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
NO, Joe Hockey, a ‘Netflix tax’ wouldn’t raise ‘billions’ 14 April 2015
During the ongoing debate about tax evasion by multinationals, Joe Hockey has claimed that his latest thought-bubble, the “Netflix tax” would raise “billions”.To get “billions” of GST revenue from anything you need tens of billions of revenue. The total online … Continue reading
Pay TV’s Newest Rival Is an Old Foe: Over-the-Air Antennas 14 April 2015
As if traditional pay TV companies don’t have enough headaches from all the new over-the-top upstarts such as Sling TV and Sony’s PlayStation Vue — not to mention HBO Now’s recent debut on Apple TV devices — the nation’s cable, … Continue reading
An Argument For More TV Episodes On VOD 14 April 2015
The biggest U.S. cable operator, Comcast Corp., would like to see many more episodes of TV network shows available on pay TV providers’ on-demand services. Typically only about 30% of all TV/cable network shows are “stacked” on VOD online platforms, according … Continue reading
Same-day on-demand releases offer convenience but hurt theaters, writes Drew Pendleton 14 April 2015
In the past few years, a trend has begun to take hold in the movie marketplace: the same-day, video-on-demand release. In this scenario, a film is released on both digital video on demand platforms and in theaters – typically in … Continue reading
Adding GST to movie downloads could raise billions: Treasurer Joe Hockey 13 April 2015
Billions of dollars in additional revenue could be collected by applying GST to downloads of music and movies from international video on demand services such as Netflix, Treasurer Joe Hockey says. The move would see popular overseas media streaming services, … Continue reading
The way we stream TV is about to get even better 13 April 2015
High dynamic range (HDR) videos offer the highest-quality picture available today. The new technology makes TV and movie images appear even more real and vibrant. Basically, if you thought your HD picture was a big step up, then get ready … Continue reading
Mobile Video Will Pass Desktop In 2016 13 April 2015
Mobile’s share of total online video streaming services is set to soar from 26% last year to 40% this year and just over 50% by the end of 2016, surpassing desktop viewing, according to a new report and forecast from Adobe … Continue reading
Axwave’s Unique Viewership Numbers Show That Nearly 30% of All TV Content Watched in the U.S. is via Streaming Over-the-Top Services 13 April 2015
“Over 40% of TV households in the U.S. subscribe to OTT services,” said Damian Scavo, Axwave CEO. “The data that we have been collecting provides unique insights into how viewers are using these services.” The Axwave data allows the TV … Continue reading
How Growth of OTT Video-on-Demand Influences Mobile Operators’ TV Business 13 April 2015
The TV and Video on Demand (VoD) space is continuing to see increased participation from Mobile Network Operators(MNOs) and Communication Service Providers(CSPs), especially in the recent year. The expansion of MNOs’ and CSPs’ business to these two segments, which have … Continue reading
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