Satellite TV revenues to overtake cable TV revenues in 2015 14 May 2015
Satellite TV (DTH or DBS) revenues will overtake total cable TV revenues this year, according to the Digital TV World Revenues Forecasts report, covering 138 countries. Satellite TV revenues will make up 46 percent of total revenues in 2020, from … Continue reading
Why Young Hollywood said no to cable, and yes to OTT 14 May 2015
Last year, Young Hollywood CEO R.J. Williams was six months into negotiations with a major media conglomerate on a deal that would give his celebrity-obsessed, millenial-targeted digital brand its own 24/7 linear TV cable channel. Tech meetings were held and … Continue reading
Streaming Media East ’15: The Power of the Niche 14 May 2015
Over-the-top (OTT) content providers are finding out what many subscription-based content providers already knew: There is money to be made by serving people who are passionate about a particular niche. This was evident during the “How OTT is Disrupting the … Continue reading
Net Neutrality: Appeals Court Asked to Halt FCC’s Move to Reclassify Internet 14 May 2015
Cable and telecom trade associations asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay the FCC’s move to reclassify the Internet as a Title II telecommunications service, a regulatory maneuver to give the agency authority to impose robust net neutrality … Continue reading
Cannes 2015 Overview: Big Deals Beckon As Lush Market Embraces TV Stalkers, Hungry Buyers 14 May 2015
Anticipating swelling ranks of distributors that now include TV interlopers and video on demand technology icons Netflix and Amazon, sellers arrived at the 68th Cannes Film Festival armed with promising fare in the form of finished films, sizzle reels and scripts with star … Continue reading
The ‘Netflix tax’: what your business needs to know 14 May 2015
One of the key inclusions in the Budget is the confirmation that GST rules are to be extended to apply to the importations of digital products and services. This so called “Netflix” tax is designed to ensure that non-resident suppliers … Continue reading
Top 5 TV Audience and Research Myths and Misconceptions 13 May 2015
1. Pre-season buzz matters for new series. There are several reasons why pre-season buzz has virtually no impact on whether or not a program becomes successful. Despite the fact that much of its audience is older, the traditional press has … Continue reading
Apple TV & Other OTT Set-Top Boxes Doing Better Than Expected 13 May 2015
The Apple TV and similar set-top boxes (STBs) like the Roku and Chromecast are doing much better than had been expected in the past. The reason has to do with the content strategies used. All this relates to the choices … Continue reading
Twitter hunts for dollars in the ‘democratization’ of OTT video 13 May 2015
To say that Twitter‘s addition of video to its social media platform has been a success in the mobile realm is an understatement. According to the company, 90 percent of video views by users have been on mobile devices. But … Continue reading
OTT and the Challenge of Live-Linear Channels 13 May 2015
The growth of over-the-top (OTT) video delivery has been nothing short of spectacular. In the last 12 months alone, OTT has grown to $9–12 billion in global revenues, with $1.9 billion of those revenues coming from emerging markets, according to … Continue reading
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