
Amazon in talks to add MX Player to its video portfolio
Amazon is in talks with Times Internet to acquire on-demand video streaming service MX Player to bolster its presence in India’s entertainment space. Read more…
Amazon is in talks with Times Internet to acquire on-demand video streaming service MX Player to bolster its presence in India’s entertainment space. Read more…
Viacom18 is reportedly planning to create a new super app that will host its various digital streaming platforms, to take on Amazon, Disney and Netflix. Read more…
Netflix reversed customer losses that hammered its stock this year and projected more growth ahead as it prepares to offer a new streaming option with ads. Read more…
Netflix reports first drop in subscribers in a decade, leaving Wall Street questioning its growth amid fierce competition and viewer fatigue. Read more…
The streaming wars are on – and the winning strategies will rely on more than just subscriber numbers or content investment. Read more…
The media and video industry in India has undergone more change in the last six months than it has seen in the last 30 years. Read more…
Study of online content viewing behaviour of Indonesian consumers has found a 55% reduction in consumers accessing streaming piracy websites. Read more…
Netflix is testing longer subscription plans in India as it looks to attract more users in a competitive market where smartphone and internet usage is soaring. Read more…
OTT video is so mainstream now that it’s forcing broadcasters to transform into ‘diversified media companies’ to compete, says a new Ooyala report. Read more…
Increased churn rates are plaguing video streaming services such as Amazon Prime (-2.9%) and HBO Now (-19.2%) in key markets such as the UK and the US, according to a new consumer survey from Juniper Read more…
To accurately define the emerging status and trends of the convergent video landscape, ZTE and other players have proposed the concept of ‘Big Video’ that covers four aspects: Big Content, Big Network, Big Data, and Read more…
5G action this day: Americas will lead the 5G Revolution Utopia Future, says GSMA; Nokia demos 8K video over 5G and sells IP video business all in one day; Samsung 5G-ready massive MIMO is live Read more…
(Reuters) – Amazon.com plans to launch an advertising-supported video service for users of its Fire TV streaming devices, news website The Information reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Highly profitable ad sales were a bright Read more…
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s top flight soccer division La Liga announced on Tuesday a landmark deal with Facebook which will allow viewers in the Indian sub-continent to watch every game over the next three seasons Read more…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – YouTube is creating scripted series and other original programming for international markets including France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and India to try to draw new customers to its paid subscription service, Read more…
Telstra says it has switched on LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) technology in its mobile network nationwide – which means customers using Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S9 devices can watch Australian football in HD. Telstra has been Read more…
Video consumption on mobile devices stabilized in Q1 2018 at nearly three of every five videos watched, while media companies created and processed nearly three times as much video content in the same period year Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook-owned social network Instagram launched a mobile app on Wednesday dedicated to user-generated videos up to an hour long, intensifying the competition for consumers’ time among ad-supported streaming services such as Read more…
Globe Telecom and The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia have introduced DisneyLife: The World of Disney in One App, which enables users to watch Disney content via mobile. The Globe Telecom launch marks DisneyLife’s first Read more…
The Joint Video Experts Team – a collaborative team formed by the ITU-T Study Group 16 Video Coding Experts Group and ISO/IEC JTC1 SC29/WG11 (Moving Picture Experts Group, MPEG) – has launched a project to Read more…
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