IPTV Magazine

What IPTV Magazine does

IPTV Magazine, operating under the DBA "OTT Business" and legally incorporated as DiscoverNet Inc, is a privately held B2B trade media company headquartered at 1000 North Main Street, Suite 102, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The company publishes a monthly magazine in print and electronic formats covering the over-the-top (OTT) and streaming TV industry, alongside a news channel, a podcast series with over 137 episodes, an OTT Directory of vendors and tools, and an OTT Resources hub offering guides, templates, white papers, courses, and books. Its stated mission is to identify and explain new media technologies and services that help produce, distribute, and monetize streaming TV businesses.

The company serves a horizontal audience of streaming TV and OTT service providers, TV and video industry professionals, and OTT technology and service vendors. Revenue is generated through advertising sold into the OTT ecosystem, paid directory listings, podcast sponsorships, and potentially premium educational content, while the magazine subscription itself is offered free. Distribution spans the company's own website, print mailings, electronic delivery, podcast platforms, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and newsletter email.

The operating model is asset-light and editorial-driven, with a small team of 1-10 employees and no disclosed venture capital or private equity funding, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no patents or proprietary technology platform. The competitive positioning rests on niche editorial focus, an accumulated content archive from 2020 through 2026, and multi-channel audience reach rather than differentiated technology.

Name

IPTV Magazine

Legal name

DiscoverNet Inc

Website

https://iptvmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IPTV Magazine (OTT Business) is a privately held B2B trade publication covering OTT and streaming TV technologies. It serves industry professionals and vendors through a monthly magazine, podcast, news channel, vendor directory, and educational resources, monetizing via advertising and directory listings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Connected TV (CTV) & OTT Performance Advertising (BPAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Video/CTV/OTT Media Buying (MPAAABAE)

Keywords

• OTT industry media
• Streaming TV publishing
• Trade publication OTT
• OTT business directory
• Streaming industry news

Headquarters

HQ city

Cary

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Publishing and Advertising: OTT Business publishes a monthly magazine (print & electronic) covering industry news, market trends, articles, buyers guide directory, and event lists. Revenue is generated through advertising sold to companies in the OTT and streaming TV ecosystem. The magazine is offered as a free subscription to build readership and advertising value.
2. OTT Directory Listings: Companies can submit their profiles to the OTT Directory, which serves as a buyers guide and company database for the industry. This service likely generates revenue through listing fees.
3. Podcast Content and Sponsorships: The company produces the OTT Business Podcast with 137+ episodes covering topics like AI video compression, mobile streaming optimization, TV advertising, and cloud TV production. Episodes feature industry expert interviews and topic guides. Monetization likely occurs through sponsorships and advertising.
4. Resources and Educational Content: The company produces and curates guides, templates, research reports, white papers, courses, and books for the OTT industry. Premium educational content may be sold as additional revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IPTV Magazine (operating as OTT Business) is a trade media publication serving the over-the-top (OTT) and streaming TV industry. It publishes a monthly magazine in print and electronic formats, a news channel, a podcast series with industry expert interviews, a buyers guide directory of OTT companies and tools, and a resources hub with guides, white papers, courses, and books. The publication's mission is to identify and explain new media technologies and services to help produce, distribute, and monetize streaming TV businesses.

Product overview

OTT Business is an online and print publication serving the OTT and Streaming TV industry. The core offering is the monthly OTT Business Magazine (print and electronic), supported by an OTT Business News channel, an OTT Business Podcast (interviews and lesson guides), an OTT Directory of companies and tools, and an OTT Resources hub providing guides, templates, white papers, courses, and books. These offerings are delivered through the website at ottbusiness.com and are organized around helping industry professionals produce, distribute, and monetize streaming TV businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OTT Business Magazine A monthly publication (print and electronic) covering key industry news, articles on streaming TV options and implementations, TV research and market trends, a buyers guide directory of companies, products, and tools, and conference and trade show event lists. Targeted at streaming TV professionals and the OTT industry.
• OTT Business News News coverage of new innovations, key business changes, new products and services, market research and changing trends, and regulatory changes that impact the OTT and Streaming TV industry. Distributed via the monthly magazine, blog, Twitter, and discussion groups.
• OTT Business Podcast A podcast featuring interviews with industry experts and topic and lesson guides on OTT and streaming TV systems and services. Episodes cover topics including AI video compression, mobile streaming optimization, TV advertising, cloud TV production, and OTT distribution.
• OTT Resources A resources hub providing guides, sample plans, templates, market research, white papers, an OTT Dictionary, books, and courses that help to set up, run, and monetize OTT and streaming TV systems and services.
• OTT Directory A directory of companies, categories, and tools within the OTT and streaming TV ecosystem, serving as a buyers guide. Companies can submit and update their own listings.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Light Reading: Light Reading is an established B2B media brand covering telecom, broadband, and adjacent media/streaming topics. It is a broader incumbent with overlapping OTT coverage, but serves a wider telecom audience rather than a pure OTT vertical.
• Multichannel News: Multichannel News is a long-running B2B trade publication covering cable, broadband, and video distribution, including OTT and streaming. It competes for the same advertiser base and reader personas but with a wider linear-TV-and-distribution remit.
• TV Tech: TV Tech is a B2B publication covering broadcast, cable, and streaming/OTT production and technology. It targets similar industry personas and sells advertising to OTT/cable vendors, but its editorial footprint is broader than a pure OTT vertical play.
• Broadcasting & Cable: Broadcasting & Cable is a long-established B2B media brand covering TV broadcasting, cable, and OTT/streaming. It competes for advertising spend from the same OTT/CTV vendor set but with a broader, more legacy broadcast audience base.

Direct peers

• The Streamable: The Streamable is a consumer-and-B2B-adjacent publication covering streaming services, devices, and OTT news. It overlaps with OTT Business in subject matter (streaming/OTT) but skews more consumer-facing in editorial positioning.
• VideoNuze: VideoNuze is a B2B online publication and newsletter covering online video and OTT. It directly competes for OTT/streaming decision-maker readers and OTT-vendor advertisers in a similar niche content-and-advertising model.
• Streaming Media: Streaming Media is a long-running trade publication and event producer covering online video, OTT, and streaming technology. It directly overlaps with OTT Business in editorial scope, audience (OTT/streaming professionals), and B2B media/advertising monetization model.
• Media Play News: Media Play News is a B2B trade publication covering home entertainment, streaming, and OTT distribution. It targets similar industry professionals and serves as a comparable B2B media business model in an adjacent but overlapping vertical.

Regional players

• Advanced Television: Advanced Television is a B2B news and analysis site covering broadcast, OTT, and streaming industry developments. It overlaps with OTT Business in vertical coverage but skews to international/European coverage and an industry-news editorial mix.
• Digital TV Europe: Digital TV Europe is a B2B trade publication focused on the European TV, OTT, and streaming market. It is directly comparable in editorial scope but serves a primarily European audience rather than North America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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