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
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
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