Swedish video solutions provider Accedo is powering seven new video-on-demand (VOD) services for German media company ProSiebenSat.1 through its cloud-based application publishing and configuration platform Accedo AppGrid.
Tricolor TV changes VOD partner
Russia’s Tricolor TV has decided to no longer work with Look1 in launching its upcoming on demand service.
China to push Asian SVOD – without Netflix
The Asia Pacific region will have 157.78 million SVOD [subscription video on demand] subscribers by 2021, up from 41.68 million in 2015 and 76.12 million expected by end-2016.
Research: US viewers becoming ‘self-bundlers’
INFOGRAPHIC. Multiple streaming services rises over 50% in 3 years, posing new challenges to the video marketplace, according to GfK research.
ATV Austria to launch free VOD service
Austrian commercial broadcaster ATV will launch video-on-demand (VOD) platform ATV Smart on October 27, 2016.
Turner launches Filmstruck SVOD service
Turner is launching the new SVOD service Filmstruck featuring a library of contemporary and classic arthouse, indie, foreign and cult films.
Sky Deutschland adds ARD to Roku streaming box
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland had added ARD-Mediathek, the catch-up TV service of public broadcaster ARD, to its Roku-powered Sky TV Box.
Polish VOD service to close
The paid-for on demand service VoD+ will shortly close due to strong competition in the Polish market.
Boost for O2 Czech VOD service
Revenues from O2’s on demand service in the Czech Republic have grown by 15% since it introduced an online version in April 2014.
MEA SVOD subscriptions to climb fivefold
Although there have been many launches in the last couple of years and more to come, the Middle East & Africa SVOD sector will still be very immature by 2021.