Seeking Support for Open Internet, FCC Chairman Plays the Cable TV Card 16 April 2015
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler courted broadcasters’ support for the FCC’s Open Internet rules in his keynote address to the National Assn. of Broadcasters Wednesday, comparing the government’s plans with “must carry” rules broadcasters have advocated and supported. “Broadcasters have always been concerned about … Continue reading
Netflix Gains More Users Than Projected, Benefits From Cord Cutting and Cable Decline 16 April 2015
Netflix Inc. added a better-than-expected 4.88 million subscribers in the March quarter, as the streaming service sacrificed some profits to keep up its aggressive international expansion. Investors cheered the subscriber growth, which topped Netflix’s own forecast for 4.05 million additions. … Continue reading
IPTV market claims 17.39 million subs in 2014 16 April 2015
Boosted by a healthily growing fixed broadband market, the global IPTV market comprised 117.39 million subscribers at the end of 2014 according to Point Topic research. The analyst found that strong growth for IPTV continued with a second consecutive recorded … Continue reading
OTT media delivery tops $51.38 billion 16 April 2015
Media delivery services revenue for over-the-top (OTT) video on demand services reached $51.38 billion in 2014, research from Visiongain has revealed. The firm points out that in less than five years, the global OTT media delivery market has dramatically changed the … Continue reading
OTT TV Apps Target Millennial Males 16 April 2015
According to the NPD study, 62 percent of men 18-34 years- old are aware of the currently available or announced over-the-top TV network apps. Men aged 18-34 are most likely to buy apps that allow them to view OTT video … Continue reading
Content Security, Challenges for a VoD Business and the Muvi Solution 15 April 2015
Today’s world of digital video is expanding rapidly. Every year brings a new set of devices and even device types, every time with more bandwidth, more computing power, higher-resolution displays and even more portability. Network operators and service providers including … Continue reading
Winning the Next Generation of Viewers with OTT Services, panel discussion at NAB 2015 15 April 2015
In an NAB session called “Constant Cravings: Using OTT to Win the Next Generation of Viewers” on Monday, panelists pointed to three key elements for over-the-top success: a strong business model, seamless multiplatform access, and frequent innovation. The ad-supported vs. … Continue reading
Canadians eschew cable, satellite for Internet 15 April 2015
A new report says more Canadians are choosing to cancel their cable TV and satellite packages and there’s no sign of the migration slowing down. The Convergence Consulting Group says about 95,000 fewer households had a cable TV or satellite subscription … Continue reading
A call from Europe’s filmmakers for VoD 15 April 2015
On 9 April, the festival “Rendez-Vous, Appuntamento con il nuovo cinema francese”, held in Rome, focussed on improving the distribution of European cinema in theatres, public television channels and video on demand (VOD) platforms, and the state of copyright in … Continue reading
The World’s Love Affair with the TV May Be Coming to an End, believes an Accenture report 15 April 2015
The television’s popularity as the go-to entertainment device may be ending, according to “Digital Video and the Connected Consumer”, a new research report from Accenture. The television was the only product category to see uniform, double-digit usage declines across different types … Continue reading
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