OTT/Streaming

 

The Ever-Increasing Cost of Streaming (Vanity Fair)

So, how much are you willing to pay to watch your favorite shows? If you subscribe to more than one streaming service, you’ve probably picked them up gradually, which might make ... More

Amazon Writes Sundance’s First Big Check for Mindy Kaling Movie (CNET)

In the first major sale of the Sundance Film Festival, Amazon's Hollywood arm has won the rights to stream -- and likely screen -- the Mindy Kaling comedy Late Night in the US this... More

Does the Success of Streaming Signal the Death of Indie Cinema? (Deadline)

The success of Netflix’s Roma this Oscar season with ten nominations has some traditional film distributors worried sick that the streaming service’s theatrical/SVOD release mo... More

Sundance: Will New Streamers Create a Seller’s Market? (THR)

With the arrival of Apple and Disney+, indie producers are embracing new distributors (and their deep pockets), but the all-important theatrical release remains a sticking point. ... More

Hilton, Netflix Partnering for In-Room Personalized Streaming (Fortune)

Many hotel chains offer Netflix, but Hilton guests can soon log into their own Netflix accounts to have more control over streaming, the companies announced Thursday. Initially, th... More

How Technology is Improving the Video Streaming Experience (Forbes)

Delivery chain technology is improving, which is enhancing the video streaming experience. This includes improved capture cameras at one end, higher resolution screens at the other... More

Hulu Raises Price of Live TV Service, Cuts Cost of Basic Plan (WSJ)

Hulu is lowering the price for its least expensive subscription plan while raising the cost of its live TV offering, a move that aims to bolster its subscriber numbers while increa... More

Comcast Will Launch NBCU Streaming Service in First Half of 2020 (Variety)

During a conference call with investors Wednesday, Comcast executives offered more detail on a free, ad-supported streaming-video service the company expects to launch in the first... More

Viacom Acquires Free Streaming Platform Pluto TV for $340M (THR)

As its competitors rush to launch Netflix-style subscription streaming services, Viacom is making a bet on free programming. The company is paying $340 million in cash to acquire f... More

Netflix in Advanced Talks to Join the MPAA (THR)

It would mark the first time a non-Hollywood studio would be welcomed into the fold of the movie industry's top trade group.... More

UFC’s ESPN+ Debut Ropes in Record Number of Subscribers (SportsPro)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first live event on ESPN+ saw a record-breaking 568,000 new subscribers sign up to the sports subscription streaming service on Friday and Sa... More

Walmart Abandons Plans for Video Streaming Service, Will Focus Instead on Vudu (CNBC)

Here’s a plot twist — one company is deciding not to launch a new streaming video service. At a time when NBC, Disney, AT&T, Viacom, Apple and others are considering subscripti... More

Ooyala: OTT Market Far From Saturation (Rapid TV News)

There will be more than 777 million global SVOD subscriptions by 2023, more than double from 2017 according to Ooyala’s new State of the Broadcast Industry 2019 report, which als... More

Will Apple Succeed in the Video Streaming Business? (Forbes)

How Large Could Streaming Service Be For Apple?. It’s not clear what business model Apple will follow for the streaming service. While it’s most likely that the company will ma... More

Sinclair Launches Ad-Supported Streaming Service STIRR (MCN)

While it hopes to one day reach the nation’s mobile consumer with ATSC 3.0-based “one-to-many” broadcast technology, Sinclair Broadcast Group wants to program smart phones in... More

OTT Innovation to Grow in 2019 (TVB Europe)

New offerings will enhance OTT video services this year according to a new report. The analysis also predicts that traditional TV will continue to transform for today’s digital l... More

Guigo TV Selects Globecast as Content Partner for New Brazilian OTT Platform (TV Technology)

Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, announces it has partnered with Såo Paulo, Brazil-based Guigo TV to provide 12 channels in Brazil for Guigo TV’s new OTT plat... More

Ooyala: OTT Market is Far from Oversaturation (MESA)

While there’s a limit to how many SVOD services users are ready to pay for, it is far from being reached. This is according to Ooyala’s new State of the Broadcast Industry 2019... More

NBCUniversal Joins the Streaming Wars (TVB Europe)

NBCUniversal will launch its own streaming service in early 2020. Sky will be provide the service to their customers, following its acquisition by NBCU’s parent company Comcast. ... More

CBS Films Being Folded Into CBS Entertainment Group, Focus Shifting to Streaming (Variety)

CBS Films will be folded into CBS Entertainment Group over the next 12 months, Variety has learned. Before that change takes place, the company is committed to releasing its next f... More

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