Netflix Saves You From 130 Hours Of Commercials Per Year 18 August 2015

  While sitting (or lying down) through a major binge-fest on Netflix, did you ever stop to wonder just how many commercials you’d have to suffer through if Daredevil or the Wet Hot American Summer series was airing through a … Continue reading

Live TV Popular In France, Dips In UK/US 18 August 2015

  Futuresource’s latest ‘Living with Digital’ consumer research study provides updated analysis of consumer’s shifting behavior and evolving habits across digital entertainment and connected devices. The research identified Live TV (pay and free) is still the primary viewing choice for … Continue reading

Government Expected To Make A Move On The ‘Netflix tax’ 18 August 2015

  Consumers will have to start paying GST on VOD services such as Netflix, music service Spotify, and games platform Steam, the Government is expected to confirm on Tuesday. Revenue Minister Todd McClay has previously signalled the Government is likely … Continue reading

Muvi Studio Launches Live Video Streaming Engine 17 August 2015

From Sports to Events, now Live Stream your shows using Muvi Muvi, a leading Cloud based Video Streaming Platform Provider has announced the release of its Live Video Streaming Engine as an offering and as a feature, available out-of-the-box on its Video … Continue reading

US Pay-TV’s Biggest-Ever Q2 Subscriber Drain: The Bad News Is Just Beginning 17 August 2015

  The numbers are in, and US cable, satellite and telco platforms collectively shed more than 625,000 video subscribers in the three months ended 30 June, falling to 101.4 million combined residential and commercial subs at mid-year. According to the … Continue reading

Film Industry Needs To Up Its Game As Golden Era Of TV Approaches 17 August 2015

  If you’re getting tired of the endless movie sequels coming out at theaters that get progressively worse, you might find more love for your TV in the coming year. At the end of 2014 we saw a surge in … Continue reading

Comcast Prepping Internet TV Platform, ‘Watchable’ 17 August 2015

  Now that Comcast has made a major investment in Vox Media, and is likely about to announce a similar deal with BuzzFeed, you would think that it would be done for a little while on the Web. Not so. … Continue reading

Netflix Drives Argentinan OTT Past 1MN Subs 17 August 2015

  According to the report, Usuario Online 2015, from analyst firm Carrier y Asociados, Netflix has been, without any doubt, the driver behind the OTT boom in Argentina. Indeed, 22% of homes with a broadband connection are subscribed to video-on-demand … Continue reading

Netflix Shuts Down Its Last Data Center, Becomes Cloud Only 17 August 2015

  Netflix has been shifting technology from in-house data centers to third-party facilities for years now, and it says that the process is coming to its logical conclusion—the company is shutting down the last of its data centers. Netflix still operates a … Continue reading

Candidates Need To Plan For Cord Cutters or They Will Miss Their Most Valuable Voting Block 14 August 2015

  There is no doubt that Fox News knocked it out of the park last week in terms of overall TV viewership for the first official Republican debate. Depending on which interpretation you use, Fox News reached anywhere from 24 … Continue reading