Even as traditional pay-TV providers form partnerships with former over-the-top (OTT) rivals to retain customers, cord-cutting continues to outpace projections.
German Cartel Office approves ProSiebenSat.1/ Discovery’s OTT plans
The German Federal Cartel Office has approved the plans of media groups ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications to expand their joint OTT platform 7TV by integrating their streaming services maxdome and […]
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery join forces to create German Hulu
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery join forces to build the leading German OTT platform by integrating their existing streaming venture 7TV, video-on-demand service maxdome and Eurosport Player in one place.
Hulu overhauls top management
Hulu has overhauled its top management, with Joel Stillerman, the chief content officer, and Tim Connolly, senior VP of partnerships and distribution, leaving the company.
Facebook launches Oculus TV with VR content
Facebook will launch a new VR app Oculus TV with content from ESPN+, Hulu, and Pluto TV at the end of the month.
250m households pay for streaming video
The number of households worldwide which pay for streaming video services such as Netflix and Amazon Video has now broken through the 250 million mark, according to the latest research […]
Superbowl suffers from online glitches
Online viewers to Sunday night’s Superbowl coverage found that the potential for a wardrobe malfunction was the least of their worries.
More than half of OTT-homes take multiple services
More than 50% of US OTT subscription households subscribe to multiple OTT video services, according to Parks Associates. Of these multi-OTT households, 81% use Netflix plus some other service or […]
Parks ranks Top 10 US OTT subscription services
Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services in the US market, based on number of subscribers.
Changes at the top of Hulu
Mike Hopkins, the former 21st Century Fox executive who has been running Hulu since 2013, is leaving and is replaced by Randy Freer.