Industry Updates

What Is The Best Streaming Service Today? Netflix? Or Hulu? Or Amazon? 22 September 2015

  Video on Demand Streaming services started as an add-on to DVD and digital download offerings with a trickle of second-run movies and TV shows. But speedier Internet connections and an explosion of mobile video has allowed services like Netflix and … Continue reading

Competition, Convergence Drive Football Prices Down In Spain 22 September 2015

  While Spanish pay-TV usually commands Europe’s most expensive prices for football content, this season’s new scenario – with more convergent players like VOD services and a different rights management model – has seen prices lowered, now ranking among the … Continue reading

Chicago Adds Ridiculous 9% “Cloud Tax” on Netflix and Other Streaming Services 21 September 2015

  VOD Platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon Prime are revolutionizing how Americans consume media content. These wildly popular services enable ubiquitous and virtually instantaneous access to expansive catalogues of music, movies, and TV shows. Streaming is big business, and Chicago … Continue reading

Will An Internet Streaming Service Win A Best Series Emmy For The First Time? 21 September 2015

  Netflix and Amazon have both been nominated in the best series categories for tonight’s Emmys. No online video on demand streaming service has won before. Amazon or Netflix may become the first Internet streaming company to earn an Emmy Award for … Continue reading

Discovery CEO Says TV Industry Must Fight Back Against VOD Services 21 September 2015

  VOD services like Netflix, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc. and Apple Inc. are posing a serious threat to the television industry, therefore, the chief executive of Discovery is asking the industry to take measures to check the erosion of its power by these … Continue reading