Online Video Consumption Will Have a Positive Impact on the VoD Market 13 July 2015

  Technavio, a tech-focused research firm, has published a new report on the video on demand (VOD) market in the US, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 26% from 2015-2019. According to the latest report by … Continue reading

3 Ways Cable TV Could Be Great Again 13 July 2015

  For decades, cable television dominated the home-entertainment scene, with a wide variety of video content you couldn’t get anywhere else. Now, though, the rise of Internet-based entertainment options has led millions to cut the cord, putting cable TV increasingly … Continue reading

Comcast Offers Its Alternative to Cable TV, Using the Web 13 July 2015

Comcast, the country’s largest cable operator, is responding to the rush of new streaming television alternatives with the start of its own web-based offering that includes a bundle of broadcast networks and the premium cable network HBO. The new service, … Continue reading

Movie Theaters Don’t Like Netflix, or Digital Platforms Offering First-Run Films 13 July 2015

  Currently, movie theater owners are enjoying boffo ticket sales driven by summer blockbusters like Jurassic World and Inside Out. The surge comes as even more viewers, both young and older, are turning to digital platforms for their entertainment. Yet video on … Continue reading

Netflix/Pay TV Crossover Remains Stable: Study 10 July 2015

  Netflix is often viewed as a video tool tailored for cord-cutters, but new data from The Diffusion Group shows that the use of traditional pay TV services among Netflix subscribers has remained relatively stable. TDG said legacy pay TV … Continue reading

TV is dead? Author says there’s something wrong with that picture 10 July 2015

  The way we get our various media, our news, music, movies, books, and TV, has undergone tremendous change in recent years. Along with those changes came a surge of new digital platforms, from Facebook and Twitter, to BuzzFeed, VOD … Continue reading

Europe’s Net Neutrality Rules: Consumers May Enjoy More Innovation Across The Pond 10 July 2015

  On the heels of the effective date of new net neutrality rules in the United States, Europe is going through a similar rulemaking process. On its face, the announcement just last week regarding the latest agreement stemming from the … Continue reading

ESPN’s Plan to Dominate the Post-TV World 10 July 2015

On July 11, 2014, LeBron James announced that he was leaving the Miami Heat to return to his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. Within a few minutes of the announcement, an ESPN notification typed on a desktop computer in Bristol, Connecticut, was … Continue reading