VoD Service VIDI calls for uncapped mobile broadband in South Africa 12 March 2015
Video-on-demand (VOD) service VIDI has weighed in on the current uncapped mobile broadband debate, saying that the dearth of wholesale mobile broadband offerings is holding the country’s entertainment industry back. The conversation around true uncapped mobile broadband has again been brought … Continue reading
Video Streamers are pushing Cable TV out of the game 12 March 2015
Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau claims that as much as 40% of TV-rating declines in the third and fourth quarters were attributable to video streaming services. The news comes as TV viewing has declined by an estimated 10% from a year previously in … Continue reading
Feud between Telcos and OTT players grows at Mobile World Congress 2015 12 March 2015
Held in Barcelona last week, the most recent iteration of the annual conference for everything mobile saw several senior executives representing major telco operators still expressing discontent with the way Internet giants such as Facebook Inc and Google Inc are … Continue reading
Major merger could possibly mean the end of Caribbean broadcasters 11 March 2015
While the LIME/FLOW merger may mean problems for TV broadcasters in the Caribbean, it looks to spell an obvious boom for content creators and owners. Since the start of 2015 Flow has already snapped up and aired live, products such … Continue reading
ZDF-Sony in talks to explore the VoD market 11 March 2015
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial subsidiary of German public broadcaster ZDF, and Sony Music Entertainment Germany have concluded an agreement for the marketing of music TV and video material on VoD basis. As part of the agreement, content from ZDF’s archives … Continue reading
NCTA Seeks Extension on OTT Reply Comments 11 March 2015
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an extra 30 days to file reply comments in the agency’s proposal to define some linear over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms as mutichannel video programming distributors … Continue reading
Pay TV VOD Usage Is Growing, But Not as Quickly as SVOD Services 11 March 2015
The pay TV VOD industry still faces serious hurdles in serving and satisfying online viewers, video metadata specialist Digitalsmiths finds in its just-released Q4 2014 Video Trends Report. Looking primarily at the online pay TV experience, the report find that … Continue reading
Cast Dongle is a promise that TV may go hybrid anytime soon 10 March 2015
The HDMI cast dongle was legitimised when Google launched Chromecast mid-2013 and since then has gained force as a disruptive product potentially threatening pay TV operators, set top box makers and especially the smart TV. But it actually has a … Continue reading
CAFDE reaches out to CRTC for helping foster growth of Feature Films in Canada by regulating OTT 10 March 2015
The Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters (CAFDE) and one of its members, Elevation Pictures, told a House of Commons committee Monday that there is a role for the CRTC to play to spur demand for Canadian feature films, … Continue reading
Dutch TV Market grows with IPTV boom 10 March 2015
The Dutch TV market added 20,000 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2014, driven by mainly by growth in video streaming services delivered via DSL or fibre, according to new research by Telecompaper. The research said that there was a … Continue reading
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