OTT / Streaming

A little under a year after its initial November 2019 launch, the streamer will be switched on in Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Belgium and Luxembourg.... More

Sky and Discovery have agreed a new long-term agreement covering the UK and Ireland, Germany and Austria. The Discovery portfolio of real-life entertainment channels, including Dis... More

Americans now subscribe to more streaming-video services than ever: The average U.S. consumer currently pays for four different services, up from three pre-COVID-19, per a new stud... More

OTT is uniquely positioned to allow for more interactive experiences thanks to its underlying technologies. However, before broadcasters rush to integrate applications to drive aud... More

Disney+ might still be less than three months old in the UK but that hasn’t stopped it from securing some startling numbers. Here's a snapshot of how the Mouse House streamer won... More

The coming release of a new generation of video game consoles, notably Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X, is expected to bring several “supercharged years” f... More

Brits have been warned against using pirate streams by the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and IP protection body FACT. With the English Premier ... More

Amazon has announced that it is making all of its Premier League soccer matches free to watch on Amazon Prime and its live video streaming service, Twitch. The tech giant, which ha... More

Whether you’re a D2C operator or a traditional Pay TV provider looking to launch your own OTT service, there is one very important question you need to be asking – how can I en... More

The revolution brought about by streaming services has to a large extent upturned the old ‘big basic plus premium’ model of pay TV. But does this mean that pay TV as a business... More

Barcelona is cutting out the middle man. The Catalan juggernaut announced that it would become the first high-profile club to launch a broad, aggressive streaming service. BarcaTV+... More

A quarter of European sports fans would prefer an ad-supported platform over pay-per-view and subscription options. A new report found that 26% of Europeans would put an ad-support... More

The amount of global streaming accounts is predicted to reach 1.1 billion by the end of 2020, surpassing the number of traditional pay-TV accounts for the first time. According to ... More

Disney Plus has signed up 4.3 million subscribers since launching at the end of March, according to research from Omdia. By the end of April, the streaming service had reached a 16... More

Swiss public broadcaster SSR SRG is to launch its own nationwide streaming platform. The service, Play Suisse, is scheduled to debut in November. The platform, which has been devel... More

According to new research, seven out of 10 people in the country are not prepared to spend more than £20 per month on streaming services, down by £5 from last September. This com... More

The practice of borrowing an OTT account is occurring in one out of every seven online video households, according to research from Ampere Analysis. The amount of people borrowing ... More

After passing 50% for the first time in Q4 2019, the proportion of UK homes with a subscription to at least one of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Now TV increased to 53% in Q1 2020... More

Spanish football giant Barcelona is joining the streaming wars with a new SVOD service, Barca TV Plus. It includes 3,000 videos and 1,000 hours of content including live and delaye... More

Amazon first started showing live Premier League football matches in the UK last year and will do so again this summer, but because of restrictions imposed by the ongoing coronavir... More