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
Netflix gets caught in it’s own web, Net Neutrality pitch costs VOD service provider dearly 17 March 2015
Last September, National Journal named Netflix the new face of network neutrality. According to one Federal Communications Commission official, VoD service provider Netflix advocates were “screaming their heads off” last year, demanding that the agency reclassify broadband Internet access as … Continue reading
Mark Duplass To Young Filmmakers at SXSW: ‘Don’t Be Afraid of VOD’ 16 March 2015
At a keynote speech on Sunday morning at SXSW, ‘The League’ star Mark Duplass told young filmmakers not to worry about theatrical distribution. “God bless VOD,” Duplass said. “This is a great thing for independent film. Please don’t reject VOD … Continue reading
CRTC levels playing field for VOD services 16 March 2015
A new category of ”hybrid” video-on-demand (VOD) services will be exempt from licensing. These hybrid services would be available both over the closed facilities of a broadcasting distribution undertaking (BDU), and also delivered and accessed over the Internet. Such VOD platforms would be able to offer exclusive … Continue reading
Parks Associates Releases Pay-TV, App, OTT, and User Interface Research 16 March 2015
Parks Associates announced today the release of industry reports providing strategic recommendations for service providers, app developers, and video streaming platform developers as consumers turn increasingly to OTT and non-linear content options. The report notes that while consumers watch over 30 … Continue reading
FCC tells ISPs and wireless providers to disclose all hidden fees 13 March 2015
New rules for home Internet providers and wireless carriers require them to be truthful about how much their service actually costs. As part of the transparency requirements in the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality order, Internet providers have to clearly detail … Continue reading
1.5 Million Americans are getting ready to ditch their Pay-TV service, says TiVo 13 March 2015
TiVo-owned video-recommendation company Digitalsmiths released another report damning bundled pay-TV viewing on Wednesday, concluding that around 1.5 million Americans have plans to ditch their cable, satellite or IPTV service. Another 38.1 million U.S. pay-TV customers are dissatisfied with their pay-TV service, … Continue reading
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