Industry Updates

Broadband Buys Cable Time in OTT Battle, says Moody’s 06 April 2015

Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service says high-yield cable companies remain strongly positioned against the over-the-the top threat at least for the next few years, mainly because of the expected continued strength of their broadband businesses. In a new report – … Continue reading

VoD reaches 40% homes in the United States 06 April 2015

Consumption habits are rapidly changing for nearly all age groups. Over-the-top video viewing is skyrocketing in usage. About two of every five homes in the United States used a subscription VoD platform like Netflix in the fourth quarter, Nielsen said. In fact, … Continue reading

Wireless providers make OTT strategy key to future profitability, report says 02 April 2015

Despite ongoing concerns about the amount of bandwidth that over-the-top video on demand platform is taking up on wireless networks, the popularity of the medium means that carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile US  and Verizon, are making wireless OTT a “key … Continue reading

Time to Pull the Plug? 8 Real Threats to Traditional TV 02 April 2015

For years, people have been talking about the demise of traditional television, and now, it is finally here. It is getting unbundled and attacked from so many different directions that there is no way that it can be around as is … Continue reading

China Removes Unlicensed Foreign Movies and TV Shows From Streaming Sites 02 April 2015

China has introduced a raft of new rules that will remove unlicensed foreign films and TV shows from video streaming sites, as a much-heralded deadline kicked in on April 1. Until late last year, online video sites largely were self-censoring, but … Continue reading

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