OTT/Streaming
Facebook Gaming Secures Streaming Deal With Music Industry for Creators (DTE)
Facebook is looking to create a more legitimate platform for streamers to incorporate music by announcing a wide-spanning deal.... More
Shows on the Rise: ‘Julie and the Phantoms’ Top the Charts
Julie and the Phantoms makes an impressive debut! Collecting a rise ratio of 99.9%, the new Netflix series enters at No. 1, while sophomore seasons of The Gift (No. 2) and Family B... More
How the History of Hybrid Influences Future OTT, Pay TV Models (Synamedia Blog)
Hybrid thinking has delivered brilliant broadcast solutions. That’s why it’s time to stop saying pay TV vs OTT and start bringing them together.... More
‘Apple One’ Services Bundle Could Launch This Week (DTE)
Apple has been expected to launch a bundle of its services – including SVOD Apple TV+, Apple Music and games subscription Apple Arcade – at some stage, but a new report claims ... More
Sony Music Bets its Next Big Hit Will Be a Podcast (Bloomberg)
The world’s second-largest music company plans to release nearly 40 podcasts this year and is developing more than 100 original programs.... More
Amazon Prime Video Enables Auto-Download Feature (DTE)
The feature currently only applies to TV shows from the Prime Video catalogue and does not carry over across seasons, Amazon said.... More
TiVo Announces Native Integration of Locast Into TiVo Stream 4K, DVRs (Next TV)
With the addition of local broadcast channels, as well as Pluto TV and Tubi, tech company touts that its devices deliver a pay TV-like 140+ channels.... More
Streaming Not All About Netflix Anymore (Variety)
“We are all sick of COVID-19, but it had a significant impact on the industry,” Guy Bisson, one of the founders of Ampere Analysis, said Friday during a discussion on VOD at th... More
Asia Pacific to Generate 200M SVOD Subs by 2025 (RTN)
Asia Pacific will have 467 million SVOD subscriptions by 2025, up from 267 million in 2019, according a new study.... More
Facebook Watch Tops 1.25B Monthly Viewers (Variety)
Facebook Watch, the social giant’s two-year-old video streaming platform, has become a massive destination — now attracting over 1.25 billion users each month, the company clai... More
YouTube TV Strikes NFL Network Carriage Agreement (SportsPro)
NFL RedZone also available via streaming service’s Sports Plus add-on package.... More
It’s Showtime! Apple TV+ Reveals New Bundle (Verdict)
As of mid-August, Apple TV+ subscribers in the United States could add a greatly discounted $9.99/month bundle that combines the commercial-free version of CBS All Access and Showt... More
Netflix, Amazon Elbow Way Into Talks on Streaming Hollywood Hits (Bloomberg)
Streaming services have already bid up the price of TV reruns, stand-up comedy performances and contracts with top producers. Now they’re coming for blockbuster movies from the s... More
Cloud Gaming Revenue to Reach $585M in 2020 (GamesIndustry)
Cloud gaming made an estimated $170 million in revenue in 2019, and its growth is set to continue at full speed, with revenue expected to reach $4.8 billion by 2023, "with even mor... More
Amazon Music App Now Lets Artists Live-Stream From Twitch Accounts (Variety)
Amazon Music is letting artists deliver live concerts and other live-streaming sessions from Twitch directly in the Amazon Music mobile app — giving them a new way to reach fans ... More
YouTube, Netflix and Gaming: A Look at What Kids are Doing With Their Increased Screen Time (MC)
Pre-pandemic, 60% of parents said their children spent no more than three hours on devices. Now, 70% estimate their kids spend at least four hours with screens. ... More
Sky Racing Uses AWS Encoders to Assist Live Streams (TV Technology)
Handling the broadcasts for more than 120,000 thoroughbred horse races a year, Sky Racing has begun using AWS Elemental Live encoders to help deliver live streams of races. Sky use... More
200 Stations Jump Into New Streaming Venture (Next TV)
With local TV ad revenue down about 30% in the second quarter, local stations are making a bid to get into streaming.... More
Sweden Sets Record for Streaming in ‘Completely Digital TV Market’ (DTE)
Sweden set a new record for streaming in Q2. According to Mediavision, the number of people watching video streaming services in the country was at an all-time high with 66% of all... More
Latin America to Break 100M SVOD Subs by 2025 (DTE)
Latin America is predicted to reach over 100 million SVOD subscribers by 2025. According to new research, the territory will reach 100.35 million subs by the mid-point of the decad... More