OTT/Streaming

Media companies like Disney and NBCUniversal still lead the way when it comes to cash spent on content, but digital giants Netflix and Amazon are not far behind. They are poised to... More

Spotify is getting more generous limits for offline listening: The music subscription service has increased the number of songs that can be downloaded to a single device from 3333 ... More

An estimated 51 million people in the U.S. are now paying monthly subscriptions for music streaming services -- nearly double the number of subscribers at the end of 2016, accordin... More

BBC News is heading to Facebook Watch. The British public broadcaster announced Wednesday it will launch its weekly news show Cut Through the Noise on Facebook's on-demand service ... More

A study from Digital TV Research is predicting that over the next five years, Western European OTT TV episode and film revenues will more than double from the $9.84 billion recorde... More

With the streaming giants setting up shop in the Canadian province, insiders say the deep-pocketed behemoths offer nothing but upside to local producers: "The American over-the-top... More

The urgency for broadcasters and programmers to reach viewers who reside in streaming, multiscreen TV ecosystems has already pervaded IBC. The giants in that industry still loom ve... More

According to new research from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, the OTT space presents unique challenges for the dozens of providers in the U.S., ranging fr... More

NAGRA today announced that Eutelsat Communications, one of the world's leading satellite operators, selected the OpenTV Signature Edition user experience to power Eutelsat CIRRUS,... More

About 18% of U.S. broadband households canceled a over-the-top video service, a rate that has held steady over the past three years, according to research from Parks Associates. OT... More

Social live-streaming startup Caffeine continues to add to its war chest with a massive new round of funding led by 21st Century Fox, with existing investors Andreessen Horowitz an... More

For cord-cutters who are also NFL fans, the 2018-2019 season is shaping up to be a very good year. Adjustments to existing deals and some new options mean that fans get their fill ... More

While the Super Bowl remains the biggest live-viewing draw on linear television, CBS is touting the expanded reach of the game via streaming platforms. In a press release, the netw... More

A new European Commission law forcing Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming services to commit to dedicating at least 30 per cent of their content local is set to become law "soon".... More

DC Universe, the forthcoming SVOD platform, is starting to come into focus. The $7.99 a month service will officially launch Sept. 15 (aka Batman Day) in the U.S. and will be a des... More

The subscription video-on-demand juggernaut rolls on in the US with research showing that a full 69% of all US households have an SVOD service from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and/or Hu... More

OTT TV providers continue to tack on subscribers at a rapid rate, but their grand total still represents a drop in the bucket when compared to the size of the full US pay-TV univer... More

The future of digitally delivered premium video depends on who controls OTT video advertising revenues. Do Google or Facebook have the inside track or traditional big media owners?... More

Fox News Channel’s upcoming streaming video service, Fox Nation, is starting to market itself to potential subscribers. Parent company 21st Century Fox gave Fox Nation one of the... More

In a recent story by economy news service Marketplace, centered around streaming services’ rush to sign high-profile directors, writers and showrunners to big-money deals, Will K... More