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Apple raises prices of media streaming service TV+ to $9.99 per Month

The TV+ price increase is only the second in its four-year history. It was originally offered at $4.99 when it launched in 2019

Spotify to restrict features in free tier to boost subscriptions in India

Spotify would not allow users on free tier to use rewind tracks and reorder track list features, but it would put no restriction on streaming

India to find 'pragmatic solutions' on tobacco rules for streaming firms

To curb tobacco use, India in May ordered streaming platforms to insert static health warnings during smoking scenes and at least 50 seconds of anti-tobacco disclaimers at the start

Hollywood writers' strike continues: Here's what you need to know

Hollywood writers strike differ in terms of streaming show residuals, AI use, the number of writers required for shows, and employment durations

The shape of non-music streaming mkt: OTT audiences tune in to spoken word

Last year, Indians paid over Rs. 1,000 crore to listen to (audio) books, drama series and political discussions among other things, going by data from London-based research firm Omdia

NASA to launch its streaming platform NASA+ this year, introduces beta site

NASA launched its beta site and will launch its streaming platform NASA+ later this year. The agency will revamps its main websites, offering a seamless and enriching browsing experience to its viewer

Farzi, Citadel top OTT charts in first half of 2023: Ormax Media report

Netflix fares well with direct-to-OTT Hindi films, says Ormax Media report

Indian-origin Anjali Sud named CEO of Fox-owned Tubi streaming service

Indian-origin businesswoman Anjali Sud will be the new CEO of Tubi --Fox Corporation's free ad-supported TV streaming service-- succeeding its Founder and CEO, Farhad Massoudi. Sud's appointment, effective from September 1, was announced on Monday by the Fox-owned company, which recently became the most watched free ad-supported TV streaming service in the US. Sud, the outgoing CEO of video hosting, sharing, and services platform provider Vimeo, succeeds Massoudi, Tubi's Founder and CEO, a press release by the company said. Anjali is a highly accomplished executive in the technology and media industry with a passion and track record for strategic disruption and authentic leadership, said Paul Cheesbrough, CEO of Tubi Media Group. As Tubi continues to scale and solidify its momentum as the most watched free TV and movie streaming service in the US, she is the perfect candidate to lead Tubi into a new era of creativity, growth and market leadership, he said. Announcing her appointm

Self-regulatory body asks streaming platform Ullu to take down content

The order was issued in response to a complaint about the obscene nature of the shows being showcased on Ullu

Twitch's new programme to help some streamers make more money

Streaming platform Twitch has announced a new programme 'Partner Plus' which will help streamers to make more money who meet the qualification criteria

JioCinema creates a new record with 120 mn unique viewers during IPL

Reliance-owned JioCinema, which has the live streaming rights for Tata IPL, said it has created a world record with 12 crore unique viewers tuning in to watch the rain-impacted final match played on Monday. Besides, the OTT platform also created another record of 3.2 crore of peak concurrency of viewers, said a statement from JioCinema on Wednesday. "JioCinema's digital powerplay in TATA IPL 2023 broke global records to usher in a new era in sports viewing," it added. Peak concurrency is the highest number of end users who are simultaneously logged in to the services at any given moment and unique viewers are the total number of viewers who came to watch videos. This record-breaking customer engagement in TATA IPL came with unique differentiators from JioCinema as 17 simultaneous feeds across 12 languages, including 4K, with multi-cam views giving viewers an unprecedented degree of autonomy and stadium-like experience through AR/VR and 360-degree viewing. "All this led to an incre

JioCinema, NBCUniversal sign partnership pact to bring NBCU films to India

Viacom18's streaming platform JioCinema on Monday announced a multi-year agreement with NBCUniversal (NBCU) to bring several NBCU films and TV series to India. The development comes a month after JioCinema said it will be the new home to HBO and Warner Bros content in the country starting May. As per the pact, viewers will be able to enjoy titles from NBCU's world-renowned content portfolio, which is backed by production entities and brands including Universal Television, Universal International Studios, Sky Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures and Focus Features. NBCU's programming will be based out of a Peacock branded hub starting June on JioCinema's newly announced 'JioCinema Premium' SVOD (subscription video on demand) tier. Through this service, Indian subscribers will have access to Peacock Originals including "Bel-Air", a dramatic reimagining of the '90s comedy series that starred Will Smith, and "The Calling", an investigative drama series from Emmy winner Dav

JioCinema reports record 1,300 crore views in first five weeks of IPL

Reliance-owned JioCinema, which has the live streaming right for Tata IPL, on Thursday said it has clocked over 1,300 crore video views in the first five weeks of the T20 cricket tournament. The average time spent per viewer per match touched 60 minutes, said a statement from JioCinema, an OTT platform owned by Viacom 18. "JioCinema continues to grow from strength to strength every week and it is based on clear evidence of consumer's outright preference of catching the TATA IPL on digital, said Viacom18 Sports CEO Anil Jayaraj. JioCinema also breached the peak concurrency records of TATA IPL twice in five days. "The combination of outstanding cricket action and our robust platform proved the stellar opening weekend was just the beginning of bigger things to come," he said. After witnessing an encouraging response, JioCinema has released a 360-degree viewing feature to delight fans, showcasing the power of immersive fan engagement on digital. "The number of advertisers on JioCinem

Amazon to distribute its original movies, TV shows on other sites

Amazon's move follows the company's $8.5 billion acquisition last year of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. film studio, home of James Bond and other franchises

Netflix may report nearly 2 mn new subscribers owing to price cuts: Details

Netflix is expected to add 3.43 million subscribers in the April-June quarter, compared with 970,000 subscriber losses in the year-ago quarter

JioCinema to start subscription model after IPL 2023; check details here

JioCinema drew more than 1.47 billion video views during the opening weekend of the IPL in April, and had 22 million viewers for a match on Wednesday

Spotify announces launch of new features including 'Discover Mode' in India

Music streaming platform Spotify has announced new features for creators and fans at its "Stream On" event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, including "Discovery Mode"

Paramount Global to raise streaming prices as ad slump knocks revenue

Shares in Paramount, formerly known as ViacomCBS, were down 1.5% in a broadly weak market. They had tumbled as much as 8% in premarket trading

Netflix shares how it plans to maintain account sharing within household

Streaming giant Netflix has shared its rules and exemptions to explain how it plans to maintain account sharing within a household

YouTube Music adds mood filters in 'activity bar' for song choices on web

Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music gets mood filters, i.e. "activity bar" with various moods to tune what appears in the Home feed on the web