Netflix Up For India Launch, Pricing To Be Key 05 January 2016
Netflix Inc, the world’s largest video streaming service, may soon spread its wings to India. The Hindu Business Line, which reported the development first by quoting unnamed sources, said that Netflix may announce its India launch at the Consumer Electronic … Continue reading
Why 2015 Was The Year of Change For TV 05 January 2016
That was the year when Comcast finally had more Internet subscribers than TV ones. That was the year when streaming video became more than 2/3 of all Internet traffic. That was the year when big broadcasters and premium channels alike … Continue reading
ACSI Report Finds Americans Hate Their TV Providers 01 January 2016
Cable, phone and Internet providers are among the most disliked companies by customers, with Comcast being tied for second-to-last among all major companies for consumer satisfaction. That’s according to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) year-end report, which analyzed how … Continue reading
User Experience Will Determine OTT Winners & Losers In 2016 31 December 2015
Conviva today announced the release of the final Viewer Experience Report Update for 2015. The report reviews a year in which OTT services became core lines of business for leading media publishers and service providers, and new consumer usage patterns emerged, … Continue reading
Digitalsmiths Survey Encourages Millennials TV And Skinny Bundles 24 December 2015
According to the report, the majority of respondents were pay TV subscribers however, as more and more people cut the cord, Digitalsmiths sought to understand the audience that forgoes any pay TV service. Continue reading
81% US Households Access Internet From Home Broadband Now 23 December 2015
Dovetailing with a trend to online video streaming services, a full 81% of US households get a broadband Internet service at home, an increase from 26% in 2005. According to consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG), 13% of households get … Continue reading
Close To Half Of Cord Cutters Do Not Subscribe To Home Broadband 22 December 2015
Fed up with your cable TV? Tired of paying for an expensive satellite package you barely use? You’re not alone: Up to 15 percent of Americans have cut the cord for OTT video services, joining the 9 percent who have never had … Continue reading
Frost & Sullivan Reports OTT Will Drive Video Managed Services 22 December 2015
The complexity of OTT video services delivery is translating into surging growth for video managed services, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Managed services offer technology vendors a way to maintain profit margins amid the plummeting product … Continue reading
FCC Is Not Really Interested In TV’s App Based Future 22 December 2015
For some reason, the Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal that would dismantle the current structure of not only how we receive our television today, but how many consumers wish to receive it in the future. Instead of seeking … Continue reading
Millennials Are Leaning Towards Streaming Services, Finds Clearleap 21 December 2015
About 60% of these underneath the age of 30 have watched streaming video on their laptops, and about 30% use Web-connected TVs and tablets. Shoppers proceed to flock to subscription VOD services, however suppliers should not take viewers as a right. … Continue reading
