SVoD not an imminient threat to Pay-TVs in Australia, says ASTRA 04 March 2015
The pay-television industry has dismissed the threat to its business model posed by subscription based on-demand video streaming services as US giant #netflix, which has announced its Australian launch date as March 24. ASTRA’s biggest member, Foxtel, is under pressure to show … Continue reading
Internet of Things, OTT Video will drive future growth of Verizon, says CFO Fran Shammo 03 March 2015
#verizon‘s future growth will come from things like the Internet of Things (#iot) and over-the-top (ott) mobile video–things that some other companies are not even investing in today, the company’s CFO Fran Shammo said during an investment conference on Monday. … Continue reading
Ericsson predicts on-demand video outrunning broadcast TV soon 03 March 2015
More people are predicted to watch on-demand video streaming services than traditional broadcast TV on a weekly basis in 2015, and video will generate half of mobile data traffic, the CEO of Swedish firm #ericsson said on Monday in Barcelona, the … Continue reading
FCC yet to take a call on Comcast-Time Warner merger, rivals fearful 03 March 2015
This gigantic and politically contentious deal would combine America’s two largest cable companies. The #fcc has an informal 180 day window (“shot clock”) to decide on transactions that in this case will expire at the end of March. Some people think that … Continue reading
Digitisation of Cable is soon approaching full throttle, VOD upbeat 03 March 2015
A survey of #us #tv households reveals that 62 per cent of homes have a DVR service, up from 41 per cent five years back. 59 per cent of them subscribe to an online video streaming platform such as Netflix, … Continue reading
Mr. Spock is gone, but his work stays immortal 02 March 2015
Mr. #spock of the Star Trek series is no more. What better way to honor the memory of Leonard Nimoy than to relive or rediscover the beloved Star Trek actor’s greatest roles? Luckily, thanks to the modern age of the internet, much of the … Continue reading
Frost & Sullivan: Enterprise Services Market in Indonesia is Expected To Reach US$3.86 billion by 2019 02 March 2015
Indonesia is the largest #economy in ASEAN and a member of G-20 major economies. The country’s GDP in 2025 is projected to reach US$3.1 trillion, making it the 10th largest economy globally. Mr. Ajay Sunder said the enterprise service market in … Continue reading
European Union Commissioner pitches for abolishing geo-blocking 02 March 2015
The EU Commissioner Andrus Ansip is targeting an issue that lies at the core of the video streaming sites, movie and TV industries, who license content per location. The #geo-blocking restrictions are demanded by content creators, who want to sell … Continue reading
Net Neutrality gains over for Netflix & other video streamers, stocks tumble 02 March 2015
Less than one day after government regulators dealt Netflix and other video streaming platforms a huge win with new Internet rules, investors are already on the lookout for the next phase in what is sure to be a long and drawn out battle. Shares of Netflix stumbled … Continue reading
Advertisers make inroads in to online streaming industry, Madison Avenue zeroes in on Netflix 02 March 2015
Video streaming platforms like #netflix don’t carry advertising, but that hasn’t kept Madison Avenue from carving out new roosts in one of the video-streaming service’s flagship offerings. Three popular brews crafted by Anheuser-Busch InBev have found their way into the third season … Continue reading
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