Binge watching on bed increases 11 March 2016
TV viewing is shifting to internet TV platforms. There is a rise in demand for streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Binge watching is the trend. TV is still the dominant viewing platform, but things are changing in this … Continue reading
Will Cable adopt DOCSIS 3.1 and grow? 11 March 2016
Cable can take on Telecom companies in the advent of broadband and OTT platform popularity by adopting DOCSIS 3.1 technology. This will allow download speeds of 10 Gbit/s and 2 Gbit/s for uploads. Considering the fact that the smaller cable … Continue reading
Chromecast leads OTT video streaming with 35%, Apple at 20% 11 March 2016
Sales of Google’s Chromecast dongles have crossed Apple’s. The market share of the Google product is 35% while Apple’s share has fallen from 28% in 2014 to 20% in 2015. Roku and Amazon, the other popular streaming devices are at … Continue reading
Video streaming grows in the Middle East 10 March 2016
Video streaming and OTT services are increasing in the middle east. At Cabsat in Dubai, Eric Ellenbogen, the co-head of International TV and DreamWorks Classics, DreamWorks Animation, said, ‘Audiences want what they want, when they want it and on whichever … Continue reading
AT&T takes on cable with new Video Streaming Service 10 March 2016
AT&T’s new DIRECTV brand is going to be used for only online video content. 60% of its network traffic already comes from video – hence it is a logical step for the telecom giant to invest in a video streaming … Continue reading
Set top box market will grow to $25 Billion by 2022 10 March 2016
OTT devices are on the rise. It is expected that the set top box market will cross $25 billion by 2022. Rise in set top boxes sales points to an increase in Pay TV offerings, and also indicates rise of … Continue reading
Connected TVs now in more than 50% of US homes 09 March 2016
6 million connected TVs were added last year. This makes more than 50% of all US homes having at the least one TV connected to the internet. According to the NPD Group, homes having connected TVs have an average of … Continue reading
VOD globally pegged at $50 billion 09 March 2016
With a compounded annual growth rate of 8.3%, the global video on demand market pegged at nearly $50 billion is set to dominate the video industry. Major drive to VOD services is the desire to watch content as per convenience. … Continue reading
An hour a day for Netflix in Netherlands 09 March 2016
Around 15 minutes a day is consumed on SVOD services by users in Netherlands, an average of 5% of their daily total video consumption. This was revealed in the Dutch Consumer Video Behavior report by Telecompaper. This is for regular … Continue reading
90% PayTV users interested in add-ons 09 March 2016
According to a survey by Vindicia, there is an interest to upgrade with add-ons amongst 90% Pay-TV subscribers. Discounts and offers are always a desire among users. The survey shows that more than 50% of users are ‘very interested’ to … Continue reading
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