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Report: OTT Companies Are Embracing VR

June 14, 2016

According to a new global study, virtual reality will play a decisive role in the future of OTT video, with a majority of OTT companies agreeing that the technology is here to stay. Level 3 Communications commissioned the study, titled The OTT-Video Services Market: Today's Trends and What Is Next for 4K, HDR, HFR and VR and conducted by Unisphere Research in partnership with Streaming Media.

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Netflix Goes for Nick Kroll Animated Comedy

June 14, 2016

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has placed a ten-episode order for the animated comedy Big Mouth, which comes from real-life best friends Nick Kroll (Kroll Show, The League) and Andrew Goldberg (Family Guy), in addition to acquiring the global rights for Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery.

Zenith: TV Remains “By Far” the Most Popular of All Media

June 13, 2016

Zenith’s Media Consumption Forecasts report finds that mobile internet consumption is now growing at the expense of all other media, including TV, which still dominates despite recent declines. The amount of time people around the world devote to using mobile internet is forecast to increase by 27.7 percent this year, driving a 1.4-percent increase in overall media consumption.

Social Wit List: May 2016

June 9, 2016

NEW YORK: Of all the new programs that debuted globally in May, HISTORY's Roots event series generated the most buzz on social media, according to The WIT.

Video Interview with Endemol Shine’s Cris Abrego

June 9, 2016

NEW YORK: Cris Abrego, co-chairman of Endemol Shine Americas and co-CEO of Endemol Shine North America, met with World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati to share insight about the current landscape for scripted and unscripted programming.