ISPs Will Raise Rates to Try & Hurt Internet Video 07 July 2015
Dish Network’s Sling TV has taken the fight to traditional cable operators with its new, $20 a month “skinny bundle” of broadband television. But according to Sling TV CEO Roger Lynch, the company is very concerned that as traditional … Continue reading
Daily newspapers’ online video content should not be subject to on-demand regulations, says EU court advisor 06 July 2015
Video content published by daily newspapers on their websites should not be subject to regulation under the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive, a legal advisor to the EU’s highest court has said. Advocate general Maciej Szpunar said that … Continue reading
TV’s won the digital wars, it just doesn’t know it yet 06 July 2015
Which is more likely to win the TV battle: CBS or Netflix? In media pundit Michael Wolff’s eyes, there isn’t any competition between the two, because old media has already crushed new media, primarily because internet TV platform still relies on … Continue reading
Time for a Reality Check Among TV’s Streaming Services 06 July 2015
In the burgeoning world of subscription VOD services, all ventures are not created equal. That’s a notion easy to lose sight of in 2015 as one TV network after another pushes out an over-the-top extension that makes programming available … Continue reading
FCC Chairman lays out schedule for future broadband actions 06 July 2015
During a speech last Friday at the Brookings Institution, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler outlined the FCC’s upcoming agenda for broadband-related issues such as the classification of over-the-top (OTT) online video services. The Chairman reiterated his view of the FCC … Continue reading
