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OTT
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Eastern Europe ‘wakes up’ to OTT
A leading media analyst has said that eastern Europe has ‘woken up’ to OTT and…
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Lat-Am OTT tipped to boom
Latin American over-the-top video revenues will more than triple between 2015 and 2021, with this…
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Telegraaf and Talpa prep OTT channels
Dutch publisher and media group Telegraaf Media Groep and ITV-owned producer and distributor Talpa have…
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Comcast invests in ex-DreamWorks exec’s VR start-up
Comcast has led a round of investment in Spaces, a VR firm founded by entrepreneurs…
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Euro SVOD lags the US
The proportion of consumers watching OTT video in Western Europe is increasing but continues to…
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Over 40% of TV time is now OTT
Video streaming has “fundamentally changed” the TV industry’s competitive landscape, with 42% of TV time…
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OTT churn edges up in US
About 20% of US broadband homes had cancelled at least one OTT service in the…
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PCCW’s Netflix rival tops a million
Viu, the streaming service launched by Hong Kong-based telco PCCW, has registered 1.2 million downloads…
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European OTT video use up, trails North America
Over the top video (OTT) usage in Western Europe continues to grow, but still trails…
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Toggle announces raft of OTT originals
Toggle has ordered a raft of originals for its kids OTT service. The Singaporean streaming…
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TV streaming service Vidgo launches at CES
Vidgo, a new US-based TV streaming service, is now in beta testing after launching at…
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An Asian Viu on OTT
Hong Kong-based telco and pay TV operator PCCW made an aggressive OTT play this October…
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Study: bad streaming is a switch-off
As many as one in five viewers will abandon poor streaming video experiences immediately, while…
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UK consumers move to multiplay
Almost 85% of UK households will have signed up for a multiplay service – taking…
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Western Europe OTT revenues to double
Revenues generated by OTT services in Western Europe will more than double between now and…
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Celestial Tiger takes Kix OTT
Asian channel operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment is launching an over-the-top version of its Kix entertainment…
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Lat-Am set for OTT revenue boom
There will be a huge increase in uptake of OTT services in Latin America over…
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Netflix ‘can’t compete’ with Sky, Canal+ for premium rights
Despite its rapid growth, Netflix will not achieve the scale to compete with the likes…
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Account sharing a ‘challenge’ for SVOD
Some 11% of all US broadband households rely exclusively on shared accounts when using subscription…
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Apple ‘in talks to launch OTT TV service’
Apple is reportedly in talks with content companies about securing rights to launch its own…
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OTT revenues to reach US$42 billion by 2020
Online TV and video revenues from fixed broadband networks will more than double in the…
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Viewpoint: Coming up next… consolidation
Simon Murray, Digital TV Research Few were surprised by BSkyB’s announcement in late July that…
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OSN bulks up OTT with new channels
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has added three new linear channels to its OTT…
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New OTT service launches in Hungary
Telenor Hungary has launched a new OTT TV service, MyTV, offering live TV, catch-up TV…
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Viewpoint: In VOD we trust – how pay TV can combat OTT
In television, as with many other things in life, you have to keep the faith….
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Netflix and Amazon drive huge growth in OTT market
The over-the-top video market grew 60% last year to pass US$8 billion, driven by companies…
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New OTT platform launches, plans Euro roll out
A new over-the-top service, Magine, has launched in Sweden this week and plans to offer…
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Content and Co. launching on-demand programming service Cirkus
Content and Co., the UK-based consultancy run by TV industry veterans Mark Bradford and Hugh…
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Liberty boss says Murdochs approve of Virgin deal, dismisses Netflix threat
Rupert and James Murdoch both approve of Liberty Global’s takeover of Virgin Media and understand…
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NBC Universal talks to OTT providers about channel packages
US content provider NBC Universal is in talks with a number of internet video services…