The Future Of TV And Lessons From 1996 28 July 2015
If you’re in the TV business, you’re painfully aware of how quickly things are changing. Less than a decade ago, TV was its own self-contained ecosystem with predictably stable audiences and a relatively clear-cut blueprint for delivering advertiser value. … Continue reading
Online Video Revenues Could Hit The Rs.10,000 Crore Mark By 2023 28 July 2015
Online video business has recently seen a surge with various platforms mushrooming in the country. The Video-on-Demand (VOD) players operating in this space include Zenga TV, NexG TV, Spuul and now HOOQ, with other international players looking to step … Continue reading
It’s About Time to Meet Viewer Demand for Online Video 28 July 2015
The $200 billion cable, satellite and television advertising markets aren’t going anywhere soon, but going OTT direct to consumers is inevitable for nearly every content provider. Studies show that more viewers are subscribing to OTT VOD services like Netflix … Continue reading
BBC Challenging iTunes This Autumn With Online Pay TV Service 28 July 2015
The new VoD service, BBC Store, will let you buy and download individual shows or BBC series like Doctor Who. Facing the most hostile media landscape in recent memory, with the rise of Netflix, falling numbers of licence fee … Continue reading
Netflix’s TV Box Designs By TESTGARAGE Are Insane 27 July 2015
If you ask Netflix-founder Reed Hastings about the future of television, he’s got some marked answers for you: NBC and CBS are useless, classic television with its predetermined time slots has had its day. And the rising number of … Continue reading
Studios Sue MovieTube Websites For Illegal Streaming And Downloads 27 July 2015
The six major studios have gone after a group of nearly 30 or more online video on demand streaming and download sites operated under the name MovieTube. Disney, Paramount, Sony/Columbia, Universal, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros on Friday … Continue reading
U.S. IPTV Has Slowest Customer Growth Ever 27 July 2015
In a sure sign that the second quarter will mark a major recession in the number of pay-TV subscribers, IPTV services Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse combined to have their worst quarter of video customer growth ever, adding only 4,000 subscribers … Continue reading
Verizon’s Upcoming Video Service Has A Truly Terrible Name 27 July 2015
Verizon seems to be nearing the launch of its long-in-the-works internet video on demand streaming service, and now Variety has given us the name: it’ll be called Go90. That’s some absolutely horrid, nonsensical branding, but the actual product doesn’t sound … Continue reading
VidCon 2015: Online Video is Changing the World As We Know It 27 July 2015
The overriding message from the day was certainly the industry colliding with TV and the thought leaders that spoke on the day suggested that the two aren’t going to remain separate much longer. That really came as no major … Continue reading
YouTube Video Subscriptions: Why They’re Going to Be a Very Hard Sell 27 July 2015
Google’s YouTube, looking to squeeze new coin from the millions of free videos on the service, aims to launch a subscription-based VOD service later in 2015 that will strip out all ads. But there are many reasons to be skeptical … Continue reading
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