OTT/Streaming

Thirteen diverse creators from across the globe contributed shorts to this online film festival. They had five days to conceive, develop and complete their productions. None of the... More

Direct-to-consumer offerings, initially a supplement to the meatier affiliate-fee model, are fast becoming a go-to strategy for programmers.... More

Netflix is testing a new low-cost pricing tier in India as the on-demand video streaming service looks to court more subscribers in Asia’s third-largest economy. The American gia... More

If Nolan really wants to be the one to save movie theaters, to have his movie be the kind of film that jolted the industry back to life, he should release Tenet online.... More

More than 90 percent of people ages 13-54 use at least one streaming service, a study from Hulu finds — but they don't use those services in any single way.... More

Film Festival Flix will launch a new Virtual Festival streaming channel for the 9th anniversary of the Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival from July 28 - July 31. Normally held ... More

The UAE’s largest telecom operator Etisalat has debuted a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) service, SwitchTV, and looked Synamedia’s Infinite cloud TV platform — and the company�... More

European broadcasters are no longer playing catch up on first run video on demand content. A new study by Ampere Analysis has found that broadcasters’ VOD audiences tend to be bo... More

Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS), a new fully managed service that makes it easy to set up live, interactive ... More

The Peacock app for Apple’s iOS mobile devices was the top ranked overall app in terms of downloads, according to two research companies that track the uptake of mobile apps.... More

From 'Hamilton' to obscure Polish erotica, Netflix, Disney+ and others are finding that creating an on-platform hit is more about viral momentum.... More

In a crowded landscape dominated by Netflix and Disney Plus, Peacock is taking a unique route to streaming with a freemium model and unorthodox features.... More

When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con, it was the first time in the 50-year history of the fan convention that it would not take place.... More

The industry’s read on Peacock is that NBCU started with the same idea as everyone else — to create a subscription service to compete with Netflix. But once the SVOD market gre... More

With Covid-19’s upheaval of the industry, this disruptive period has accelerated PVOD’s claim to the market. And, given the unprecedented nature of the PVOD business model, the... More

The majority of HBO Now users have already switched over to HBO Max, a new report has found. AT&T’s big play in the streaming space, HBO Max, launched at the end of May. The majo... More

Even during shelter-in-place, interest in video downloads remains stable. Will free video services finally take notice?... More

Animated programming takes the lead! July’s anticipated anime series, Deca-Dence, locks in top placement with a rise ratio of 99.5% while HBO Max animation-comedy, Close Enough, ... More

After decades spent fighting TV’s never-ending battle for morning-news dominance, NBC’s “Today” is launching a salvo on another front: Hollywood’s streaming wars.... More

Pouring through the entire libraries of SVOD services would fill one heck of a binge session, as a new report finds that the average U.S. household has access to almost 100,000 hou... More