Asia Pacific to lead IPTV boom in the next five years 12 February 2015

Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) is expected to lead global IPTV growth by developing at a CAGR of 21.1% from 2014 to 2020. Globally, the IPTV market is expected to reach a remarkable USD 79.38 billion by 2020 (growing at a … Continue reading

Netflix and many other could sweat a lot in foreign territory on content acquisition 12 February 2015

#netflix‘s aggressive expansion plan, and as it was seen on it’s Cuban launch, could come back to hurt the white label #vod provider on content acquisition spending. Analysts at MoffettNathanson said that the global licence fee structure that Netflix is taking to … Continue reading

Networks rework the stats-engine to track multi-platform viewing 12 February 2015

Broadcast and cable networks have aggressively joined hands to disseminate viewership data cobbled together from many sources — from traditional #nielsen numbers to cable #vod-playback stats to a range of methods for tracking streaming activity. Nielsen at present doesn’t measure all of … Continue reading

Vindicia CEO Gene Hoffman to deliver keynote at Digital Entertainment World 2015 11 February 2015

Vindicia, a leader in enterprise-class subscription billing, today announced that Vindicia CEO and Chairman Gene Hoffman will keynote at Digital Entertainment World (DEW) 2015. DEW, a conference dedicated to the digital content ecosystem, will be held February 10-12, 2015 at … Continue reading

USD14 Billion Emerging OTT Video Markets (SVoD, TVoD Services Revenue) Reviewed for Monetization Strategies in Next 5 Years 11 February 2015

OTT Video in Emerging Markets: Monetization Strategies and 5-Year Revenue Opportunity 2015 industry research report that says cumulative paid OTT revenue from SVoD and TVoD services is projected to be as much asUS$18.8bn for the 2015-2019 period, over 80% of … Continue reading

AMC COO speaks up on Filmmakers heading to TV 11 February 2015

AMC COO Ed Carroll explained how the TV industry use to be hooked on the billion-dollar syndication business, how procedurals like CSI and Law & Order were the way of the future. Syndicated procedurals allowed viewers to parachute into any episode without ever … Continue reading

Time Warner, BlackArrow target IP-VOD 11 February 2015

BlackArrow, a worldwide provider of TV advertising and data solutions, today announced that it has deployed dynamic ad insertion (DAI) capabilities for on-demand content that is delivered to internet connected devices such as tablets, smartphones and laptops. Time Warner Cable which … Continue reading

White Spaces : Exploring new dimensions for OTT in India 10 February 2015

India could soon have access to incredibly cheap high-speed wireless internet delivered over the last mile without wires, if a Microsoft project that taps unused wireless spectrum to provide free internet to rural regions receives Govt. clearance. Microsoft’s tech uses the unused buffer frequencies — “white … Continue reading

Orange France and Comcast seem confident of OTT future 10 February 2015

The future of content services lies in understanding the new Engagement Model. Orange France & Comcast have it figured out. Engagement means providing the means for consumers to interact; to share, binge, rewind and relive the content. It means allowing each individual … Continue reading

Ad-driven video streaming Service on a rise in Germany 10 February 2015

The turnover of ad-driven video streaming model has risen by 17% to €240.6 million in Germany in 2014, according to current data from IHS Technology released by German industry association BITKOM. The advertising turnover is expected to rise by 16% to €278 … Continue reading