Netflix Shuts Down Its Last Data Center, Becomes Cloud Only 17 August 2015
Netflix has been shifting technology from in-house data centers to third-party facilities for years now, and it says that the process is coming to its logical conclusion—the company is shutting down the last of its data centers. Netflix still operates a … Continue reading
Candidates Need To Plan For Cord Cutters or They Will Miss Their Most Valuable Voting Block 14 August 2015
There is no doubt that Fox News knocked it out of the park last week in terms of overall TV viewership for the first official Republican debate. Depending on which interpretation you use, Fox News reached anywhere from 24 … Continue reading
VOD Searches For the Winning Formula 14 August 2015
The alphabet soup that represents the various flavors of online video on demand programming is funnel that will, over time, lose its one-letter prefixes based on the increasingly popular notion that young consumers are allergic to commitments of any sort. … Continue reading
Amazon Reverses Declines As Netflix Extends Lead 14 August 2015
The £79-per-year VoD service provider, which signed the formerTop Gear team late last month, was subscribed to by 4% of UK households at the end of March 2015, according to the regulator’s Communications Market Report. Amazon had reached the … Continue reading
SA’s Version Of Netflix Is Going To Be The Next Big Thing! 14 August 2015
ShowMax, South Africa’s answer to Netflix, is coming to Mzansi as a new subscription video on demand service from Naspers. The launch of ShowMax will be officially announced on 19 August at a media launch in Johannesburg, with the … Continue reading