Comcast-Time Warner Cable may be dead, but many people’s cable companies will still change 24 April 2015
Even if Comcast’s $45.2 billion bid for Time Warner Cable is dead, consolidation among the companies that pipe in our TV, phone and Internet will carry on. Combining the No. 1 and No. 2 U.S. cable companies would have put … Continue reading
HBO Joins Netflix, Inc. In Warning VPN Pirates 24 April 2015
It seems that HBO is not happy with viewers using VPN networks to access its VOD network services outside the U.S. Netflix may allow users to continue receiving services via VPN, but according to Torrent Freak, HBO is planning to … Continue reading
Julianne Moore Takes Aim at VOD Releases: “A Movie Never Looks the Same on Television” 24 April 2015
Actress Julianne Moore and Sony Pictures Classics co-president Tom Bernard took aim at day-and-date video-on-demand (VOD) releases on Thursday, saying they degrade the important bond between independent film and the theatrical experience. Many independent distributors are increasingly relying on Video On … Continue reading
Netflix Viewing Rises, Impacts Traditional TV Trends 24 April 2015
Netflix continues to have a major impact on TV viewing — its viewing hours, in relation to traditional TV viewing, are now double the number of a year ago. There were 10 billion hours streamed from Netflix’s movie library, against … Continue reading
Argentina, Colombia lead LATAM multiscreen, VOD 24 April 2015
In a market controlled by non-Latin American operators, Argentina, one of the most mature pay-TV markets in the region, also has the highest penetration of multiscreen platforms and video-on-demand (VOD) online services, closely followed by Colombia, says Business Bureau. In … Continue reading
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg just said something that should terrify TV executives 24 April 2015
Video views on Facebook are growing exponentially. Some 4 billion videos are watched on the platform every day, up from 3 billion in January, the company revealed in its Q1 earnings. Video ads on Facebook are growing ridiculously fast … Continue reading
‘Daredevil’ gets a second season on Netflix 23 April 2015
The Man without Fear — aka Daredevil — will be protecting Hell’s Kitchen in New York City for another season now that VOD service Netflix has renewed Marvel’s popular, gritty superhero series. Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) may be a lawyer … Continue reading
Aziz Ansari is making a Netflix sitcom with Parks & Rec producers 23 April 2015
Aziz Ansari is teaming up with some of the producers of Parks & Recreation for a new sitcom at video on demand distribution service Netflix. Deadline reports that the currently untitled show, which stars Ansari, has been given a 10-episode run. Eric Wareheim … Continue reading
Key Market Predictions You May Have Missed at NAB 2015 23 April 2015
Last week, at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas, broadcasters discussed the evolving market and how to adapt to changing viewer habits. Becoming the successful Broadcaster of Tomorrow requires a deep understanding of the millennials driving change … Continue reading
SVOD and Pay TV all set to boom 23 April 2015
Streaming services and pay TV platforms are set to grow exponentially in the next few years while free-to-air broadcasters continue to lose viewers, albeit at a modest rate. Video on demand service Netflix is predicted to hit 3 million subscribers … Continue reading
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