Vivendi Buys Leading Video Platform Dailymotion 01 July 2015
Vivendi, the media conglom which owns pay TV giant Canal Plus Group and Universal Music Group, has completed the acquisition of Dailymotion, one of the world’s biggest aggregation and video on demand distribution platforms, for 217 million Euros. Through … Continue reading
TV viewers’ tastes change, OTT wins favor 01 July 2015
An eMarketer survey in six large cities in 2014 showed that the average time spent on watching TV decreased from 140 minutes in 2008 to 124 minutes daily in 2012. Meanwhile, the time spent on online connections increased from … Continue reading
Facebook Tries Out New 10-Second Video Ad Option, Offering Advertisers Cost-Per-View Rate 01 July 2015
Facebook is mixing up its video ad cost options, testing a new way to charge advertisers that allows them to pay for a video ad only if it has been viewed for a full ten-seconds. According to a report … Continue reading
Privacy Policies With an Escape Hatch 01 July 2015
The privacy policy for Hulu, a video on demand streaming service with about 9 million subscribers, opens with a declaration that the company respects your privacy. That respect could lapse, however, if the company is ever sold or goes bankrupt. … Continue reading
Why Linear TV Is Here to Stay and 4 Other Takeaways from ‘TV of Tomorrow’ 30 June 2015
Reports that linear broadcast TV is going to die a slow but inevitable death now with the rise of streaming and VOD services have been overstated. Attendees of the “TV of Tomorrow” show in San Francisco last week discussed … Continue reading
