NBC Wants To Cut Hulu & Netflix Some Competition With New Comedy Streaming Service 16 October 2015
That was enough of waiting to bask in the sunshine after Hulu and Netflix took a break from their suntanning. NBC has no intention of running up for consolations and its new comedy only video streaming service is the first … Continue reading
VOD Advertising Is Having A Gala Time On Cable 16 October 2015
According to Canoe, the advertising impressions for cable VOD programming have grown by 40% in the Q3 as compared to last year. 2.3 billion impressions were recorded running either as pre-roll, mid-roll or post-roll this year. It’s a decent growth number … Continue reading
Netflix Takes A Beating In Q3 Earnings Thanks To Streaming Rivals 15 October 2015
Netflix will always be the pioneer of streaming TV and today with its Emmy wins and its’s upcoming original release ‘Beasts Of No Nation’, it is clearly the most visible brand in the digital entertainment industry. The recently out … Continue reading
OTT Gold Rush In Western Europe Continues 15 October 2015
OTT video services in Western Europe are all prepared to report some unbelievable revenue figures in 2020. The numbers will be almost the double of what is being made in 2015! According to Digital TV Research forecasts, the regional OTT … Continue reading
Increase In VOD Uptake Boosts Data Usage In New Zealand 15 October 2015
Kiwis are using more data than ever! New Zealanders have reportedly used 143 percent more data in June 2015 compared to June 2013, as per a Statistics New Zealand report. There was a charted used of 84,000 TB in June, … Continue reading
Ofcom Takes Charge Of The English VOD Scene, To Regulate Services 15 October 2015
Leading VOD services in UK like Channel 4’s All4 & Sky’s Now TV are now set to be regulated by broadcast and communications regulatory authority Ofcom. The web-based OTT TV platforms are currently being regulated by a separate body authorized by … Continue reading
Groups Aiming To Make It Easier To Own A Cable TV Box Rather Than Renting 14 October 2015
A study by two Senate Democrats, Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, estimated that 99 percent of cable TV subscribers rent their set-top boxes and pay on average $231 a year to do so. According to … Continue reading
New Research Finds Streaming Services Far Away From Shutting Down Hardcore Pirates 14 October 2015
Video pirates continue to steal despite the arrival of Netflix and other video streaming sites, according to the entertainment industry’s peak copyright body. While new research from the Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation shows piracy rates had fallen, those who have been … Continue reading
FilmOn CEO Points Out Google and Amazon Lobby Against FCC Regulation 14 October 2015
With a ruling against his linear OTT company still in place, FilmOn CEO Alki David is continuing to lobby the FCC to move forward with rulemaking that would classify certain OTT platforms as MVPDs (multichannel video programming distributors) and allow … Continue reading
Amazon Has Fired Its First Shot In The War Against Google and Apple 14 October 2015
In its first public display of bravado this month, Amazon has decided to no longer sell streaming devices from Apple and Alphabet‘s Google. The Internet retailer will discontinue sales of the Apple TV and Chromecast in November, ahead of the important holiday shopping … Continue reading
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