Singapore — Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), global provider of cloud services for video, has been selected by PPTV, a Thailand-based Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), to power its video-on-demand (VOD) content in high-definition (HD), making them the first DTT to do so in the country. With Brightcove Video Cloud, PPTV leverages an industry-leading online video platform to offer consumers HD VOD access across multiple devices. Owned by Bangkok Media and Broadcasting Co. Ltd, PPTV’s linear … [Read more...] about PPTV Selects Brightcove Video Cloud
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VoD market on up-surge
The global VoD market is expected to reach $263 billion (€ 231.2bn) by 2016, up from $207 billion in 2014 according to Future Market Insights. Rising popularity of on-demand services among consumers and proliferation of internet in emerging nations is expected to fuel the global VoD market. Demand for pay-TV services will continue to remain strong during the forecast period 2014-2020. Popularity of pay-TV services, especially digital cable services, is increasing on account of deployment of … [Read more...] about VoD market on up-surge
YOU On Demand launches YOU Cinema on Xiaomi OTT set-top boxes
New York – YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc., a multi-platform entertainment and Video On Demand company in China, announced on April 28 that its YOU Cinema movie subscription service made its commercial debut on the Xiaomi over-the-top (“OTT”) set-top box as part of YOU On Demand's previously announced distribution deal with China Network Television's (CNTV) subsidiary, Future TV Co. Ltd. Future TV, operating under CNTV's Internet TV broadcasting control license, provides OTT … [Read more...] about YOU On Demand launches YOU Cinema on Xiaomi OTT set-top boxes
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
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
Amazon and HBO ink multi-year deal
Seattle – Amazon.com, Inc. announced a content licensing agreement with HBO on April 23, making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online-only subscription home for select HBO programming. The collection includes award-winning shows such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Big Love, Deadwood, Eastbound & Down, Family Tree, Enlightened, Treme, early seasons of Boardwalk Empire and True Blood, as well as mini-series like Band of Brothers, John Adams and more. Previous seasons of … [Read more...] about Amazon and HBO ink multi-year deal