BBC licence fee under ‘unprecedented pressure’ from Netflix & Amazon 04 June 2015
Internet television services such as Netflix and Amazon are “challenging the very premise of mandatory fees” for the BBC and other public broadcasters, according to a major study of the global media sector. The rise of video on demand services … Continue reading
International Giants continue to dominate Nordic OTT 03 June 2015
Major international brands are continuing to make their presence felt in the Nordic OTT market. Stockholm-based consultancy Mediavision says that on an average day about one-third of the Nordic population is watching streaming video on OTT TV platforms, with international … Continue reading
78% Indian users prefer video content in local languages 03 June 2015
Mobile VOD service Vuclip conducted a survey in April this year on global video insights across 8,500 users in emerging markets of India, the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa. On the Vuclip platform, movies and TV shows account for 80% … Continue reading
Sign Me Up: Stoking The Subscription Economy 03 June 2015
With word this week that Apple plans to roll out its own $10 a month music streaming service next week, the subscription economy grows yet another option. With ISP fees, cable and satellite, mobile phone, and discrete content services like … Continue reading
GameFly debuts a new video game streaming service exclusively on the Amazon Fire TV 03 June 2015
The days of Blockbuster DVD-by-mail rental service may be far behind us, but GameFly is still trucking on with its game rental service. To keep up with the times, GameFly today launched a video game streaming service, exclusively on the Amazon Fire TV. … Continue reading
Applying the Video Privacy Protection Act to Online Streaming 03 June 2015
With the rise of online content and big data, courts are beginning to define video on demand streaming service media companies’ obligations under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) 18 U.S.C § 2710. Passed in 1988, the VPPA prohibits a “video … Continue reading
Netflix, Amazon Poised to Steal Cable and Broadcast’s Thunder at Emmys 03 June 2015
When it comes to TV awards, digital may be the new cable. Online video on demand streaming services Netflix and Amazon are producing award-worthy original programming — and Hulu, Yahoo and AOL are also jumping into the game, looking to … Continue reading
Cloud gaming at 4K still years away, Nvidia CEO says 02 June 2015
Don’t expect online games to stream to your TV or PC at 4K resolution anytime soon. While it is possible to stream 4K movies from online services like Netflix to PCs, TVs and set-top boxes, streaming games from the cloud … Continue reading
84% of UK ad campaigns delivered across multiple screens 02 June 2015
Research from Videology has found that in the first quarter of 2015 advertisers in the UK are increasingly planning their video strategies holistically, with the majority of campaigns now conducted across more than one device. According to an analysis of Videology’s … Continue reading
IPTV CDN market to be worth $12BN by 2020 02 June 2015
Driven by the explosion of OTT video services of all forms, the IPTV CDN market is set to grow from $2.8 billion by the end of 2015 to over $12 billion by 2020 says research from MarketsandMarkets. If this figure were … Continue reading
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