ISPs Will Raise Rates to Try & Hurt Internet Video 07 July 2015
Dish Network’s Sling TV has taken the fight to traditional cable operators with its new, $20 a month “skinny bundle” of broadband television. But according to Sling TV CEO Roger Lynch, the company is very concerned that as traditional … Continue reading
Daily newspapers’ online video content should not be subject to on-demand regulations, says EU court advisor 06 July 2015
Video content published by daily newspapers on their websites should not be subject to regulation under the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive, a legal advisor to the EU’s highest court has said. Advocate general Maciej Szpunar said that … Continue reading
TV’s won the digital wars, it just doesn’t know it yet 06 July 2015
Which is more likely to win the TV battle: CBS or Netflix? In media pundit Michael Wolff’s eyes, there isn’t any competition between the two, because old media has already crushed new media, primarily because internet TV platform still relies on … Continue reading
Time for a Reality Check Among TV’s Streaming Services 06 July 2015
In the burgeoning world of subscription VOD services, all ventures are not created equal. That’s a notion easy to lose sight of in 2015 as one TV network after another pushes out an over-the-top extension that makes programming available … Continue reading
FCC Chairman lays out schedule for future broadband actions 06 July 2015
During a speech last Friday at the Brookings Institution, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler outlined the FCC’s upcoming agenda for broadband-related issues such as the classification of over-the-top (OTT) online video services. The Chairman reiterated his view of the FCC … Continue reading
OTT drives new home broadband technologies 06 July 2015
The burgeoning interest in on-demand streaming video, driven by OTT video services offerings such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video, is putting an enormous strain on in-home networks, which are struggling to cope with the growing demands on bandwidth. … Continue reading
Quarter of Europeans use VoD services 03 July 2015
Europeans have 19 electronic devices at home on average (2014: 18), and spend eight hours a day using them; an increase of almost 18 minutes since 2014, according to the latest Techonomic Index research from Samsung. The television remains … Continue reading
Ireland’s VOD Viewers Favor Free Content, Even if It Means Ads 03 July 2015
Digital video has taken flight in Ireland. According to March 2015 research by Nielsen for the Interactive Advertising Bureau Ireland (IAB Ireland), 67% of internet users ages 16 and older in Ireland had viewed video-on-demand (VOD) in the six … Continue reading
Growing OTT Demand is Driving the Need for Robust In-Home Backbone Networks 03 July 2015
The burgeoning interest in on-demand streaming video, driven by new OTT service offerings such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video, together with the rapid proliferation of Internet-enabled devices, is one of the major market trends of the moment. … Continue reading
BBC to cut more than 1,000 jobs, says viewers prefer watching programmes online 03 July 2015
The BBC said it will cut more than 1,000 jobs because it expects to receive 150 million pounds ($234 million) less than forecast from the licence fee next financial year as viewers turn off televisions and watch programmes on … Continue reading
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