Irish households paying twice as much for broadband 20 June 2015
Irish households are paying close to double the EU average for broadband access, according to a new report that shows Ireland is lagging behind its European counterparts when it comes to digital skills. Ireland ranks 8th out of 28 Member … Continue reading
A Third of Pay-TV Subscribers May Cut the Cord 20 June 2015
It is no surprise that most Americans do not like their pay-TV service, whether it is delivered by cable or satellite. According to the latest report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI), subscription-TV companies are tied with Internet … Continue reading
Technology is creating many ways to binge on TV’s current golden age 20 June 2015
“Scandal.” “Orange Is The New Black.” “The Amy Schumer Show.” There’s so much great television, that it’s difficult to carve out enough hours in the week to watch it all. After spending 11 hours in a VoD service Netflix-induced coma binging … Continue reading
What VoD Service Subscribers Think Of Third-Party Ads 19 June 2015
Netflix, Inc. subscribers are ready to watch ads during video streams–if the online streaming company beefs up its content library by adding more TV shows and movies, according to a recent survey. The views of 100 Netflix users were considered in … Continue reading
Pay VOD Up Slightly For Traditional TV Providers 19 June 2015
Almost 70% of TV consumers do not make pay video on demand purchases (PVOD) on a monthly basis, movies and other content — though there has been some improvement in this area in recent years. TV search company Digitalsmiths, … Continue reading
Two Of France’s Greatest Entrepreneurs Team Up To Create Spotify For TV 19 June 2015
Pierre Lescure is one of the founders of Canal+, France’s biggest pay-TV channel and movie & TV innovators (think HBO). Jean-David Blanc co-founded AlloCiné, France’s 1 movie review and showtimes website and a huge traffic getter, and is also … Continue reading
TV stations eye Internet video services / Networks hope to recapture drifting viewers, fading revenue 19 June 2015
Commercial TV stations are recently focusing on online video on demand distribution services, hoping to secure a new revenue source by enhancing distribution services while maintaining peak advertising revenue, as well as to restore the power of TV by … Continue reading
Next TV Summit: Ad Advances Key to New Distribution Deals 19 June 2015
While new internet TV platforms and the push to expand content on many devices has opened up distribution opportunities, it has also highlighted the importance of developing better ways of monetizing that content via advertising, argued executives at the … Continue reading
One CEO trying to blow up TV isn’t afraid of Apple, he’s worried about internet companies 19 June 2015
The CEO of Sling TV, the $20 per month internet TV service aimed at “cord cutters” — those who’ve ditched their cable and satellite subscriptions to watch TV online instead — seems more concerned with broadband monopolies than he … Continue reading
TV’s popularity 16% lower among younger viewers 18 June 2015
A new ‘Truth about Youth’ study, commissioned by UK marketing body Thinkbox, shows that TV’s popularity as a form of video consumption drops a vertiginous 16% among 16 to 24 year olds. However, young people have always watched less TV … Continue reading
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