Global Online TV, Video Revenue Forecast to Hit $51.1B by 2020 17 June 2015
Worldwide OTT platforms and video revenue will reach $51.1 billion in 2020, nearly doubling the $26.0 billion expected in 2015, according to a new forecast. Research firm Digital TV Research cited the global expansion of Netflix as a key driver … Continue reading
UK Video Sector Moves to the Next Level, says Futuresource Consulting 17 June 2015
Futuresource Consulting assessed the pulse of the UK video market in its latest video insights report, announcing that this segment is in good health, driven by the growing appetite for OTT video services, the resilience of packaged video retail and … Continue reading
Cablevision CEO Dolan Says Big Bundle TV Customers Will Fall 17 June 2015
Cablevision Systems Corp. Chief Executive James Dolan said the number of customers paying for the traditional big bundle of TV channels is going to shrink by about 20% to 25% over the next five years, as consumers opt instead … Continue reading
Demand for Internet Browsing and Media Streaming to Drive Global Cloud TV 17 June 2015
Cloud TV is a software platform that is suitable to be placed on smart devices such as TVs, smartphones, tablets, media boxes, and others. The software platform eliminates the need for video streaming service providers and cable operators to devise … Continue reading
The OTT challenge is TV quality at TV scale 17 June 2015
The challenge is huge, for several reasons. The challenge is there because of the quality customers expect, and the challenge is there because the internet was not designed as a large scale video viewing platform, and CDNs were not … Continue reading
MCN and AOL combine on programmatic TV marketplace 16 June 2015
AOL Platforms, a division of AOL, and MCN , have launched a programmatic private marketplace for television. The platform, launched last month, will make it easier for planners to drive campaigns against a wide portfolio of broadcast linear channels, … Continue reading
On-Demand TV: Press Play 16 June 2015
Can video-on-demand score with consumers while keeping pace with the momentum generated by streaming rivals Netflix, Hulu and other over-the-top services? Recent announcements — including Showtime’s summer launch of an OTT subscription service — reflect the shift in consumer … Continue reading
VOD Ads Gain Traction 16 June 2015
As video consumption gradually shifts to the on-demand model, it’s only natural that the advertising dollars will follow. Based on some recent VOD activity, that could also represent a bit of good news for the advertisers that are pushing … Continue reading
Media heavyweights take on Internet rivals 16 June 2015
Two of China’s leading regional broadcasters have been in the headlines over the past two weeks, as they scramble to transform themselves to compete with a new generation of Web-based private companies that are rapidly stealing their viewers and … Continue reading
VOD broadcast primetime viewing leaps 22% 16 June 2015
Total time spent viewing Free on Demand (FOD) television content increased 22% over the last year, with 32.8 million more hours per month watched in Q1 2015 than two years ago, according to the “State of VOD: Trend Report” … Continue reading
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