OTT/Streaming

 

Fast-Growing Asia Video Market Awaits Arrival of Disney Plus, Apple (Variety)

Asia’s over-the-top video streaming market is growing so strongly that there is currently room for a wide variety of business models. Local companies have many of the most compel... More

Netflix Plans to Pay Bonuses to Filmmakers When Movies Succeed (Bloomberg)

Netflix plans to pay filmmakers, actors and movie producers a bonus if their films are successful, a new incentive aimed at winning projects that might otherwise go to rival studio... More

Will Disney Plus Shake Up How Consumers Value Streaming Services? (Variety)

The streaming-video battlefield is about to get some major new combatants — and fresh research suggests that Disney is best equipped to grab new territory.... More

Charlie Ergen: Streaming is a Bit of a Bloodbath (THR)

Charlie Ergen, chairman and co-founder of Dish Network, on Tuesday told a Wall Street conference that he believes the streaming video landscape “is going to be a bit of a bloodba... More

HBO Max Scores Exclusive Streaming Rights to ‘The Big Bang Theory’ (CNBC)

HBO Max has won the exclusive rights to blockbuster comedy series “The Big Bang Theory” as it works to beef up the new direct-to-consumer streaming service. As part of the deal... More

Report: ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Pique Most Interest Ahead of Disney Plus Launch (Variety)

“The Simpsons” and “Star Wars Rebels” are the most hotly anticipated of the existing series that will be on Disney Plus in the U.S. and the first foreign countries where th... More

Analysis: How the New SVODs Will Use Original Content (Advanced Television)

A profile of six new SVoD players launching in the American market from late 2019 to the first half of 2020 has just been published. The report examines their differing content com... More

Why Streaming Services are the New Credit Card Rewards Binge (LA Times)

Issuers are moving beyond suburban staples to include millennial-friendly categories such as transit and streaming subscriptions. The trend toward streaming rewards, in particular,... More

What ‘Pay TV 3.0’ Will Mean for Viewers, Channels (FierceVideo)

Replacing linear TV services with personalized sets of apps offering a mix of linear and on-demand content-what some have taken to calling Pay TV 3.0-wouldn’t give viewers a full... More

Why Apple Made the Unusual Move to Sell Its Streaming Service for Next to Nothing (CNBC)

Apple rarely sells anything at a discount. Between its $1,000 iPhones and pricey accessories like the $159 AirPods, the company has built a reputation for convincing customers to p... More

Apple TV+ Content Supports Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos (9to5Mac)

We continue to learn more about Apple TV+ ahead of its debut on November 1st. A support document on Apple’s website details that all Apple TV+ content will be available in Dolby ... More

Disney Plus Goes Live in the Netherlands in Free Trial Run (Variety)

Consumers in the Netherlands became the first in the world to get their hands on Disney Plus when an early version of the hugely anticipated streaming service went live in the coun... More

BET+ to Launch September 19 (Digital TV Europe)

Viacom-owned BET is launching its premium SVOD on September 19. The SVOD will launch in the US at US$9.99 per month and feature over 1,000 hours of existing and new original conten... More

Study: Disney+ Streaming Service to Reach 82M Subscribers Worldwide by 2024 (THR)

Disney’s upcoming Disney+ streaming service will reach 82 million subscribers worldwide by 2024, according to a forecast from Digital TV Research. Overall, global SVOD subscripti... More

Dawn Ostroff’s Plan to Turn Spotify Into the Ultimate Podcast Hub (LA Times)

Since she was tapped as Spotify’s chief content officer, Ostroff has been charged with building an arsenal of podcasts to catapult the Swedish business to become a leader not jus... More

Netflix Officially Launches a ‘Latest’ Section With Built-In Reminders (TechCrunch)

Last month, Netflix was spotted testing a new section in its TV app called “Latest,” which would connect viewers with a personalized list of upcoming content due to be released... More

HBO Max Could Launch for $15 a Month (CNET)

HBO Max could launch with a starting cost of $14.99 a month, the same as a current HBO subscription, NBC News reported Thursday. WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey is also considering Ap... More

Apple Music Launches on the Web (The Verge)

Apple Music is getting a big expansion today with a new web interface that will let subscribers stream music directly from a browser without having to install iTunes or a separate ... More

IBC 2019: ZOO Digital Reimagining Localization for Global OTT Distribution (ZOO Digital Blog)

The second wave of OTT is here. Established services are reaching more territories, studios are launching their own direct-to-consumer streaming services and local content owners a... More

Global SVOD Subs Set to Double (Rapid TV News)

A study from Digital TV Research forecasts that the number of gross subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) subscriptions will likely increase by 91%, 462 million, between 2018 and 202... More

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