Australia’s broadcasting – Pay TV, IPTV, Mobile TV outlined in new market research report 05 May 2015
Tablets and other smart devices clear winners in a fragmenting entertainment market. The broadcasting markets-FTA TV, STV, IPTV, Digital TV and Mobile TV have seen a number of changes over the last couple of years. Changes have included digitalisation of … Continue reading
Broadcast Asia 2015 : The Future Of TV 05 May 2015
When HBO announced its plans for HBO Now, a standalone video streaming service that does not require subscribers to sign up for a cable TV service, it raised a few eyebrows among industry watchers. After all, the US cable programming giant, … Continue reading
Don’t mirror Netflix, Hollywood expert tells local rivals 05 May 2015
Australia’s three local video on demand services need to be careful not to mirror Netflix’s successful business model if they are to survive in an increasingly crowded market, a Hollywood media adviser says. Seth Shapiro, an interactive media governor for the Emmy … Continue reading
Comcast Now Has Nearly as Many Internet as Cable Customers 05 May 2015
Just before its $45 billion deal with Time Warner Cable collapsed over regulators’ fears about a giant cable company’s control over the Web, Comcast was racking up more Internet customers. For the first time, the country’s largest cable provider has … Continue reading
The Dreaded Bundle Comes to Internet TV 05 May 2015
When a man named Herb MacDonald pioneered the pay-one-price, all-you-can-eat buffet in Las Vegas sometime in the in the middle of the last century, he probably did not realize that his restaurant pricing would become a model for so many … Continue reading
Choosing an Internet service provider: 7 Things Cord Cutters Need To Watch 04 May 2015
If you’re cutting the cord and dropping cable TV you’re going to be more reliant on your Internet connection. So it helps to have options. That choice is the key to picking the best, and most affordable, Internet service for … Continue reading
WWE looks to OTT as pay-per-view faces long-term decline 04 May 2015
Wrestling network WWE is looking to build the WWE Network as a strong direct-to-consumer offering as it faces up to the long-term decline of its traditional pay-per-view business, according to Ed Wells, senior vice-president and managing director, delivering a keynote … Continue reading
Europe has Google, Netflix, WhatsApp and Skype in its sights 04 May 2015
European Union regulators are set to widen their front against US tech companies just two weeks after the launch of its competition case against Google by initiating a new probe into a range of online ott platforms. The move marks a … Continue reading
Americans stream away in shifting TV landscape 04 May 2015
Streaming television is now mainstream, although it has not caused many people to “cut the cord” for traditional pay TV. Not yet, anyway. More than half of Americans now stream movies or television programs using the Internet and video streaming software … Continue reading
Low-brow VOD and Internet TV reign in China’s film boom 04 May 2015
In China, online video streaming sites position themselves as a one-stop shop, unlike U.S. users having to go to YouTube for home videos and Netflix for movies and TV dramas. Sites such as Youku Tudou are no longer content with … Continue reading
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