There’s no doubt that the internet population in the Middle East and North Africa is a mobile-first one. According to 2015 data from Northwestern University in Qatar, Harris Interactive and the Pan Arab Research Center (PARC), 93% of internet … Continue reading
Which is more likely to win the TV battle: CBS or Netflix? In media pundit Michael Wolff’s eyes, there isn’t any competition between the two, because old media has already crushed new media, primarily because internet TV platform still relies on … Continue reading
On June 22, 2015, NBC canceled Hannibal. That’s what the headlines (including this one) said, and it was probably the best way to communicate what had transpired: the network had announced that the brilliant serial killer drama would be … Continue reading
HBO pulled the trigger on HBO Now, its new standalone OTT platform, for a fairly straightforward reason. “It was done to grow,” Michael Lombardo, HBO’s president of programming, said during an interview with Mark Robichaux, editorial director of Broadcasting … Continue reading
After Singapore-based on-demand internet video provider Hooq launched operations here, the pioneer of internet TV platform, US-based Netflix, has firmed up plans to enter India by 2016, according to people familiar with the matter. This has sent domestic DTH … Continue reading
Although triple play offers are not common and quad play does not exist, Argentinians are choosing simple convergent offers for Internet TV platform and pay-TV services. According to figures reported by consultancy firm Carrier y Asociados, only 9% of … Continue reading
PlayStation owners and Sony fans alike were surely excited with the slew of announcements made at their recent E3 press event, but one in particular caught many by surprise, and we don’t mean the Final Fantasy VII remake. Earlier this … Continue reading
Free-to-Air (FTA) television is in trouble. But the reasons are not as simple as you might think. The trouble is clear. Ten Network Holdings share price has tanked from around $1.50 in late 2010 to about 22 cents today. … Continue reading
GCC countries had the largest number of IPTV providers in the region. IPTV is in its initial stage of penetration in the Arab World, and is still developing, according to a new report from Arab Advisors Group overviews the … Continue reading
Netflix, Inc. subscribers are ready to watch ads during video streams–if the online streaming company beefs up its content library by adding more TV shows and movies, according to a recent survey. The views of 100 Netflix users were considered in … Continue reading