Singapore– The record-breaking Music Matters 2017 presented by Tencent will see a huge focus on streaming and how the technology has permanently altered the industry. The complex predictive algorithms behind the seemingly simple playlists are now enabling personalization, garnering unprecedented engagement and therefore, generating revenues in billions. In its Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2017-2021 report, PwC predicted that internet streaming will become the largest source of global … [Read more...] about Tencent presents All That Matters
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Véonet team announces on-schedule Rollout
Miami – West Palm Beach – New York - Carlos Barba, Chairman of the first fully Spanish subscription streaming service Véonet, announced that the on-schedule Véonet rollout was successfully conducted. Véonet is available to viewers and potential subscribers on Veonet.tv, in the United States and Puerto Rico. Véonet Chairman Barba, pioneer in the creation of several Hispanic Channels like Telemundo and Univision, pressed the magic on-screen computer button making available many hours … [Read more...] about Véonet team announces on-schedule Rollout
IOT Group to stream across APAC
Sydney- IOT Group Limited (ASX: IOT) subsidiary - OTT Premium Pty Ltd - has entered an exclusive agreement to bring Xstream’s over-the-top media streaming platform to Australia and more than 100 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Xstream, one of the only independently owned tier-one streaming companies in the world, offers telcos, broadcasters, production and film companies and content owners with the full end to end over-the-top platform to deliver content which can be viewed on any … [Read more...] about IOT Group to stream across APAC
Chinese websites ordered to remove U.S. TV shows
The South China Morning Post reports that Chinese authorities have ordered video streaming websites to stop showing four popular American TV shows, including The Big Bang Theory and The Good Wife, representatives from two sites said on April 27. The move suggests government attention is intensifying on the online content-streaming industry, which is freer than state television and China’s cinemas to show foreign productions and other content and has stretched the boundaries of what can be … [Read more...] about Chinese websites ordered to remove U.S. TV shows
AOL and Microsoft partner to offer premium content
New York – AOL Inc. announced on April 25 that it has signed a video distribution deal with Microsoft. Beginning this summer, content from AOL brands like HuffPost Live, TechCrunch and Moviefone, as well as partner sites including ESPN, TMZ, Rachel Ray and Martha Stewart will be available on MSN and Bing Apps for Windows and Windows Phone. Through this partnership, relevant videos from AOL’s library of nearly 900,000 will be distributed on Microsoft video platforms, including MSN, … [Read more...] about AOL and Microsoft partner to offer premium content
Amazon secures exclusive streaming rights to “24”
Seattle – Amazon.com, Inc. announced on April 1 that as part of its licensing agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Prime Instant Video is now the exclusive online-only subscription home for streaming all 192 episodes of the award-winning series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as heroic agent Jack Bauer. Prime members can access all eight seasons of the groundbreaking political thriller and 24: Redemption, a TV movie based on the series, in advance of 24: Live … [Read more...] about Amazon secures exclusive streaming rights to “24”
