Canada Wants Cable-TV Bundle Model Dismantled by 2016 20 March 2015
Like in the U.S., the Canadian cable industry is grappling with a shift to VoD platforms. Some customers are shutting off their traditional pay-TV services and watching video exclusively online – the so-called cord-cutters. Canada’s communications regulator will require cable companies … Continue reading
VoD will drive fibre home with new FTTH technology in South Africa 20 March 2015
Broadband speed, availability and pricing have all made great strides in South Africa in the past few years, largely as a result of the connection of multiple undersea cables on the East and West Coast of Southern Africa. The delivery … Continue reading
Time Shifting Has Become The Default for modern TV audience 20 March 2015
According to the recent The Hub Entertainment Research survey, conducted among 1,210 TV viewers aged 16-74 who watch at least 5 hours of TV per week and who have broadband access at home, ad avoidance is a factor in … Continue reading
Yahoo Bets on TV-Style Comedies to Grow Its Video Business 19 March 2015
Yahoo’s U.S. video audience at that point was at 44.9 million unique monthly desktop users, up 2.7% from the year before, according to comScore. It wasn’t exactly languishing — but Wall Street was champing at the bit for Yahoo to … Continue reading
OTT is keeping network operators on their toes, believes Eckhart Zollner of Jasco Group 19 March 2015
From converged multimedia services such as High Definition (HD) audio and video on to social platforms, screen sharing, VoD platforms and other bandwidth-intensive, high data volume services, OTT has revolutionized data consumption. OTTs essentially create virtual communities and virtual networks, … Continue reading
Department of Revenue in Alabama Issues Proposed Regulation Taxing Digital Streaming Services 19 March 2015
The Alabama Department of Revenue has issued a proposed regulation that, if finalized in its present form, would substantially expand the scope of the state and local rental tax applied to VoD platforms and other digital streaming services. The expanded rental … Continue reading
IPTV doubles up, DTH still standing its ground in Spain 19 March 2015
With direct-to-home (DTH) still being the second most used technology for TV reception in Spain, IPTV has doubled, now reaching 1.56 million homes, while digital terrestrial television (DTT) holds the throne despite losing over half a million connections. According … Continue reading
Content not the king in Apple TV age, says Mark Mahaney of RBC 18 March 2015
The Internet created transparency in retail, advertising and travel pricing, driving down prices in all of those sectors—and now it is poised to do the same for cable television, RBC’s lead Internet analyst said Tuesday. His comments came after the … Continue reading
Apple all set to launch TV service with 25 channels 18 March 2015
After launching it’s VoD platform, Apple is now set to launch a 25-channel TV service this fall from broadcasters including ABC, CBS and Fox. The slimmed-down bundle will stream channels live to Apple TV, iPhones, iPads and devices using Apple’s iOS. It is … Continue reading
Cable has to go OTT now, says Alan Breznick at Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies 2015 18 March 2015
Alan Breznick, head of the cable-video practice for both Heavy Reading and Light Reading, kicked off a day-long exploration of Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies by contrasting cable’s declining market share in the declining pay-TV market with its remarkable success … Continue reading
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