Pyramid Research predicts five-fold growth in SVoD accounts by 2019 17 February 2015
A research report by Pyramid Research finds that cumulative paid OTT revenue from SVoD and TVoD services is projected to be as much as $18.8 billion for the 2015-2019 period, over 80 per cent of which will come from the … Continue reading
Go cable-free, choose VOD : Max Byres, BrandPost 17 February 2015
The FCC’s most recent #report on the cost of cable found that the price of expanded basic cable service increased by 5.1 percent in 2012, and additional reports show that those prices have continued to rise, unabated, ever since. Millions of … Continue reading
VOD sales rocket past DVD and Blu-Ray in Belgium 17 February 2015
For the first time, #vod and EST business exceeded that sale and rental of physical media (DVD and Blu-ray) in Belgium during 2014. According to figures published by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), based on research by GfK, electronic sales and … Continue reading
Ridley Scott’s Halo : Nightfall moves from XBOX to VOD 17 February 2015
“Halo: Nightfall,” is an original feature-length film executive produced by Ridley Scott, will soon be available for purchase via Blu-ray, DVD, and most importantly, video streaming platforms. Developed by Microsoft’s 343 Industries, “Nightfall” is set between the events of “Halo 4″ … Continue reading
After years of pirate indulgence, BitTorrent turns to VOD 16 February 2015
Last Wednesday, BitTorrent announced that it would be the exclusive initial distributor of multiple new video titles from Rapid Eye Studios over the next several years. Slated to debut late this year, “Children of the Machine” will be the opening salvo … Continue reading
IPTV charts double-digit growth map in 2015 16 February 2015
#iptv is expected to grow a market leading 14% in 2014, followed by satellite TV platform at 7%. The growth rates of cable and terrestrial TV platforms are expected to slow to around 3%. Global cable TV market growth is driven … Continue reading
Netflix claims content and programming key to VOD future 16 February 2015
Aware that the proof of its plan for global availability within two years lies in the quality of its programming, white label #vod service provider #netflix is putting its money where its mouth is by planning to spend $3 billion … Continue reading
Half of streamers in Nordic countries vouch for SVoD 13 February 2015
#arkena‘s latest Nordic Video Index report claims that a growing number of Nordic households are using #video-on-demand services as a complement to linear TV selection, with the average household now spending €19 per-month on premium white label #vod service subscriptions! #netflix ruled the … Continue reading
Jay Samit of SeaChange International pitches for VOD, raises hopes 13 February 2015
Jay Samit, CEO, SeaChange International believes Video-on-Demand is rapidly gaining on the in-theater release. People watch movies virtually anywhere, on laptops, smartphones, through cable-on-demand or Netflix/Hulu-style subscription services. According to Rentrak, on-demand movies and TV generated $1.18 billion this year, up … Continue reading
Rise in mobile bandwidth to raise OTT video demands by three folds in next three years 13 February 2015
Peak period mobile bandwidth consumption per user is expected to increase five fold over the next three years according to a recent “Mobile Broadband Bandwidth Demand”study, conducted by ACG Research and sponsored by #ciena. Service provider backhaul networks are … Continue reading
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