Industry Updates

Cox Cable Just Released A Report That Says Only 27% Watch Live TV 08 December 2015

Cox attributes this to the “growing popularity of Hulu Plus,” but also says 53% of the time-shifted TV – people watching content that isn’t live – was from DVR and on-demand offerings. Continue reading

Millennials Move Towards Digital, Boomers Towards Traditional TV 07 December 2015

According to Connected Life, a study of over 60,000 internet users worldwide from global research consultancy TNS, the average Millennial with internet access spends 3.1 hours a day on their mobile devices, the equivalent of 21.7 hours every week. Continue reading

The New Macquarie Plan For TV Networks To Defeat Netflix 07 December 2015

Analysts from Macquarie Research have laid out a plan for the TV giants to beat Netflix, and the two main pieces are maximizing the effect of Hulu and protecting the cable TV bundle. Continue reading

Mexico’s OTT Industry Is Not Getting Its Act Together 04 December 2015

Subscription TV is led by direct-to-home (DTH) operators, which are delivering pay-TV to over 60% of the country’s subscriber base. Continue reading

Aussies Continue To Go OTT And Ditch Cable 03 December 2015

OTT service expansion continues apace, with the continued take-up of OTT communications services—such as Skype, Facebook Messenger and Facetime—compounded by the popularity of OTT video services. Continue reading

Ofcom Report Finds Number Of TV Homes Dropping In UK 03 December 2015

It is estimated that there are 1.1 million homes (4.3% of all households) that have a broadband connection but don’t have a TV set. Continue reading