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

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

Fox International inks ‘unprecedented’ OTT deals across Asia 27 April 2015

FOX International Channels (FIC) has struck deals with leading networks across Asia to make its channels available in the region on an over-the-top (OTT) basis. In what it calls an unprecedented move, FIC will offer multi-genre OTT video services with … Continue reading

Growth of streaming video killed Comcast-Time Warner deal 27 April 2015

What killed Comcast Corp.’s $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable Inc.? Regulators’ desire to protect the Internet video on demand industry that is reshaping TV. A combination of the No. 1 and No. 2 US cable companies would have … Continue reading

Netflix’s Push to Own Original Series Fuels Race to ‘Out-HBO’ HBO 27 April 2015

Netflix is raking in the money thanks to continued subscriber growth, but the video streaming site surely isn’t stopping at that sole revenue stream — no matter how high it’s predicted to rise. The Reed Hastings-run company, which saw its stock … 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

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