OTT/Streaming

Are the streaming giants enjoying a free ride in Canada? That's been an increasingly vocal complaint from content creators and regional governments north of the border as Netflix a... More

As a cultural product, gaming dwarfs both Hollywood and music combined, and the arrival of 5G is only likely to increase its reach. FMCG brands should contemplate how they can util... More

Just five years ago, Canada was experiencing a locations boom thanks to the steady flow of Hollywood shoots heading north of the border. Now the streaming wars are taking the deman... More

HBO Max is expected to launch to consumers in May, and WarnerMedia is making sure that it has plenty of content to fill its new streaming service, per a new report from Ampere Anal... More

Ahead of the US launch of the bumper HBO Max in May, WarnerMedia has released its HBO Go service in Indonesia. This launch adds to the service’s Asian availability in Hong Kong, ... More

On the heels of Amazon’s eye-popping Q4 2019 results, it’s time to consider - really consider - what a powerful, ominous force this behemoth is in the world of media and entert... More

Netflix is hoping to convert fans of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” into subscribers — if they’re not already — by letting anyone stream the YA rom-com movie for f... More

Netflix, along with BET+, Bounce’s Brown Sugar and Urban Movie Channel, are leading the charge among streaming services to challenge African American-targeted cable networks for ... More

As WarnerMedia prepares to launch its streaming service HBO Max in May, the company has shifted resources from its cable networks to invest in online originals. A new study by Ampe... More

DVD kiosk company Redbox is launching an ad-supported online video service. The company has been testing the service on its website and in its mobile app with a subset of its audie... More

Spanish broadcaster Mediaset España has tapped content security provider Irdeto to help secure content delivery for Mediaset’s sports-centric OTT service Mitele Plus, the compan... More

Sprint and T-Mobile have moved yet another step closer to a merger, and it could lead to consumers paying more for wireless plans. A federal judge in New York on Tuesday approved t... More

Streaming eats up a big chunk of viewers’ time, though it’s still outweighed by traditional linear TV. That’s according to the latest from Nielsen — its first Total Audienc... More

The first week of February brings a wide array of TV premieres starting with Locke & Key (No. 1). Netflix’s latest fantasy series enters at No. 1 with a rise ratio of 100%, while... More

Over the past year, 95 million people in the U.S. used a major streaming service, 68 million were self-paying, 25 million had access through a family plan, 13 million were on a fre... More

After Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” made history at the Oscars on Sunday night, picking up four trophies including best picture, the film has risen to the top of Apple’s iTunes... More

Labeled already an “enormous success” by Disney CEO Bob Iger during Disney’s fourth-quarter earnings call, the North American launch of Disney Plus—which will soon be follo... More

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has confirmed that English soccer’s top flight is developing plans to launch its own over-the-top streaming service in the future. ... More

Spotify's planned acquisition of podcast startup The Ringer has renewed recent attention on podcasting, and the possibilities for publishers to extend their brands among a growing ... More

Early in the ATSC 3.0 development process it became readily apparent that for prevention of content piracy or unsanctioned signal retransmission, and to enable the capability to ru... More