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Cord cutting not on most users’ mind 17 March 2016
According to a survey by consumer analysis specialist Nielsen, traditional Pay TV is still the highest preferred platform. Around a quarter of the people surveyed said that they pay for subscription based video-on-demand services like Netflix, Hulu or Amazon. Asia … Continue reading
Viacom is gearing up to face cord cutting with ‘Viacom Play Plex’ 14 March 2016
Cord cutting is real. Viacom is gearing up to fight against it by investing in ‘TV everywhere’. Viacom Play Plex having MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and other popular channels is the answer of the network for the competition. Pay TV … Continue reading
AT&T brings DirecTV to prevent cord cutting 02 March 2016
Cord cutting is trouble for PayTV operators. AT&T, to counter this, has announced a new satellite video streaming service named DirecTV. This wouldn’t require an additional hardware setup, a connected device like a smartphone, computer or media streaming box is … Continue reading
South Asian Regulators Voice Support For OTT Market 13 January 2016
The South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) workshop on policy, regulation and services held three days of deliberations on various aspects of OTT services; measures to protect consumers’` interests; emerging licensing frameworks; and international connectivity for the provision of broadband … Continue reading
Viewers Diverge While Platforms Converge in 2016, Says Ooyala Report 06 January 2016
Today, Ooyala steps up with its State of the Broadcast Industry 2016, in which it assuredly predicts that this year will be a lot like last year but more of it. Over-the-top video content moved to center stage in 2015, … Continue reading
Comcast Launches VOD Service Watchable But Can Web Video Help Save Cable TV Today? 30 September 2015
Americans are steadily watching less TV, with the decline particularly pronounced among teens and young adults who have grown up watching billions of YouTube videos. And cord-cutting storm clouds are already clapping thunder over the TV biz. So what’s a mammoth cable TV … Continue reading
Sports A Major Driver In Customers Going Back To Pay-TV 28 September 2015
All’s not well in the OTT paradise. Among consumers who cut the cord in the last two years but now express doubts over it and probably want to go back to Pay-TV, 2 out of 5 (almost at 39%) say sports … Continue reading
Hollywood Rethinks Its Netflix Strategy As Cord Cutting Pandemic Spreads 24 September 2015
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said his company tries to sell its old shows to video on demand streaming services without taking subscribers away from the cable-TV bundle that is the basis of the TV industry’s business model. “You don’t … Continue reading
7 Streaming TV Packages That Will Let You Cut the Cord For Good 22 July 2015
Cutting the cord could save you $75 per month. Here’s how to do it without missing your favorite shows. With VOD services like Showtime, HBO, Hulu, and many others now streaming their programming online, cord cutting has firmly entered … Continue reading
U.S. Viewers Favoring OTT Over Cable & Satellite TV, finds Zogby Analytics 20 July 2015
The use of alternative viewing platforms by U.S. consumers is poised to eclipse cable and satellite TV, with nearly half of consumers already using video on demand streaming services such as Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon Prime and Hulu. The … Continue reading
