43% Of The World Is Now On The Internet 02 December 2015
Some 89% of the world’s urban population is now covered by a 3G network, but only 29% of the world’s 3.4 billion people living in rural areas benefit from 3G coverage, added the ITU. Continue reading
Live TV IS Still Popular But VOD Making Rapid Progress In Canada 02 December 2015
Canadian audience measurement firm Numeris released a report Friday which found about 90 per cent of overall viewing is still live — a broadcast over the air or through cable — as compared with on demand. Continue reading
Pay TV Revenue In SA Gets The VOD Boost 02 December 2015
South Africa’s pay-TV subscriber base is forecast to surpass 7.1 million in 2018, earning revenues of almost US$950 million, according to the latest Dataxis research. Continue reading
Producers Wary Of Top Streaming Services, Spark Off TV Rights Debate 01 December 2015
Producers from the hit Showtime drama series Homeland want to conserve their show’s profits by limiting free streaming of past seasons on the online service Hulu. Continue reading
French Online TV Consumption Is Up, Thanks To The Internet 01 December 2015
As per new research compiled by telecom regulator ARCEP, proportion of internet users in France who view live or catch-up TV on the internet has increased by over half in the last two years. Continue reading
Netflix Is All Ready For India Expansion With New Bollywood Content 01 December 2015
Many analysts have predicted an Indian tour for Netflix in 2016. Going by its recent announcement of featuring Indian content, it could be assumed most of those analysts are right! Continue reading
OTT Customers Will Be More Valuable As Linear TV Fades 27 November 2015
People can move in and out of it pretty easily because you do it all on the Internet. And there’s also probably seasonality to OTT that’s maybe a little bit different than what we see in linear TV. Continue reading
Amazon’s New Plan To Dethrone Netflix Is Really Good 27 November 2015
On top of that, Amazon is looking to sell prepackaged bundles of its own content and the giant retailer will also keep investing in its own original shows alongside licensed programming. Continue reading
DVR Market to Grow at 14.82% CAGR to 2019 Led by DTH 27 November 2015
In addition, as a result of the rapidly evolving nature of technology, manufacturers must consistently update their products to incorporate new technologies at least yearly. Continue reading
Why The Time Warner-Hulu Deal Is Important For The Industry 25 November 2015
To beat them at their game, somebody form the traditional lot had to don the cloak and cast the reverse of the spell. Which might just be the case here. Continue reading
