EST on Set Top Boxes Has Discovered New Audiences 04 November 2015

  Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption report Mediabug has found out that half of those who have purchased a TV show or film through an EST (Electronic Sell Through) model on their STB (Set Top Box) are generally first timers with no … Continue reading

Theater Live Streaming : Keeping Art Alive The Streaming Way 04 November 2015

  30th December, 2006 will always be a big day for theaters and live performing arts. On that very day, the the Metropolitan Opera (also popularly known as The Met) in New York experimented with a new way of getting … Continue reading

Cable’s Video Subscribers Loss Will Be Made Up By Broadband Gain, says Moody’s 04 November 2015

  Moody’s Investors Service has predicted that the rising demand for broadband services will be a relief for cable networks leaking video subscribers to streaming counterparts. And hence, the Cable landscape in 2016 is to remain fairly stable through out … Continue reading

Credit Suisse Survey Finds 1 In 3 Subscribers Leaving Cable For Netflix 03 November 2015

  Traditional Pay-TV has always maintained OTT video services like Netflix as a threat. A recent by Credit Suisse reinforces that belief. It found out that 37% of Netflix subscribers aged 25 to 34 find the VOD service a good alternative to … Continue reading

OTT Will Help Expand The Hispanic Audience Base 03 November 2015

  There has been lately a lot of talks about the Hispanic audience and their proximity towards OTT video services. Many operators have plans in the drawing room to launch Hispanic OTT services and target to capture 9.5 million Spanish-speaking … Continue reading

New Tool Captures Netflix Data In An Awesome New Way 03 November 2015

  SVOD services like Netflix and Amazon Prime and Social Media networks like Facebook are now officially fastest growing areas of consumption of online video. Despite the claims, it’s really tough to measure the data for video on these platforms. While … Continue reading

Southeast Asia Is The Next Big Destination For Video Streaming Services 02 November 2015

  Major movie studio labels in Hollywood are beginning to join forces with telcos and streaming startups in Southeast Asia to expand their audience bases radically, something Netflix did in the US. Let;s not forget that its a fast-growing region dominated … Continue reading

Cable Industry Gets Back On Its Feet With Big Numbers In The Third Quarter 02 November 2015

  Alright, we were the ones who said that cable isn’t going to survive the streaming onslaught. We are sure it won’t hold up for long but what it has done today is amazing. We are witnessing a fight back. … Continue reading

VOD Isn’t Just For Movies, Even The US House Of Representatives Wants It 02 November 2015

  In a surprising move, the US House of Representatives has decided to leverage latest streaming tech to initiate a  video on demand and live streaming service that will produce streams of all House committee and sub-committee sessions. It is being touted … Continue reading

Over 100 Players Claiming Stake In South African VOD Race 30 October 2015

  As per consultants Balancing Act, the South African VOD services race now has over 100 platforms competing. Most of them are regional or genre specific but they are still VOD. Some are mere startups aspiring to excel in a … Continue reading