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

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

​Now more than ever, the Internet belongs to cord-cutters 02 June 2015

Mary Meeker, a partner at venture firm KIeiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), reported in her annual Internet trends report, 64 percent of all consumer Internet traffic is video. Sandvine, a broadband solution provider and analysis firm, has found that … Continue reading

Ad Spending For Digital Media Poised To Pass Broadcast TV 02 June 2015

The lines were bound to cross sometime. And 2015 is when core Internet spending will surpass broadcast TV — including its offshoot online video on demand hosting services — according to a forecast out today from FTI Consulting. The firm projects that … Continue reading

BBC Bullish on iPlayer Despite Recent Usage Drops 01 June 2015

The BBC iPlayer, the U.K. public broadcaster’s popular VOD service, has seen sequential usage drops in recent months, leading the executive in charge to defend its performance in a blog post. “There were a number of articles suggesting iPlayer’s popularity … Continue reading

The Rising Trend Of Brands Flocking To Online TV Shows 01 June 2015

There has been a remarkable emergence of viewers that are  looking for good entertainment at a time of their convenience and at a good price. In a bid to break out of the box of linear consumption of entertainment shows, … Continue reading

Global Internet Traffic to Triple by 2019, Led by Video 01 June 2015

Global Internet traffic in 2019 is projected to be 82 times more than it was in 2005. Based on a forecast world population of 7.64 billion people, Internet traffic per capita will total 18 gigabytes, up from 6 gigabytes in … Continue reading