From The Bachelor to Game of Thrones: TV Recaps Have Become The New Artform 31 August 2015
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when television recaps first became a cultural phenomenon. Once upon a time, sharing a detailed, written account of the developments in a particular show was purely the preserve of obsessed superfans, communicating via bulletin boards or … Continue reading
Epix Ends Cable Deal, Pulling High-Profile Films 31 August 2015
Major Hollywood films like “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “World War Z” will be shifting from Netflix to Hulu in coming weeks, as pay-TV channel Epix switches up its streaming partners. The moves reflect a broader trend in the … Continue reading
The Future Of Traditional TV Looks Bleak, And It Shouldn’t Worry Us 28 August 2015
The review of the BBC’s charter overseen by culture secretary John Whittingdale doesn’t just have important implications for one of the UK’s most iconic institutions, it is also a symptom of a broader phenomenon: the disruption of television by … Continue reading
Are We Heading Towards A Second Era Of Mass TV Piracy? 28 August 2015
How much would you pay to legitimately watch all the TV shows you’re desperate to keep up to date with? Now that the very best shows are being disseminated between terrestrial, subscription television and online video on demand streaming services … Continue reading
Equifax Sees OTT Video As The Next Frontier For Marketing Services 28 August 2015
A separate, but growing area of business for Equifax – it currently represents less than 10% of its total revenue – is its communications vertical, which large telcos like Verizon, Sprint and AT&T tap to expand their subscriber lists. … Continue reading
TV Can Withstand Threat From ‘Not That Good’ Netflix, Time Warner CEO Says 28 August 2015
Ask the world’s biggest broadcasters what they think of Netflix, and they’ll tell you it just isn’t that great. HBO is better than Netflix, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said at a cable conference in Amsterdam Thursday, adding that … Continue reading
Media Owners Warming Up To Private Marketplaces 28 August 2015
Hulu announced this week that it is to offer selected advertisers the opportunity to buy premium video inventory using enhanced targeting capabilities from the peak Fall Season onwards, after the online video on demand streaming service struck-up partnerships with … Continue reading
Sticky Situation : Children’s Programming Driving SVOD 27 August 2015
Kids are coming to streaming media at a rapid clip, and represent a growing percentage of users. Research shows that churn rates for SVOD are higher than for cable. In part, video on demand streaming services make it relatively … Continue reading
Half of U.S. Internet Homes Now Own A Connected TV Device, According to The NPD Group 27 August 2015
The CE industry reached a milestone in the second quarter with half of U.S. Internet homes now owning a Connected TV device. This includes connected TVs, video game consoles, streaming media players, and Blu-ray Disc players that consumers connected to … Continue reading
Don’t Be Fooled By This Metric, Pay-TV is Still in Deep Trouble 27 August 2015
With the advent of cord-cutting, cord-shaving, and OTT video services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video, television providers are in desperate need for some positive news. And with the latest data from Strategy Analytics, they may have it. Well, sort … Continue reading