Launching Muvi Studio’s Custom Template Engine – Bring your own Design (BYOD) 06 January 2016
You have asked for it and we have heard, notably one of the most requested feature of 2015 was the ability to add your own custom design / templates to the Muvi Platform, well the wait is over and Muvi … Continue reading
Time Warner Survives Cord Cutting Scare, Adds 32,000 Subs 06 January 2016
It isn’t quite time for the pay-TV industry to face the armies of analysts and shareholders waiting to drive down stock prices based on fears of cord-cutting (annual earnings reports won’t be released until closer to the end of the … Continue reading
Viewers Diverge While Platforms Converge in 2016, Says Ooyala Report 06 January 2016
Today, Ooyala steps up with its State of the Broadcast Industry 2016, in which it assuredly predicts that this year will be a lot like last year but more of it. Over-the-top video content moved to center stage in 2015, … Continue reading
HBO To Optimize Video Streaming Quality With Conviva Partnership 06 January 2016
HBO has turned some of its attention to optimizing its video streaming service. The cable television network will improve the quality of HBO Now thanks to technology from video analytics and optimization company Conviva. HBO will work with Conviva’s optimization … Continue reading
Netflix Up For India Launch, Pricing To Be Key 05 January 2016
Netflix Inc, the world’s largest video streaming service, may soon spread its wings to India. The Hindu Business Line, which reported the development first by quoting unnamed sources, said that Netflix may announce its India launch at the Consumer Electronic … Continue reading
Why 2015 Was The Year of Change For TV 05 January 2016
That was the year when Comcast finally had more Internet subscribers than TV ones. That was the year when streaming video became more than 2/3 of all Internet traffic. That was the year when big broadcasters and premium channels alike … Continue reading
ARPU Up But US Cable Downslide Continues 05 January 2016
Like in the previous two quarters and even earlier, the cable industry in the US continues to bleed video subscribers, albeit slower than before, while online VOD services and business services (BS) continue to be growth drivers in terms of subscription numbers and revenue in … Continue reading
Now CRTC Wants To Regulate OTT Video Services In 2016 04 January 2016
One of the big technology questions heading into 2016 will be: What is television? Equally poignant for a growing number of consumers will be: What is a television complaint, and who do I send it to? Video on demand streaming services … Continue reading
Defining Digital Media Trends In 2016 04 January 2016
Unlike the mega-M&A that dominated digital media in 2014 (Disney/Maker Studios, Apple/Beats Music, Facebook/Oculus), one story dominated digital media in 2015: Netflix and an increasing number of premium content-focused over-the-top video services ascended and accelerated the unbundling of decades-old pay … Continue reading
Cord Cutting Went Up In 2015, To Continue 04 January 2016
Since 2008, the number of television channels available to the average American viewer has soared from about 129 to 200. Yet the number of those channels that viewers regularly watch declined this year to just 16. That startling statistic from … Continue reading