Television Executives Signal A Shift In Relationship With Netflix 18 September 2015
Two of the biggest US television network owners have signaled a shift in their relationship with Netflix, amid fears that the popularity of the VOD service is accelerating a wave of defections from the pay-television industry by “cord-cutting” customers. Netflix … Continue reading
BBC To Offer Online Streaming In U.S. Starting Next Year 18 September 2015
It is slowly becoming a trend for conventional networks to embrace the digital age and start offering over-the-top online streaming of their linear channel. HBO has done this, Showtime has done this and many others are in the process of … Continue reading
Mobile TV Viewing Jumps 7% In One Year 18 September 2015
More than a third of consumers who watch TV shows online use a smartphone for TV viewing (37%), a figure that has risen 7 points from 2014 (30%), according to new data from Hub’s annual “Finding Input One” study. … Continue reading
CNN’s Debate Live Stream Draws A Record Crowd 18 September 2015
The stream was front and center on the CNN home page during the debates. As of 9:45 p.m. ET, about an hour and a half into the prime time debate, the live video streaming had 921,000 concurrent (or simultaneous) viewers, according … Continue reading
Netflix And Google Could Pay A Tax For Australian Content, Believes ABC Boss 17 September 2015
ABC managing director Mark Scott has suggested digital content companies such as VOD service Netflix, Apple and Google pay a percentage of their revenue into a fund to pay for Australian content. While Australians are avid consumers of US-generated … Continue reading
VoD Study Finds ‘Room For Improvement’ 17 September 2015
Almost three-quarters of consumers think that there is “room for improvement” among on-demand and live streaming services, according to a study by VoD service technology provider Brightcove. The New View survey of 4,000 European consumers discovered that around one-third … Continue reading
Charter CEO Says Ops Should Embrace OTT 17 September 2015
Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge said cable operators should embrace OTT video services because they highlight the value of their broadband offerings. “Netflix is our friend, they drive broadband,” Rutledge said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference in New York … Continue reading
Programmatic Advertising On The Rise Across Europe 17 September 2015
Revenue across Europe from online video on demand jumped from €22 million in 2012 to €375 million in 2015 according to a new study by HIS and SpotX. Furthermore, IHS forecasts that €2 billion (which is over half of … Continue reading
How The Internet Is Pushing Back The Frontiers Of TV Industry In Hong Kong 17 September 2015
In recent months, the Hong Kong TV market has seen a lot of breaking news. LeTV announced a new TV rights deal with the English Premier League, US online video on demand streaming service Netflix said it will come to Hong … Continue reading
Time With Mobile Apps Now Beats TV As Apps Become The New Networks 17 September 2015
TV has resisted the internet in multiple ways that have eluded other media. It has been able to hold on to its audience and ad revenues while other traditional media have seen fragmentation and revenue declines. All that is … Continue reading
Reach out to Muvi at:
