Industry Updates

Network spend outstips client for hardware/software 25 June 2015

  Revenue growth from video infrastructure network hardware and software is far outstripping growth from client hardware and software, says new Q1 data from Synergy Research Group. While revenue from all video infrastructure grew by 7% on a rolling year-on-year … Continue reading

Is the NFL-Yahoo streaming deal the start of a sports television revolution? 25 June 2015

  Last week, National Football League fans heard their wind chimes flutter in a brief gust of wind. Entertainment lovers thought they felt a couple drops of rain. Tech-sector observers saw the barometer fall. And that was it. When the … Continue reading

Multicultural viewers drive OTT adoption in US 25 June 2015

  A new Horowitz Research study reveals that US multicultural viewers are more likely to have made over-the-top (OTT) an integral part of their viewing lifestyle. The finding is interesting in part because multicultural viewers are traditionally pay-TV’s most valuable and … Continue reading

Paying For Individual TV Programs: Can The Super Bowl Be Far Behind? 24 June 2015

  Apparently traditional TV, time-shifted TV, and over-the-top (OTT) services aren’t enough: People will pay additionally for single TV movies/programs/sports events — presumably either ad-free or with limited advertising. In a Hub Research April survey, 20% of respondents aged 16-64, … Continue reading