ACMA Claims 2 Million Aussies Now Have SVOD Services 20 August 2015
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, isn’t just a paper-shuffling government department but a useful font of knowledge, information and regulation on all things communications and media. Its latest report is entitled ‘Streaming services – get the full story’ … Continue reading
Challenges Ahead For The Cloud TV Industry 20 August 2015
Read any technology trends piece and you’d be forgiven for thinking that all roads lead to the cloud. Be it email, gaming, word processing or photo storage, it seems that we’re rapidly moving to an economy based on services, … Continue reading
Fox Allows You To Skips Ads On ‘MasterChef Junior’ 20 August 2015
In what Fox says will be a model for future on-demand advertising, the network is letting users watch one 60-second ad in front of episodes of “MasterChef Junior” on its Internet TV platform — instead of the regular 10-minute ad … Continue reading
Improved OTT User Experience, Increased Devices Boost Video Worldwide, Finds Conviva 20 August 2015
Grabbing a viewer’s attention and keeping them engaged is becoming all-important for online video industry players, two new studies from Tremor Video and Conviva have found. According to Conviva, the key to user engagement is quality of experience, something … Continue reading
Cable Networks Off To Try Their Hand At Bingeing 20 August 2015
To release or to not release full seasons of scripted show for binge viewing was a question several cable network and OTT service executives wrestled with recently, coming to differing opinions. OTT TV platforms like Netflix, which accelerated the … Continue reading