For Streaming Technology Advances, the Emmy Goes to Online Video 29 April 2015
Besides going to TV shows and stars, Emmy Awards also go to the companies that make contributions to television technology. Several of the biggest names in live streaming server system and video on demand streaming have taken home the award. … Continue reading
Soon Netflix will actually own its original shows 28 April 2015
One thing that many avid Netflix viewers might not realize is that despite many shows being branded as “Netflix Originals”, such as House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, the streaming media company actually doesn’t own these shows. … Continue reading
NewFronts 2015 Preview: Digital Players Push Superiority to TV 28 April 2015
At this year’s Digital Content NewFronts, expect to hear a recurring theme from Internet media firms: We’re a better ad buy than TV, especially for targeting younger audiences. The lineup includes Google’s YouTube, Hulu, Disney’s Maker Studios, Yahoo, AOL, Vice … Continue reading
IPTV subscribers set to top satellite in Western Europe by 2016 28 April 2015
The forecast comes from a new report from Digital TV Research. Medium term, IPTV platform subscriptions will climb by 8.6 million (up by 37%) between 2014 and 2020 compared with 1.2 million additions for pay satellite TV (up by 5%) and … Continue reading
Consumers focus more on online than traditional TV ads 28 April 2015
Consumers tend to pay more attention to digital (online) ads than to traditional TV advertising, with nearly 75 percent of consumers saying that they tend to multitask more during television ads than during digital ads, according to Deloitte’s Digital Democracy … Continue reading
OTT is ahead of traditional broadcasting in 4K, finds Qarva 28 April 2015
Live 4K TV delivery by OTT video services is still challenging. There are neither 4K live channels, not broadcast, nor OTT yet. We will see some broadcast 4K channels later this year. The matter is that open Internet connection bitrate goes … Continue reading
The new Deloitte study is good news for OTT, really bad for linear TV 28 April 2015
Netflix and other OTT video on demand systems have not only given people more options for watching programming, but they’ve also changed how Americans consume content. The rise of these services, which also includes Hulu and Hulu Plus, Amazon‘s Prime Instant Video, and … Continue reading
All about PlayReady 3.0, Microsoft’s secret plan to lock down 4K movies to your PC 27 April 2015
Microsoft is also dangling promises for consumers: Buy a Windows 10 system with PlayReady, Microsoft says, and you’ll be able to view Hollywood’s latest movies in all their 4K glory. Without Microsoft’s hardware DRM technology—pay attention, those of you with … Continue reading
Support Net Neutrality; but need level playing field says Telecom Operators, Signal data cost hike 27 April 2015
While coming out in support of Net Neutrality, telecom service providers on Friday said there is a need to create a level playing field to run a ‘viable’ business and demanded that same rule should apply for same services, including … Continue reading
The TV Story – How OTT Video Services and On-the-Go Content Are Redefining World’s Best Loved Gadget 27 April 2015
With all the buzz on OTT TV and the increasing use of video on demand hosting and mobile devices to stream video content, will the TV as a device lose its value proposition and be no longer relevant in our … Continue reading
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