EU Opens Antitrust Case Against Major U.S. Studios and Sky UK 24 July 2015
Along with the proliferation of online video on demand services and pressure to make movies available for download sooner, Hollywood studios are facing a new challenge to decades-old business practices: European regulators. The European Union’s top antitrust authority on Thursday charged … Continue reading
New government report shows the state of Australian piracy 23 July 2015
A report conducted by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s office, in conjunction with the UK Government, has revealed the staggering scope of Australia’s online piracy. The survey of 2630 people found that 26 per cent of all Australians had consumed … Continue reading
Twitter And Video-On-Demand – Shifting The TV Balance of Power? 23 July 2015
In April, David Lynch took to Twitter to announce that he was not going to direct the new Twin Peaks TV series. He couldn’t negotiate the right money with Showtime, the network funding its production. Fans were in uproar. … Continue reading
OTT Devices Bring Hulu Streamers Back to the Sofa 23 July 2015
“The shift to the living room continues,” according to recent research from Hulu. The video on demand service reported that between Q1 2014 and Q1 2015, the share of US Hulu viewers on over-the-top (OTT) devices rose from 44% to … Continue reading
Over-the-Top TV Viewing Is Higher in Gen X, Kid Households, Finds GFK Study 23 July 2015
At a time when streaming video viewing is upending TV business models, a new GfK study sheds light on the phenomenon, including which Internet-connected devices and services different viewers prefer. The 2015 Ownership and Trend Report, from GfK’s The … Continue reading
