OTT continues to vex TV 04 July 2016
The reign of pay-TV and television networks as the most stable, predictable and highest-margin segments of the US media industry is rapidly eroding, Moody’s Investors Service states in a new report. OTT services and digital ad platforms such as Netflix, … Continue reading
SVOD to reach 50 million homes by 2020 in Europe 04 July 2016
Subscription video-on-demand grew by 56% in Europe between 2014-15 and is expected to reach 50 million homes by 2020, according to research by the European Broadcasting Union’s Media Intelligence Service. Netflix accounts for over half of the entire market, the … Continue reading
Streaming subscriptions has surpassed 50% of US-based audiences 04 July 2016
According to the Q1 2016 Nielsen Total Audience Report, streaming video increased over 20% in the past year. More people are now watching television through streaming services, as for the first time the number of people with streaming subscriptions has surpassed … Continue reading
Advertising-based VoD driving OTT growth 04 July 2016
Advertising-based OTT video-on-demand platforms are seeing significant growth and attracting more attention than subscription OTT video, according to Joachim Stephan, senior partner and managing director, The Boston Consulting Group. Speaking at the Cable Congress in Warsaw yesterday, Stephan said that … Continue reading
SVOD Subscribers to reach 50 million in Europe by 2020 01 July 2016
New research from the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service shows that subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) subscribers in Europe grew 56% in just one year between 2014 and 2015, and are expected to reach 50 million homes by 2020. The “Market Insights: SVoD … Continue reading
USA consumers drawn to the customer service provided by OTT companies 01 July 2016
Americans want cable TV providers to improve customer service and meet the high standards set by progressive Internet TV players, according to research commissioned by pay-TV subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard. Americans are drawn to the next level of … Continue reading
Advertising-based VoD driving OTT growth 30 June 2016
Advertising-based OTT video-on-demand platforms are seeing significant growth and attracting more attention than subscription OTT video, according to Joachim Stephan, senior partner and managing director, The Boston Consulting Group. Speaking at the Cable Congress in Warsaw yesterday, Stephan said that … Continue reading
Sandvine says Amazon is the 3rd biggest streaming video platform in US 30 June 2016
Amazon Video, one of Bezos’ biggest bets, has quickly proven to be on a major growth trajectory for the company, as they now rank as the third biggest video streaming site behind YouTube and Netflix. According to research from Sandvine, Amazon … Continue reading
Percentage of homes with access to both SVOD service and a DVR rose more than 4 points 30 June 2016
Streaming video subscriptions are now just as common in U.S. homes as digital video recorders, according to new research from Nielsen. Half of U.S. TV households had a subscription-based video on demand service such as Netflix, Hulu Plus or Amazon Prime in … Continue reading
There will be around 2.4 billion unique monthly active users of OTT by 2020 30 June 2016
At WWDC 2016, Apple announced the introduction of the CallKit application programming interface (API) and the SiriKit software development kit (SDK) as well as an overhaul of iMessage. The new products will facilitate a deeper integration between third-party communications apps … Continue reading
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