Competition, Convergence Drive Football Prices Down In Spain 22 September 2015
While Spanish pay-TV usually commands Europe’s most expensive prices for football content, this season’s new scenario – with more convergent players like VOD services and a different rights management model – has seen prices lowered, now ranking among the … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why You Should Definitely Meet Us At The MIPCOM 2015 21 September 2015
4,500 buyers and counting. 2,000 buyers and counting. That’s what the most coveted content marketplace is supposed to host this year. Slated to open at one of the most revered places for the film industry, MIPCOM 2015 starts 5th … Continue reading
Chicago Adds Ridiculous 9% “Cloud Tax” on Netflix and Other Streaming Services 21 September 2015
VOD Platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon Prime are revolutionizing how Americans consume media content. These wildly popular services enable ubiquitous and virtually instantaneous access to expansive catalogues of music, movies, and TV shows. Streaming is big business, and Chicago … Continue reading
Will An Internet Streaming Service Win A Best Series Emmy For The First Time? 21 September 2015
Netflix and Amazon have both been nominated in the best series categories for tonight’s Emmys. No online video on demand streaming service has won before. Amazon or Netflix may become the first Internet streaming company to earn an Emmy Award for … Continue reading
Discovery CEO Says TV Industry Must Fight Back Against VOD Services 21 September 2015
VOD services like Netflix, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc. and Apple Inc. are posing a serious threat to the television industry, therefore, the chief executive of Discovery is asking the industry to take measures to check the erosion of its power by these … Continue reading
All TV will be Internet in 10-20 yrs, Claims Netflix CEO 21 September 2015
Netflix is the VOD service that not only allows for TV shows and movies to be streamed, but also creates its own original programming. It reported a fantastic quarter in July, with confirmation that it added 3.3 million new subscribers. … Continue reading
Cable TV Pricing Is So High Because We’re The Mercedes Of Entertainment, Says Time Warner Cable CEO 21 September 2015
Over the last year we’ve finally started to see the emergence of more flexible online video on demand options like the “skinny bundle,” where customers nab a cheaper, smaller base package of channels, with the option to pick and choose … Continue reading
Here’s What Keeps Americans From Cutting the Cord 21 September 2015
Very slowly, Americans are cutting the cord with traditional pay-television providers. It’s not the mass exodus that has been predicted, even though the alternatives to cable and satellite are extensive, convenient, and inexpensive. It’s easy to drop your old-fashioned … Continue reading
Streaming Media Devices: The Race to Provide ‘Ultimate’ Media Experience 18 September 2015
Dedicated streaming media devices increasingly threaten to replace the need for a costly smart TV as they have proven to provide a more portable and seamless media experience, at a cheaper cost. Smart TVs still have yet to provide … Continue reading
SPB Survey Highlights Importance Of Targeted Ads 18 September 2015
SPB TV, a Swiss provider of OTT platforms, IPTV and mobile TV services, presented a large scale OTT survey at IBC this year, with bad news for non-targeted advertisements and findings that support trends of mobile devices running away … Continue reading
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