Hulu Drives 1.4 Million Digital Engagements in Lead Up to Seinfeld Release 30 June 2015
When Hulu announced that they had acquired the entire Seinfeld collection, Twitter was pumped. This week, the iconic sitcom was finally available to stream, so we turned to ListenFirst, a company that measures the impact of brands like Hulu based … Continue reading
HBO’s OTT Goal: Distribution Everywhere 30 June 2015
HBO pulled the trigger on HBO Now, its new standalone OTT platform, for a fairly straightforward reason. “It was done to grow,” Michael Lombardo, HBO’s president of programming, said during an interview with Mark Robichaux, editorial director of Broadcasting … Continue reading
Market for Spanish-language online TV streaming heats up 30 June 2015
The supply of Spanish-language television content available online is broadening in the United States with assorted content providers, including Netflix, Hulu and other over-the-top, or OTT video services, making available live events, series and films produced in Latin America … Continue reading
Middle East poised for surge in OTT video market 30 June 2015
New data collated by global technology research and advisory firm, Ovum, suggests that the launch of the first non-native subscription online video service in the Middle East heralds a new phase in the evolution of the premium OTT video … Continue reading
Sky’s making a kids app that will rival Netflix and YouTube 30 June 2015
When Sky announced the launch of a new Kids section on its set-top boxes, it immediately put Google and Netflix in its crosshairs. TV shows and movies on VOD were suddenly front and centre on the homepage, allowing children … Continue reading
Why the digital onslaught didn’t destroy TV 29 June 2015
Within a year, Netflix will have more viewers than any of the three broadcast networks, a couple of analysts at FBR Capital Markets predicted this week. There are some caveats having to do with the differing ways that streaming and … Continue reading
TiVo CEO Wants Cable Companies to Embrace Cord Cutting 29 June 2015
TiVo CEO Tom Rogers has an interesting proposition to cable operators. His pitch: Encourage consumers to cut the cord, and still make money from their TV viewing without having to pay any money to broadcast or cable networks. Rogers’ magic bullet … Continue reading
Rising tide of online piracy: Sink or Swim? 29 June 2015
For the first time, searches for popular insecure OTT devices have now outstripped popular secure OTT devices on Google searches. Online piracy is big business. All content is a target: thematic channels, recent movie releases and particularly live sports. … Continue reading
Discovery embarks on OTT ‘Million March’ 29 June 2015
Discovery Networks International is launching OTT video services throughout Europe. Its top executives explain how the channel operator will win streaming customers in big numbers, as it starts on its ‘March to a Million’. When TBI was the first … Continue reading
70% of Arab Satellite TV channels have online sites 29 June 2015
During April and May 2015, the Arab Advisors Group examined 724 fully operational FTA satellite TV channels targeting the Arab World to research their online presence. Of the analyzed stations, 70% (505 channels) have an online presence. Spurred by … Continue reading
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