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OTT Consumers’ Patience, Loyalty Tightly Tied to Viewing Experience, Conviva Report Finds 27 March 2015

Conviva, the leader in Over the Top (OTT) video experience optimization for the world’s top media companies, today released the findings of its inaugural report, which found that stream interruptions, inadequate picture fidelity and other poor streaming experience issues prompt … Continue reading

Global Pay TV Subscriptions will surpass 1.1 billion in 2020, with 4K ascending too 27 March 2015

  According to a recent study conducted by market analysis firm ABI Research, the worldwide Pay TV subscriber market grew by a steady 4% in 2014 and by year’s end reached a total of 923.5 million users. This was achieved … Continue reading

Pay-TV revenue dips, OTT scales new heights, says Digital TV Research study 24 March 2015

The tide is turning. Once considered merely an “early adopter” offering, over-the-top VoD services are poised to come into their own and earn some big bucks. Pay TV revenues peaked two years ago and are now on the drop, at the … Continue reading

In Iraq, TV Ubiquitous And Internet Use Rising 23 March 2015

  Amid major political transitions and conflict, Iraq remains a market dominated by TV. This is despite the attention given to ISIL’s use of Internet and VoD platforms, according to new data issued today by the Broadcasting Board of Governors … Continue reading

Canadians embrace both traditional TV and OTT streaming 23 March 2015

  Nearly 60% of Canadian broadband households have at least one connected CE, including a smart TV, Blu-ray player, gaming console, connected PVR/DVR, or VoD platforms connected to the Internet, according to research from Parks Associates. The analyst’s report, Emerging Power … Continue reading

Netflix and Spotify to make streaming a billion pound industry in UK 20 March 2015

The online VoD services subscription market in the UK is on track to reach half a billion pounds this year amid consumers’ growing desire for on-demand access to film and television that better suits their schedules and tastes. Services such as … Continue reading

Video streaming services to topple the US Box Office apple cart by 2017 18 March 2015

Online VoD service providers such as Netflix and Hulu will make more money per year than the US movie box office by 2017, according to a new report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report projects that streaming services will be the biggest contributor to the … Continue reading

75% of French TV viewers watch cable, IPTV, satellite 17 March 2015

Around 75 percent of French TV viewers watch TV by cable, IPTV or satellite, according to a new Mediamat’Thematik study from Mediametrie. Of France’s 59.09 million TV viewers, 44.1 million receive TV through one of these technologies, led by IPTV … Continue reading

Parks Associates Releases Pay-TV, App, OTT, and User Interface Research 16 March 2015

Parks Associates announced today the release of industry reports providing strategic recommendations for service providers, app developers, and video streaming platform developers as consumers turn increasingly to OTT and non-linear content options. The report notes that while consumers watch over 30 … Continue reading

1.5 Million Americans are getting ready to ditch their Pay-TV service, says TiVo 13 March 2015

TiVo-owned video-recommendation company Digitalsmiths released another report damning bundled pay-TV viewing on Wednesday, concluding that around 1.5 million Americans have plans to ditch their cable, satellite or IPTV service. Another 38.1 million U.S. pay-TV customers are dissatisfied with their pay-TV service, … Continue reading