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OTT impacts Idea Cellular non data VAS services revenue Telecom Lead Telecom service provider Idea Cellular on Thursday said messaging companies (OTTplayers) have impacted its non data VAS services revenue. Idea Cellular second quarter revenue fiscal 2014 decreased 3.29 percent to Rs 6,323 crore from Rs 6,538 crore ... See all stories on this topic »

Thema launches African channels OTT service outside France DigitalTVEurope.net Channel distributor Thema and Alpha Networks have teamed up to launch a new OTTservice focusing on bringing French-language content from Africa to a pan-European audience. The service, Le Bouquet Africain La Box TV, will bring French language TV ... See all stories on this topic »

BBC Worldwide Aims Right At Netflix and the Growing OTT Sector MediaPost Communications That decision to get into the OTT business that way is a change; the BBC had been touting its iPlayer portal. No more. BBC Worldwide CEO Tim Davie told Broadcast Engineering.com that he wants a single Website as the one-stop-shop for BCC content. See all stories on this topic »

Cannibalism in telecom sector likely to get worse Times of India A recent white paper from Mobile Squared, a telecom research firm, and Tyntec, an intermediary between operators and OTT services, painted a gloomy picture, saying Skype, which offers free calling using the internet, is costing the global telecom ... See all stories on this topic »

The touchy task of monetising over-the-top content: CASBAA Convention Campaign Asia-Pacific HONG KONG - Friendly tension ensued this morning between two over-the-top (OTT) content providers and two traditional pay-TV providers on the topic of money, with YouTube getting some of the flak during a morning session on day three of the CASBAA ... See all stories on this topic »

Senators-Red Wings Sums Thegardenisland.com Penalties_Kronwall, Det (hooking), 9:22; Quincey, Det (tripping), 14:07; Greening, Ott(cross-checking), 14:56. Second Period_5, Ottawa, Spezza 7 (E.Karlsson, Methot), 5:12. Penalties_Ryan, Ott (high-sticking), :49. Third Period_6, Ottawa, Cowen 2 (Z ... See all stories on this topic »

China Mobile blames OTT for lower Q3 profit Developing Telecoms (press release) (blog) In a statement, chairman Xi Guohua noted that a “greater impact from OTT products” represented “increasingly complex competition” that caused the group “severe difficulties and challenges.” However, the first nine months of the year were more positive ... See all stories on this topic »

Making peace with Halloween as a holiday that celebrates childhood: Guest ... OregonLive.com By Melinda D. Ott. Halloween is far from my favorite holiday. As a young child, I was terrified of people in costume. When I was older, trick or treating definitely had its appeal, but I was anything but a fan of the ghosts, goblins and werewolves. As ... See all stories on this topic »

Nexmo and CSG Partner to Support Explosive Growth of SMS MarketWatch ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct 24, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nexmo, a pioneer in cloud-based applications for OTT providers, and CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS) , a global provider of interactive transaction-driven solutions and services, today ... See all stories on this topic »

Surging smartphones sales in India may hit telcos Economic Times It adds that India is among the top five smartphone-based OTT markets, led by China and includes US, Brazil and Germany which cumulatively accounted for 67% of global user base. However, the jury is still out on the impact of OTTs on revenue of ... See all stories on this topic »