Netflix and The Net Neutrality Campaign Don’t Add Up 12 October 2015
Net Neutrality campaigners made us believe that the ruling by the FCC earlier this year would be good for consumers because video streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon would not be charged more by carriers and therefore would not have to … Continue reading
Pay-TV Operators Looking To Add 200 Million Subscribers In Next 5 Years 09 October 2015
Pay-TV subscriptions for 338 operators across 89 countries will increase by 200 million from a collective 704 million in 2014 to 904 million by 2020, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts report … Continue reading
YouTube Threatened By MCNs Leaving For Own Multiscreen Platform 09 October 2015
Parallel to the OTT and multiscreen revolution, user-generated content evolved into professional-standard UGC and YouTube stars and channels were born, appealing to millennials. The talent made some money, then hooked up with people who could make them more thanks … Continue reading
BBC Drops Hints Of Further Cost Cutting To Be Internet-Fit 09 October 2015
In its response to a government paper on the U.K. public broadcaster’s charter review, it also underlines its desire to continue airing big entertainment shows and says it wants to be the “cornerstone of Britain’s creative industries. The BBC … Continue reading
Netflix Bandwidth Consumption Explained In A Single Chart 09 October 2015
Netflix is an internet hog. This year, it accounts for more than 36% of all of the downstream internet traffic from fixed access sources alone–more than the next eight traffic-hoggers combined, according to Sandvine. And its share of the … Continue reading
