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It is all systems go for Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) as it is prepared to launch its new TV channel, Zee Keralam. The pay TV market in the India’s state of Kerala is profuse with cutthroat competition, with the...

The relentless expansion of the subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) industry worldwide shows its undeniable influence as an international business in the coming years. This sector’s market dynamics are explained by the latest report entitled, "2018 to 2025 Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVoD) Report...

Sports TV channel, ESPN, has lost its grip of roughly two million US-based customers over the past 12 months. This development is based on the newly released yearly report of The Walt Disney Company, ESPN's parent organization. For the 2018...

Apple is reported to be thinking about introducing an affordable streaming adapter. The TV dongle is the same device like the Google Chromecast stick, the Amazon Fire TV stick, and the Roku streaming stick. The low-cost gadget is reported to...

Mindful of the successes of subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) giants like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, Barclays Corporate Banking is responding to the rapid evolution of the TV production realm. In an effort to aid British TV producers in content-making for...

To heighten the convenient engagement of video streaming enthusiasts, Netflix has launched new features on its video streaming application, particularly on devices manufactured by Apple. The subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) company has introduced the newest version of its iOS application. This...

Amazon Prime Video is pushing forward in bolstering its content lineup. Its creative arm, Amazon Studios, has signed a first-look TV contract with Animal Pictures' Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph. The Emmy Award-nominee creative partners will make original series for...

Univision is expected to be recognized as the leading Spanish-language TV channel for the 25th (of 27) time this November. This puts the free-to-air TV network alongside mainstream TV channels like FOX, ABC, NBC, and CBS among the five leading...

Detractors cannot stop Nine Entertainment on its venture to acquire stakes of Fairfax Media. Without opposition, the directors of Fairfax Media have recommended the voting in favor of the Fairfax Media-Nine Entertainment merger. Critics who do not support the deal...

Australia's pay-TV firm, Foxtel, is giving a special offer starting this month in collaboration with The Mercury, the largest, Tasmania-based, circulating daily newspaper. The promotional offering is exclusive for readers of the newspaper who are subscribers of a six-month plan....

Plex is offering its users a once-in-a-lifetime discount on its media library streaming service. Users who avail the service, free of charge, is enticed to take advantage of the rare 25-percent markdown offer on its lifetime Plex Pass. Interested customers...

Apple announced on Thursday that it would start creating independent, feature-length movies with the premier studio, A24. A multi-year agreement has been inked by the Apple X manufacturer and the New York City-based entertainment firm. The world's most valuable company,...

Netflix chief executive officer Reed Hastings recently revealed that the subscription video-on-demand service is thinking of testing an affordable subscription plan in some countries in Asia. The company has decided sooner about this plan of offering its streaming products inexpensively....

Mubi founder Efe Çakarel does not intend to compete with streaming service giant, Netflix. The subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) head wants to be different. He said that Mubi had been serving cinephiles since 2007. Çakarel remarked that his firm has started...

As video streaming continues to be well-received by today's digitally savvy entertainment consumers, subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) services continue to fiercely compete with one another. Texas-based market research firm, Parks Associates, recently computed the streaming service providers. They substantiated that there...

The pay TV sector continues to grapple with declining subscription rates. This is the conclusion of the US Multi-Channel Subscription report for the third quarter of this year. The information was compiled by Kagan, a media research panel within the...

Netflix has inked a multi-year overall partnership with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" executive producer Marti Noxon. Under the contract, the Emmy Award-nominated director, producer, and creative writer will make a new series of shows exclusively for the streaming giant. Furthermore,...

Leaders of over-the-top (OTT) industry companies in India are disputing the government regulation of digital entertainment content. In light of the surging demand in cloud-based entertainment, these private firms believe that such type of monitoring may hamper the consumers' rights...

Streaming services are choosing to deliver their programming through their platforms. This can be observed with the recent termination of the association between Crunchyroll and Funimation. Taking effect last Friday, November 9, 2018, anime fans will no longer view some...

TV channels that are based in India and Pakistan are currently feeling the pressure to keep up with the increasing threats of over-the-top (OTT) services in the United Kingdom. US-based digital platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as well...

Disney CEO Robert Iger announced plans for Hulu as he spoke at the company's fourth-quarter conference call. Among the plans for the subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service is the expansion of its subscriber base. Iger noted that this can be achieved...

The Walt Disney Company has revealed that Disney+ is the name of their long-awaited streaming service. It is scheduled to be launched in the US in the latter part of 2019. Robert Iger, Disney's chief executive officer, made the announcement...

Netflix emerged victorious at the Trusted Reviews Awards 2018. The subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) provider bested other over-the-top services as the best streaming service for 2018. Amazon Prime Video, Spotify, Now TV, and BBC iPlayer competed with Netflix on the tight...

As more media and telecommunications conglomerates join the popularity of streaming services, Comcast Corporation has made up its mind about this trend. Reliable news sources like the CNBC cited that the telecommunications firm intends to introduce a new offering. The...

At the start of 2019, sports fans will get to enjoy their hobby in high-quality video streaming with Spark Sport, a new streaming service. An offering by Spark New Zealand, a technology organization, the news regarding the new subscription video-on-demand...

AT&T is reported to take strict action against customers who are repeat violators of copyright infringement. Representatives from the world's largest telecommunications provider relayed that the company intends to soon stop serving certain customers. These are those who have recurrently...

The monumental presence of Amazon could be detrimental to Roku's prospects for advancement. This was confirmed in the latest report by Brian Nowak and Benjamin Swinburne, research analysts from multinational investment bank and financial services company, Morgan Stanley. In their...

Netflix will soon reach 10 million subscribers in the United Kingdom at the culmination of 2018. This was confirmed by information released by strategy consultancy firm, MTM, ScreenThink, a market think-tank, and a survey of over 3,000 British online users,...

Hints of YouTube becoming available starting this week in Nintendo Switch are making streaming and video-gaming enthusiasts excited. According to ResetEra forum, a medium for discussing gaming news and announcements, the video-sharing and streaming application is coming to the gaming...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured the Quebecois TV and film professionals that Netflix would fulfill its investment promise in the Canadian province. This statement comes when he was questioned by Dany Turcotte, co-host of “Tout le Monde en Parle,” about...