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
Video streaming services to topple the US Box Office apple cart by 2017 18 March 2015
Online VoD service providers such as Netflix and Hulu will make more money per year than the US movie box office by 2017, according to a new report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report projects that streaming services will be the biggest contributor to the … Continue reading
FCC halts mega-merger reviews, releases Open Internet order 17 March 2015
Just as it releases details of its Net Neutrality order to reclassify broadband as a public utility, the FCC has once again paused its informal 180-day countdown clock for deciding whether or not a pair of pending mega-mergers—Comcast/Time Warner Cable … Continue reading
Jennifer Cooper of Adobe Explains the 4 Ps of Digital Television and OTT Video 17 March 2015
Jennifer Cooper spoke at the Adobe Summit marketing conference concluding today in Salt Lake City, Utah, and she was talking to a roomful of television executives. The name of her session was ” Show Me the Money! Growing Revenues and … Continue reading
75% of French TV viewers watch cable, IPTV, satellite 17 March 2015
Around 75 percent of French TV viewers watch TV by cable, IPTV or satellite, according to a new Mediamat’Thematik study from Mediametrie. Of France’s 59.09 million TV viewers, 44.1 million receive TV through one of these technologies, led by IPTV … Continue reading
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