Pay TV and video on demand services co-exist in Australia 01 April 2016
Around 20% of Australians households have more than one paid TV service. According to a survey by Canstar Blue, Australians in their 30s are more likely to have such an arrangement. Only 16% expressed interest of wanting to unsubscribe a … Continue reading
LeEco investing in CDN for video on demand service in India 01 April 2016
IOT company LeEco, which entered the Indian market with smartphones earlier this year, has announced that it will be investing over $10 million to start an in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDN) in India. It will be launched in 10 cities, … Continue reading
Fullscreen – the popular YouTube network is now on VOD 31 March 2016
Fullscreen – a video on demand service claimed to be for the ‘social-first generation’ is being launched soon. Fullscreen is an already popular YouTube network which is jointly owned by AT&T and Chernin Group. The popularity of the network makes … Continue reading
Smart STBs growing in demand 31 March 2016
Increase in demand for interactive TV in many developed regions is fueling the need for smarter set top boxes having mobile connectivity, HEVC codec support, 4K resolution and many others. Hence there is pressure on equipment manufacturers to satisfy the … Continue reading
77% use VOD for the convenience of watching on their own time 31 March 2016
According to the President of Nielsen Product Leadership, Megan Clarken “…the growth of video-on-demand programming services…opportunities for all players in the media ecosystem…content will always be king…consumers will demand greater control and customization of the viewing experience…” The study by … Continue reading
Can cord-cutting and traditional TV co-exist? 30 March 2016
Cord cutting is a buzz word today. With numerous reports of varied region showing mixed results about it, the question arises – is cord cutting real? Short answer – Yes, but read on. Cord-cutting was seen as a phantom by … Continue reading
OTT in Europe fast catching up to North American numbers 30 March 2016
OTT is growing in the European continent. Around 55% of UK broadband households use an OTT video streaming service. In France, the same is 51%. But only 30% in UK and 17% in France pay for a subscription video on … Continue reading
Gen Y do 5 other activities while watching TV 30 March 2016
Binge watching around 5 episodes at a time is the trend for around 70% people in USA according to Deloitte. According to a major consulting firm, video streaming and binge watching have trumped over linear TV in some demographics. The … Continue reading
Google to enter live streaming with YouTube Connect 29 March 2016
There are reports that Google is building a new live streaming app called YouTube Connect. Right now, live streaming is available on YouTube, only to users who have a credible verified channel. This is available via an app called Creator … Continue reading
Indian video on demand services set to zoom ahead 29 March 2016
Indian VOD is heating up. The region is becoming one of the largest smartphone markets in the world. Cisco predicts that the region could have around 650 million smartphones by 2019, while there were only 16 million TV households in … Continue reading