Why Live TV Will Be Completely Irrelevant In The Future 30 July 2015
With Netflix and Hulu, as well as new standalone internet streaming services from HBO, Showtime, Nickelodeon, and CBS, there are more ways than ever to watch “TV” without actually subscribing to bundle of channels from a cable, satellite, or … Continue reading
Sky Full-Year Sales Jump on Web TV, New Customers in Germany 30 July 2015
Sky Plc, Rupert Murdoch’s European pay-TV company, reported sales that topped analysts’ estimates, boosted by subscriptions to its OTT VOD platform Now TV service in the U.K. and new customers in Germany. Sales rose 4.7 percent to 11.3 billion pounds … Continue reading
Telstra Integrates Roku and Netflix For New TV Box 30 July 2015
More than 860,000 Australians who invested in Telstra’s T Box service are set to find out that their entertainment box is set to get killed off in September to be replaced by a new Roku mini streaming box. The … Continue reading
Why Streaming Movies Are Becoming the New Direct-To-Video 30 July 2015
The Martin Sheen-voiced, animated feature “All Creatures Big and Small” debuted this month, but not where you might expect. The movie, a we-missed-Noah’s Ark tale with some recognizable talent in Sheen and Amy Grant, was scheduled for a limited-release … Continue reading
OTT Has An Insatiable Appetite For Volume, Says BBC EVP Asia 29 July 2015
BBC Worldwide’s EVP for Asia David Weiland had a few things to say about the OTT surge and BBC strategy. “We have managed to have a lot of successes. Our business here is structured fairly equally between our own branded … Continue reading
How Dance And VOD Are Coming Together 29 July 2015
No one ever said dance was easy. But now choreographers are tapping the streaming market in an effort to make the physical, mental and emotional intensity of the art a little more accessible to dancers worldwide. CLI Studios (which stands for “create, learn, inspire”) … Continue reading
Akamai Drops 10%: 2Q, Q3 View Miss; Bracing for OTT Surge 29 July 2015
Shares of Internet bandwidth provider Akamai Technologies are down $7.65, or over 10%, at $66, in late trading, after the company delivered a weaker-than-expected Q2 earnings report, and forecast this quarter’s revenue and profit below consensus. The content-delivery and Internet … Continue reading
Super Bowl Live Stream Will Show the Same Commercials as TV for the First Time 29 July 2015
All the same Super Bowl commercials you see on TV will run during the game’s live stream too for the first time next year. CBS, which will air Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, will be the first network … Continue reading
TV Ad Spend Up 11.5% – Not Bad For The Channel The Internet ‘Killed’ 29 July 2015
It seems the UK is a good place to be right now, as 8.2% ad spend growth for the first quarter of the year is outpacing the rest of Europe, according to the latest AA/Warc figures. Yesterday, Nielsen’s Consumer Confidence report showed … Continue reading
Hybrid OTT Top Business Model For TV Operators 29 July 2015
TV operators are looking to launch OTT video services to provide multiscreen access and compete with the likes of Netflix, with most favouring a hybrid model, according to research by e-commerce firm MPP Global. MPP found that 60% of … Continue reading
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