New Study Reveals Italian Millennials’ Inclination Towards Internet TV 28 September 2015
The Italian Millennial generation has 11.2 members ranging in age from 18 to 34 – digital natives who spend their time online using social networks, chatting, and posting photos with their ever-larger smartphones. A recent survey by Nielsen for … Continue reading
Sports A Major Driver In Customers Going Back To Pay-TV 28 September 2015
All’s not well in the OTT paradise. Among consumers who cut the cord in the last two years but now express doubts over it and probably want to go back to Pay-TV, 2 out of 5 (almost at 39%) say sports … Continue reading
Rentrak And AMC Are Jointly Developing A New Demographic Reach Metric 28 September 2015
Rentrak and AMC Networks have entered a pact to develop a new cross-platform metric that tracks incremental viewer reach. Needless to say, it’s a huge effort towards tracking audience behavior on VOD services. This pack will witness the integration … Continue reading
Netflix Seems To Know Which Episode Of A TV Series Hooks You In! 25 September 2015
VOD platform Netflix has unveiled the results of a study that proves it’s not the pilot episode of a show that gets viewers invested. In an analysis of viewer behavior, Netflix has found a consistency in the episodes that … Continue reading
Increase In Customer Satisfaction Amongst TV & Internet Subs 25 September 2015
Today, JD Power released its annual surveys tracking customer satisfaction with their Internet and television service providers. The findings of the survey reveal that customers are generally happier with their service providers than they were in 2014. Overall customer … Continue reading
comScore Works Out A New Metric For Internet TV Viewing 25 September 2015
comScore is looking to unify metrics for viewing across the two major viewing platforms – traditional TV and Internet TV – by bridging the platform gap that has plagued TV networks, content owners, advertisers and Nielsen for the past … Continue reading
Akamai Reports A 17% Growth In Internet Speeds 25 September 2015
On a global basis the average internet connection speed increased by 17% year-on-year in the second quarter, according to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report. Content delivery network (CDN) provider Akamai said that the average global connection speed was … Continue reading
Stream And Chill In Virtual Reality: VOD Services Gear Up For VR Apps 25 September 2015
The video on demand streaming services have both announced plans to launch new virtual-reality apps that will give users the ability to consumer content in 3D. On Thursday at the Oculus Connect conference in Hollywood, it was revealed that Netflix … Continue reading
Fresh Salvo: Netflix Takes A Very Subtle Jab At Amazon! 25 September 2015
Amazon.com is at it again. Fresh off the multi-Emmy success of Transparent, the leading online retailer and now the second most popular VOD service is hoping to stock itself with more gems for its growing digital vault. Amazon Studios unveiled … Continue reading
Argentinian Cable Companies Demand OTT Regulation 24 September 2015
In an industry in which over-the-top (OTT) operators are outgrowing third-party networks and convergence is gathering a huge part of the telco business, Argentina’s cable companies are calling for a new regulation to set a framework for current and … Continue reading