Streaming deal sees cinema giant bucking tradition and taking on Netflix 10 July 2015
Two giant North American cinema chains have decided to disrupt tradition by allowing Paramount Studios to offer a couple of trial titles to home viewers a few weeks after they appear in theatres, according to industry website Deadline. US … Continue reading
Pluto.TV is the best cord-cutting app you’re not using 10 July 2015
If the cable box has one redeeming quality, it’s the ability to flip on the TV and start watching something. No disrespect to video streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu, but sometimes finding the perfect video feels like too … Continue reading
BT’s Petter calls for Ofcom to review UK pay-TV 10 July 2015
John Petter, CEO of BT’s Consumer Division today called on Ofcom to formally amend the scope of its Digital Communications Review to include pay-TV. In a speech to the Broadcasting Press Guild, Petter compared the falling prices, rising speeds … Continue reading
Mobile streaming services: A new way to play 09 July 2015
Old methods of enjoying video are rapidly fading and they are giving way to mobile streaming services, making for a worldwide phenomenon! Within the next five years, mobile video traffic will grow to be about 60% of all mobile … Continue reading
Watchdog further regulates online TV 09 July 2015
China’s top media and television watchdog on Wednesday reportedly asked licensed online content providers of Internet TV platform and set-top boxes to rectify violations, including tweeting video website applications or installing Internet browsers in TVs. The State Administration of … Continue reading
Argentina’s government is starting its own Netflix knockoff 09 July 2015
Argentina’s president loves Netflix so much she decided to create her own version. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is putting into motion plans to create a new Netflix-style online video on demand streaming platform that will feature only a … Continue reading
OTT video service credential sharing will cost the industry $500 million in 2015 09 July 2015
Parks Associates announced new digital media research today that finds OTT video service credential sharing will cost the industry $500 million in direct revenues worldwide in 2015. The report The Cost of Piracy shows 6% of U.S. broadband households … Continue reading
Perfect Storm of OTT and UHD Raises The Bar For Pay TV Security 09 July 2015
The arrival of UHD video services will intensify the arms race with content pirates, with many pirates working diligently to capture premium video and redistribute over the Internet. It coincides with the proliferation of high quality OTT video services, … Continue reading
Streaming constitutes 28% of all US viewing 09 July 2015
More than a quarter (28%) of all TV viewing in the US is now done via digital streaming, according to a new GfK MRI report. Accessing subscription or free online VoD platforms via a computer or mobile device accounts … Continue reading
DVR – the key for next generation OTT TV is in the clouds 08 July 2015
With the growth of OTT TV platforms, multiple screen viewing and cord cutting catching on in the U.S., it is unsurprising that what matters in the world of video, TV and advertisers is converging. For instance, in a recent … Continue reading
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