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
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
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