OTT/Streaming

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

The video-sharing platform has effectively backed the ad-supported business model by putting its most successful original show, Cobra Kai, in front of the paywall. YouTube announce... More

The global over-the-top video distribution market grew its revenue by 33% last year, reaching $68 billion, according to figures released by Digital TV Research. Global OTT revenue ... More

The entertainment industry is spending heavily to reach a generation glued to their phones with shows no longer than the typical Uber ride.... More

For more than two decades, pay-TV operators have experienced a long period of sustained growth. Global pay-TV revenues grew at 6 percent per annum from 2008 to 2017; even the more ... More

French pay-TV company Canal Plus is reportedly in talks to add Netflix to its content offering. According to a report in Le Figaro, the talks are well advanced and an agreement cou... More

Netflix is giving a select number of theaters an exclusive four-week window of its highly touted movie “The Irishman” a month before the film is streamed on its subscription vi... More

Spotify wants as many podcasts on its platform as possible, and it’s now testing a new button within its app that’ll encourage people to create one. Code leaker Jane Wong spott... More

Netflix may have been the first to crack the key European market with locally produced hit 'Money Heist,' but the streamer is now facing heated competition from the likes of Amazon... More

HBO Max has been on a buying spree, with the nascent streamer snatching up a number of high-profile original projects as it visits the WarnerMedia vault to extract existing propert... More

With a little more than two months before the debut of its streaming service, Disney dazzled its hardcore fans with celebrity guests and teaser trailers over the weekend at its D23... More

The first order of business is to expand its direct-to-consumer streaming video channels, said Bakish, the new chief executive officer of ViacomCBS. While programmers collect a set... More

Disney is putting all its marketing muscle into hyping its Disney+ subscription video service, meaning that launch day will likely be an extremely busy and possibility fraught time... More

Real-time data processing and streaming data architectures are on the rise. This might come as no surprise to many, as multiple reports validate that real time streaming has become... More