services…
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Global TV and video service revenue to reach $559bn in 2022
Consumer and advertising spend on TV and video services will grow 14% globally from US$490…
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NBCU eyes streaming service that pays users to watch
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering a new approach to streaming services, where it would launch a…
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Scripps boosted by OTT gains
E.W. Scripps, which owns 33 local TV stations in the US, said that subscribers to…
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Elisa Viihde commissions original spy series
Elisa Viihde, a leading streaming service in Finland, has commissioned an original spy thriller directed…
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Africa’s TV & OTT markets set to grow, says IHS Markit
Africa’s TV and OTT video markets are poised for growth, despite challenging conditions across much…
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Disney preps SVOD service launch with exec reorg
The Walt Disney Company has reorganised its marketing executives as it steps ups its plans…
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HBO Nordic greenlights first Norwegian original
HBO Nordic has greenlit its first original Norwegian series Beforeigners, created by Anne Bjørnstad and…
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Parrot Analytics: 49% of US consumers unwilling to pay for any SVOD services
Nearly half of US consumers are unwilling to pay for even one streaming on-demand service,…
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African SVOD to hit 10 million in 2023
Subscription video-on-demand users in sub-Saharan Africa will number 10 million by 2023, according to Digital…
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Discovery & ProSiebenSat.1 integrate OTT offering to take on Netflix
Discovery and German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 have teamed up to launch a new integrated streaming platform…
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Over 85% of US millennials subscribe to OTT, says Parks
More than 85% of millennials in US broadband houses subscribe to at least one over-the-top…
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SPT makes first streaming move in Western Europe
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is expanding into OTT in Western Europe for the first…
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Discovery chief hints at global OTT ambition
Discovery CEO David Zaslav (pictured) has dropped a hint that the factual giant could look…
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Apple plans Amazon-style distribution strategy
Apple is planning to sell subscriptions to some video services direct via its TV app…
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Endemol Shine & Viu to adapt The Bridge for Asia
Asian VOD service Viu has teamed with Endemol Shine Group (ESG) to produce a localised,…
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TBI Weekly: The OTT ‘arms race’ heats up
This week, it seems that almost every major TV player is claiming their stake in…
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Vimeo reveals OTT stats
Vimeo’s white label OTT platform now has 3.6 million subscribers across hundreds of services, with…
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GRB & DEFY Media partner for cross-platform originals
GRB Entertainment and DEFY Media have partnered to develop and distribute an original programming slate…
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RTL to increase spend on VOD services
RTL Group will increase investment in its on-demand services in the territories where it has…
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CBS to ramp up originals as it bids to top OTT ‘arms race’
CBS COO Joseph Ianniello revealed that the company will increase investment in digital originals to…
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Oath distanced from Morning Breath after Instagram star’s tweets
Verizon’s Oath has cancelled The Morning Breath, a celebrity talk show aimed at millennials, after…
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Disney shutters Movies Anywhere service
The Walt Disney Company is closing its Disney Movies Anywhere services, though customers can transfer…
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Viacom streaming app Nick Jr. Play goes int’l
Nickelodeon has launched its preschool streaming app, Nick Jr. Play, on the international market. As…