Cord cutting increasingly a trend – IBB Consulting survey 23 June 2017
People are increasingly watching random videos on a 6-month-old baby swimming, pets doing funny things, how to style your hair videos. This kind of viewing has changed the way content is consumed significantly. That era when people were bound to … Continue reading
Streaming series captures a share of traditional television 22 June 2017
Web-based TV channels (streaming) represented 9% of their tracked episodes from June 2016 to June 2017, a rise of 5% for the 2015-2016 season. Data from online TV guide TVmaze, suggests that Netflix consists of the highest number of viewers … Continue reading
Smart TVs the top way to stream Netflix: Futuresource 22 June 2017
Smart TVs are the preferred way for customers to access content provided by a video streaming service as revealed by FutureSource Consulting.According to a Futuresource senior market analyst, Jack Wetherill, smart TV was the leader in six markets that it … Continue reading
YouTube and BBC – most preferred video apps on UK smartphones 22 June 2017
According to a research carried out for mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse, amongst the wide variety of apps used by UK consumers for watching video on their smartphones, YouTube and BBC iPlayer are the most preferred apps. About 68% of UK … Continue reading
Viewer loyalty impacted by video streaming quality 22 June 2017
The quality of video resolution and playback affects viewer’s involvement with and loyalty to OTT video streaming services according to a new research from Akamai Technologies. These findings emphasize how important it is to offer consistent, high-quality video for any … Continue reading
Pay-TV growth under threat – Piracy, OTT growth to blame 21 June 2017
According to Pay-TV Innovation Forum, developed by Nagra and MTM, Latin American Pay-TV businesses face several threats such as the economic imbalance, robust free-to-air (FTA) TV offerings, increasing propensity of over-the-top (OTT) services and rising levels of pay-TV piracy. Some … Continue reading
Apple to start its own video streaming service 21 June 2017
Apple is currently working with some Sony executives to produce their own original video streaming service. Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg who have previously worked at Sony Pictures Television since 2005 as presidents since 2005, are currently working with … Continue reading
QUBIT launches in Latin America 21 June 2017
Qubit TV plans to expand its OTT service platform in Peru at the end of the month as announced by Facundo de la Iglesia at the NexTV Series South America event. With this introduction of Qubit in Peru, the total … Continue reading
Big expansion plans – FuboTV 21 June 2017
FuboTV is all set to expand its channel lineup and grow its customer base. It has raised $55 million in Series C funding spearheaded by Northzone along with 21st Century Fox, Sky and Scripps Networks Interactive. Total funding is about … Continue reading
Megacable launches Xview in Mexico 20 June 2017
Megacable has announced extension of its TV everywhere streaming service: Xview. A video-on-demand (VOD) service will be included in the platform with around 100 live linear TV feeds. Xview will only be available for Megacable subscribers as an add-on to … Continue reading
