OTT/Streaming
Apple’s App Store Sets Holiday, New Year’s Day Sales Records (Billboard)
Apple's App Store had a particularly merry holiday season, setting new sales records to cap an already record-breaking year. The tech giant announced on Thursday (Jan. 3) user spen... More
Will Apple’s Swoon Impact Streaming Media? (THR)
Apple hasn't revealed its ultimate strategy for taking on Netflix and the others, but few on Wall Street doubt that Apple has something substantial up its sleeve.... More
Streaming Video Will Continue to Dominate Screens as Cord Cutting Accelerates Into 2019 (USA Today)
Streaming video blasted beyond any tipping point in 2018 and will command even more attention in the coming year, but challenges lie ahead in the fight for viewers' eyeballs and po... More
Sales of Physical Music Media in UK Slump as Consumers Move to Streaming Services (Forbes)
Sales of CDs in the UK in 2018 amounted to 32 million units, that’s some 100 million fewer discs that were selling just 10 years ago in 2008, and a drop of 9.6 million year-on-ye... More
Prime Focus Technologies Celebrates Innovation Award, Successful Oppo Ad Campaign
Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) closed out 2018 with a couple victories, including a 2018 Product Innovation Award, and a YouTube top 10 ad of the year. Trade journal “TV Techn... More
CES 2019: AT&T Communications CEO Donovan to Deliver Keynote
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced that AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan will lead a keynote session titled New Frontiers in Mobile at CES 2019. Donova... More
Amazon Drives PGA Tour Live to OTT Viewers (Sports Pro)
Amazon has struck a deal to stream PGA Tour Live content via Prime Video Channels, the ecommerce giant’s over-the-top streaming platform. The deal will allow US subscribers to li... More
On-Demand is in Demand (TVB Europe)
Looking ahead to 2019, it appears that SVoD is set to experience a massive increase in revenue. Some estimates put that total revenue figure at more than $35 billion. So, clearly, ... More
Media’s Big 2019 Challenge: Building New Netflixes While Consumers Keep Cutting Cords (Variety)
As media companies work to build new connections through broadband streaming, they continue to lose links to consumers via cable and satellite subscriptions.... More
Study: ‘Friends,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Were Most Binge-Watched TV Shows of 2018 (Variety)
“Friends” — which last aired on broadcast TV 14 years ago — was the most binge-watched television show of 2018 thanks to the full run being on Netflix, according to a new s... More
Is Vertical Video the Future of Streaming in China? (THR)
Given that user-generated video — which is as wildly popular on Chinese social media services as it is on Snapchat and Instagram in the U.S. (both of which are blocked in China) ... More
For the First Time, All Three Streamers are Oscar-Bound (Wired)
Just five years ago, the notion that any of these companies being in the running for a major Oscar trophy seemed far-fetched. After all, these were relatively young companies with ... More
MLB Eyes Giving Teams Streaming Rights Challenging Pay-TV Model (NY Post)
Baseball may be big on tradition — but that could change. Major League Baseball is discovering the upside of streaming and moving away from a pay-TV-focused model, according to s... More
Apple to Create New ‘Peanuts’ Content for Streaming Service (Rolling Stone)
Computer giant’s streaming service to create new series, specials and STEM videos based on Charles M. Schulz’ beloved characters.... More
Report: Global Subscription OTT Revenues to Overtake Cinema in 2019 (TVB Europe)
The research found that OTT revenues will reach $46 billion in 2019, compared with just under $40 billion for box office. US SVoD revenues surpassed theatrical revenues in 2017 and... More
Will the Peak TV Bubble Finally Burst in 2019? (Vanity Fair)
With additions from Apple, Disney, and WarnerMedia to the streaming wars, how much content can American audiences consume?... More
As OTT Gains Ground in Live Sports, Traditional Broadcasters May Be Left Behind (ReadWrite)
As traditional broadcasting channels lose ground to emerging competitors, all signs point to over the top services as the future of streaming television. The $46.5 billion in reven... More
Amazon Adds NBA League Pass Live-Streaming Games to Prime Video Channels (Variety)
Amazon is bringing pro hoops action to Prime Video Channels: The ecommerce giant now offers NBA League Pass as part of its lineup of 150-plus subscription options for Prime members... More
Smithsonian Networks Launches New Subscription VOD Service (Variety)
Smithsonian Networks has expanded its push to reach cord-cutters with the launch of Smithsonian Channel Plus, promising subscribers 1,000-plus hours of streaming nonfiction program... More
CBC Opens Up Olympics Coverage on New OTT Platform (SportsPro)
The Canadian Broadcast Corporation has launched its own OTT streaming service, featuring highlights packages from a broad selection of its winter sports coverage. CBC Gem, which is... More
