Smarter ‘Dumb’ TVs Will Drive OTT Adoption 19 May 2015
Smart TVs may be limited by clunky UIs, but “dumb” TVs are getting smarter all the time. And thanks to connected game consoles and media streamers like Chromecast and Roku, those not-so-dumb TVs are set to drive a major surge … Continue reading
How the Cable Industry is Adapting to Cord Cutters 19 May 2015
For people attending The Internet and Television Exchange, the redubbed Cable Show for 2015, enabling technologies are as important as always, but the transformation of business models in the video delivery industry has certainly cast a huge grip on an … Continue reading
The simple loopholes that mean you don’t have to pay the TV licence fee 18 May 2015
AFTER a great run of 50 years, TV as we know it will be dead by 2030, the chief executive of Netflix has prophesied. Indeed people are already turning off and saving themselves a wad in the process. Don’t watch live … Continue reading
What Verizon’s AOL Acquistion Might Mean For OTT Advertising 18 May 2015
Ad buyers say that the connected TV landscape, at least in its current state, can be a messy, disjointed place to run ad campaigns. And once Verizon Communications’s $4.4 billion deal for AOL becomes official sometime later this year, that will likely still … Continue reading
Multichannel Video Providers See Uptick, Not Cord-Cutting 18 May 2015
Multichannel video providers can relax — at least for this quarter. The top 10 multichannel video providers added 54,800 subscribers in the first quarter of this year, according to informitv Multiscreen Index. That is a welcome uptick from a loss … Continue reading
Cannes: Possible Partners for Netflix’s Move Into China 18 May 2015
Netflix is casting a wide net in seeking Chinese partners while in Cannes, industry sources say, and the group of potential targets is diverse, ranging from online video streaming sites to a state conglomerate once run by the People’s Liberation … Continue reading
Four Ways YouTube And Netflix Will Transform Television 18 May 2015
You hear a lot lately about how much YouTube and Netflix compete more and more directly with television, and even want to become more like the iconic medium. And there’s more than a little truth to that, not least because TV … Continue reading
Ireland’s video nation: streaming goes mainstream as two-thirds of adults consume video-on-demand 18 May 2015
Streaming is now mainstream in Ireland with two-thirds of all adults having viewed video on demand services within the last six months, according to new research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Nielsen. The figure skews higher for adults … Continue reading
Nearly 60% of U.S. Broadband Households Use OTT Video Services, but “Account Sharing” Is Prevalent 18 May 2015
Digital media consumer research from Parks Associates reports 57% of U.S. broadband households access an OTT video services, but account sharing is a lingering challenge. According to a 3Q 2014 survey of U.S. broadband households, 8% are using a subscription … Continue reading
Allied Fiber CEO Sees Rise of OTT ‘Telcos’ 15 May 2015
Allied Fiber LLC CEO Hunter Newby said in an ITW interview that OTT platforms and content providers are a faster-growing customer segment for the dark fiber provider than traditional carriers. Various companies, including content providers, tower providers, social networks and subsea operators are … Continue reading
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