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
U.S. Online Ad Spending Continues to Catch TV 23 April 2015
Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. totaled $49.5 billion in 2014, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, a 16% increase over 2013 revenues. The trade body on Wednesday released its annual Internet Advertising Revenue report, which was conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The … Continue reading
Former BBC iPlayer boss: local TV is ‘years behind in its thinking’ 23 April 2015
The former BBC executive and video on demand technology expert who oversaw the launch of the iPlayer has criticized Ofcom’s implementation of local TV as being “years behind in its thinking” and argued that the concept of such a service … Continue reading
Streaming Overtakes Live TV Among Consumer Viewing Preferences, says Deloitte Study 23 April 2015
U.S. consumers are more inclined to stream entertainment from an Internet TV platform than tune in to live TV, according to the results of a new survey from consulting firm Deloitte. Video streaming services such as Netflix, which are now used by more than … Continue reading
How Facebook stumbled into India’s fight for net neutrality 22 April 2015
The fight for net neutrality has come to India. Last week, two companies withdrew from Facebook’s Internet.org project, citing neutrality concerns, and the remaining companies are facing mounting pressure to bail out. But while Internet.org has drawn most of the … Continue reading
Rise of TV Everywhere : Challenges To OTT Content Delivery 22 April 2015
In a world where consumers are starting to expect access to video on a range of devices in a ‘TV Everywhere’ style experience where a single subscription covers delivery to all devices, a multi-layered approach to services is fast becoming … Continue reading
Stan, Netflix lead in volume of video streaming content on offer 22 April 2015
The Foxtel and Seven West Media streaming service Presto is trailing its rival vod platforms in Australia in the amount of video content it offers, according to a new study. Content-focused app company Gyde found that Presto currently offers 4009 hours of television and movie content (including … Continue reading
The Future Is Digital – But Don’t Forget About Television 22 April 2015
There is encouraging news today with the release of AA/Warc figures, which suggest the advertising market saw its biggest growth in four years and that the momentum is carrying on into 2015. The reason is simple – economies are recovering … Continue reading
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