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US TV Audiences Decline as SVOD Ramps Up 09 December 2014

Viewership for US TV networks is dropping across the board. Subscription VOD on the other hand, like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus, increased by around 12 minutes per day in the same period. Why drive traffic to 3rd party Video … Continue reading

Content Monetisation in Netflix Age 09 December 2014

Netflix’s widespread acceptance and consumer-friendly technology have formed another chapter in the chronicles of digital customer expectations. Next-generation technologies designed to enable content portability and drive revenue fuel top- and bottom-line growth by supporting more scalable, agile, and extensible ways of … Continue reading

Africa’s IPTV Base to Hit 1.57 Million by 2018 End 09 December 2014

Strong Internet protocol TV (IPTV) take-up in Nigeria will spur the continent’s rise in paid subscription by 482% to 1.57 million by the end of 2018 as per report. Nigeria is forecast to sustain 675,000 IPTV subscribers by the end of … Continue reading

Swisscom launches Teleclub Play flat-rate IPTV, Mobile Service 09 December 2014

Swisscom has launched Teleclub Play a new flat-rate IPTV and mobile video offering. The service will offer all Swisscom TV 2.0 customers access to more than 5,000 films, TV programmes and sporting events from their home or on the move. International … Continue reading

Russian VOD Market Booms 09 December 2014

In Russia, video-on-demand services have come to replace home video distributed on physical media. Changes in state support for the film industry, plus more and more financing in the form of loans by the country’s cinema fund have contributed to a rapidly … Continue reading

Fuhu Launches Kids-Focused OTT Service 08 December 2014

  Fuhu has unveiled the nabi Pass, a $4.99 per month subscription service created and curated specifically for kids ranging from 3-14. It offers an array of mixed media content from movies, television shows and short form videos, to apps, … Continue reading

Atresplayer, Immfly Take VOD To The Sky 08 December 2014

Spain’s Immfly has designed and developed a communication and entertainment channel for short and medium-haul flights, allowing on-board Internet connection to online video services such as Atresplayer. For the moment, only one out of five Iberia Express flights will have the … Continue reading

Colombia’s VOD to Rocket Over The Next Three Years 08 December 2014

Nearing 1.5 million subs by 2018, Colombia’s video-on-demand (VOD) market is growing through the coming years from the current 260,000 subscriptions. New market operators and infrastructure improvements in the country’s telecoms will power the on-demand services growth. Colombia along with Argentina is the … Continue reading

Americans Ditch traditional TV, Stream more Internet-based Video 08 December 2014

Americans are increasingly watching TV shows and movies on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon streaming and other services. CBS and HBO have announced standalone streaming services as well. About 45 percent of Americans stream television shows at least once a month. That number … Continue reading

Are TV Channel Mobile Apps The Future Of Television? 08 December 2014

Imagine, in the 2016 Olympics at Rio, Usain Bolt is getting ready for a sprint to record a hat-trick of gold medals and you are enjoying it on your mobile phone in office. Yes, uninterrupted streaming of TV channels on … Continue reading