Leading Lights Finalists 2015: Most Innovative Video Service 21 May 2015
Like money, video still makes the world go around. While broadband may be the fastest growing technological force in the world, video is driving most of that growth and remains the premier subscription service. As a result, cable companies, telcos, … Continue reading
Three quarters of Swiss watch TV/video online 21 May 2015
Three quarters of Swiss TV viewers older than 15 has watched video/TV content via internet with one quarter watching the majority of video/TV content via internet, according to a study by TNS Infratest for web TV service provider Zattoo. The … Continue reading
Netflix in China? Big challenges lie ahead 21 May 2015
Netflix stock shot above $600 last week on reports that the company was in talks to enter China, but the company will likely not find an easy road in Asia’s largest economy. The Video streaming service—whose shares were changing hands … Continue reading
Live Viewing Way Up In Q1, Says FreeWheel Report 21 May 2015
FreeWheel Q1 2015 Monetization Report says live viewing, mainly of sports, but also authenticated entertainment and news content, was up 140%, year to year and that authenticated viewing grew 328% year-over-year and now accounts for 57% of all long-form and and … Continue reading
Asia Pacific drives 180% global digital TV growth 21 May 2015
Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of digital TV homes will increase by more than 1 billion between 2010 and 2020 to 1.65 billion – or up by 180%, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. … Continue reading
Mobile data traffic to hit 197,000 PB by 2019 21 May 2015
Mobile data traffic will approach almost 197,000 PB (Petabytes) by 2019, equivalent to over 10 billion Blu-ray movies, according to new research from Juniper Research. However, the research found that only 41% of the data generated by these devices will be … Continue reading
Infographic : VoD On The Rise – Growth Across Regions, Industries & Platforms 20 May 2015
VoD is peaking at the moment, thwarting traditional rivals like linear broadcast and Live TV. An infographic explaining the current state, past performance and the prediction for future, which looks quite good actually. Continue reading
Inside Google’s Anti-Fraud Team; The Financial Times Offers New Ad Metric 20 May 2015
The Financial Times rolled out a time-based ad metric on Monday called cost per hour (CPH), which aims to quell view-ability and placement concerns that come with click-based measurement. “While CPM values every impression the same, CPH uses time to … Continue reading
Four in 10 adults say ‘too much’ violence on TV 20 May 2015
Four in 10 adults say there is too much violence and swearing on British TV, while a third say there is too much sex, according to Ofcom’s latest attitudes to broadcasting survey. It found one in five adult viewers had been … Continue reading
The internet’s biggest TV pirate calls it quits after scam 20 May 2015
If you enjoy getting the latest TV shows new on VOD from EZTV, you may want to stop that now, and not just because it’s illegal. It’s also more risky, because the hugely popular torrent site is now in the … Continue reading