Industry Updates

NBC Sports Gives Its Website A Facelift to Emphasize On Live Streaming 07 September 2015

  NBC Sports Digital (via Yahoo Sports-NBC Sports Network) is among the top destinations in sports with 52.8 million unique users in July, behind only ESPN.com (71.6 million), according to comScore. In February 2014, during the Winter Games in Sochi, … Continue reading

Google, Amazon, Netflix Join Forces For New Streaming Alliance 07 September 2015

  Seven leading Internet companies have formed the Alliance for Open Media – an open-source project that will develop next-generation media formats, codecs and technologies in the public interest. The Alliance’s founding members are Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, … Continue reading

Joint Study By Vimeo And Latitude Highlights Online Viewing Habits 07 September 2015

  The average viewer spends $32 a month on transactional or subscription VOD content, according to research conducted by Vimeo and consultancy group Latitude.The study, titled Online Video Viewing and Purchasing and published this week, investigated current viewing habits of … Continue reading

Video Piracy In Australia Drops By A Quarter Since The Netflix Launch 07 September 2015

Video piracy in Australia has fallen by nearly a quarter since the online video on demand service Netflix began operating in the country, consumer group CHOICE says. The widespread availability of services that allow movies and television shows to be … Continue reading

Apple TV Leads The Way On TV Everywhere 07 September 2015

  The share of TV everywhere (TVE) viewing via over-the-top (OTT) devices has increased more than a hundredfold in the past year, with Apple TV leading the way. According to Adobe’s Q2 2015 US Digital Video Benchmark Report, TVE viewing … Continue reading