Young and old audience viewing habits – Ofcom Research 12 July 2017
According to the latest research by Ofcom into public service broadcasting (PSB), there is an increasing divide between viewing habits of the youngest and oldest audiences. The research suggests that viewers aged 65 and above watched an average of 5 … Continue reading
Twitter enters into the live streaming world in Argentina 12 July 2017
Collaborating with Argentina’s National Basketball League, Twitter is entering the realm of live streaming in Argentina by live streaming the La Liga Championship matches between San Lorenzo and Regatas basketball teams. This is the first live streaming deal for Twitter … Continue reading
Piracy on the rise with the ongoing transition to OTT Services 12 July 2017
As per Time Warner’s quarterly earnings report in early May, investors took a blow with a 2% drop in TV network ad sales for Time Warner’s Turner division and video head counts from multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) during Q1. … Continue reading
5 benefits of Video on Demand over Traditional TV 11 July 2017
Are you old enough to recall those days when you had to adjust your schedule around your favorite TV programs and movies? Or those times when you had to rent out a movie VCR from the local video store and … Continue reading
Telenor: Netflix accounts for 22% of broadband traffic 10 July 2017
Telenor which is a Norway-based telco has unveiled that Netflix accounts for 22% of all traffic on its broadband network. 70% of broadband network traffic overall was attributed to video. Also, the fact that Netflix recently took over YouTube and … Continue reading
Spotify researching on voice dictation and commands driven driving mode 10 July 2017
Spotify is conducting tests on a driving mode that hopes to make listening on the go safer. The mode is launched by clicking a little car icon on the bottom left of the normal Spotify song UI. A little intro … Continue reading
Swift Networks, Perth based telco spending millions to acquire VOD and Movie Source 10 July 2017
Swift Networks which is a Perth based telecommunications and managed IT services provider has bought video-on-demand services provider VOD. In lieu of these acquisition efforts, Swift will pay $5.1 million in cash and 3.6 million of its shares to acquire … Continue reading
European OTT / VOD Providers broaden their subscriber base 10 July 2017
The European over-the-top (OTT) / Video-on-Demand (VOD) services market is booming in terms of financial investments, new features and service launches. There are 450+ unique video on demand service providers in the region. Around EUR150 million was invested in 2016 … Continue reading
OTT players in Argentina to be taxed 10 July 2017
OTT players in Argentina including Netflix and Spotify will be taxed. Argentina’s Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP) plans to tax OTT services through credit card companies. Alberto Abad, head of AFIP stated in a press conference in Cordoba that … Continue reading
Cord Cutters lean towards Netflix 07 July 2017
As reported by ComScore in April, the most popular streaming platform among cord cutters is Netflix with 75% of over-the-top enabled households subscribing to the SVOD service. As per the new data from ComScore, although Netflix is still the king … Continue reading
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