Industry Updates

Disrupters Are Getting Disrupted Now 30 December 2015

Cable companies have been suffering lately as more of their customers have decided to opt out and use cheaper online VOD services like Netflix and Hulu. But now it looks like some of the disrupters may be getting disrupted. Monday night, … Continue reading

UK Is Leading The Shift To Programmatic Advertising 30 December 2015

Programmatic trading is well on its way to dominating the digital ad space and momentum is building to transfer its benefits to TV, with the U.K. arguably leading the way. Barriers blocking the technology’s path will likely see broadcasters and … Continue reading

OS To Monitor TV Set Top Box Unveiled By Chinese Watchdog 29 December 2015

China’s top media watchdog unveiled an operating system for TV set-top boxes on Saturday in Changsha, capital of Central China’s Hunan Province, marking the government’s efforts to strengthen content management. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television … Continue reading

Cable Readies For Pick-and-Pay, Broadcaster Worry 29 December 2015

Beginning March 1, 2016, all Canadian TV providers will have to offer a basic package of channels for no more than $25 a month and give consumers the option of ordering individual channels a la carte or in small bundles. By … Continue reading

Off Broadway Live Streaming Set To Test The Perks Of The Digital Stage 29 December 2015

Tonight the Off Broadway musical “Daddy Long Legs” will become the first show, on or Off Broadway, to live stream a full performance, free of charge on any computer or mobile device. In doing so, it’ll reap all the benefits … Continue reading

FreeCast’s OTT Viewership Insights Report Is Out And It’s Revealing 24 December 2015

Having spent much of the year providing this data only to a limited number of content partners, FreeCast has decided to reveal some key statistics to end 2015. Continue reading

Pay-TV Subs More Like To Add SVOD Than Cord Nevers 24 December 2015

With 55% of consumers not yet indicating near-term spending on new video streaming services, it’s expeceted there to be a continued growing opportunity for ad-supported video offerings, in addition to the opportunity for paid services. Continue reading

Digitalsmiths Survey Encourages Millennials TV And Skinny Bundles 24 December 2015

According to the report, the majority of respondents were pay TV subscribers however, as more and more people cut the cord, Digitalsmiths sought to understand the audience that forgoes any pay TV service. Continue reading

81% US Households Access Internet From Home Broadband Now 23 December 2015

Dovetailing with a trend to online video streaming services, a full 81% of US households get a broadband Internet service at home, an increase from 26% in 2005. According to consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG), 13% of households get … Continue reading

TV Viewing Is Reaching Back To Where It All Began : Living Room 23 December 2015

The idea behind TV Everywhere, a five-year-old initiative by broadcasters, cable networks, and cable providers, was to let subscribers watch shows anywhere–on their phones, tablets, or computers. But increasingly, people who use TV Everywhere are opting to watch shows and … Continue reading