Industry Updates

Second Screens Are Becoming ‘First Screens’ Across The Globe: Irdeto 22 September 2015

  A new global research from Irdeto finds that second screens are now becoming ‘first screens’ in living rooms across the globe as laptops and smartphones are outpacing set-top boxes (STBs) and smart TVs in the connected living rooms. With … Continue reading

Cord-Cutting Trend A Boon For The Likes Of Apple & Akamai 22 September 2015

  The percentage of U.S. online households that don’t pay for cable or satellite TV service rose to 18.3% in the third quarter from 14.1% a year ago and 10.9% two years ago, according to the latest survey by Robert … Continue reading

Netflix Now Accounts For 4.8% Of European Web Traffic 22 September 2015

OTT VOD Platform Netflix now accounts for 4.82% of peak downstream traffic on European fixed-line networks, up from 3.44% in autumn last year, according to Sandvine. The broadband network solutions firm’s latest ‘Global Internet Phenomena’ report for Europe and Asia-Pacific … Continue reading

When Travelers Go Abroad, Online Video Services Don’t Follow 22 September 2015

  Imagine paying for a service that promises you can access it anywhere, at anytime, only to be told that you can’t access it at all. That’s the scenario that faces Americans abroad when it comes to watching content on … Continue reading

What Is The Best Streaming Service Today? Netflix? Or Hulu? Or Amazon? 22 September 2015

  Video on Demand Streaming services started as an add-on to DVD and digital download offerings with a trickle of second-run movies and TV shows. But speedier Internet connections and an explosion of mobile video has allowed services like Netflix and … Continue reading