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More than 2M subscribers for Sling TV – comScore 27 June 2017
Sling TV which controls the major chunk of subscribers and can currently boast of more than 2 million users According to ComScore, Sling TV, AT&T’s DirecTV Now and Sony’s PlayStation Vue have about 3.1 million users amongst them. DirecTV currently … Continue reading
Online VOD services watched by approximately 30% Germans 27 June 2017
According to a survey by digital association Bitkom, 3 out of 10 Germans that are 14 or older (29%) watch films and series on platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Apple iTunes, Google Play, Netflix, Maxdome or Sky Online. That’s a … Continue reading
Fox TV to replicate YouTube’s 6 second ad model 23 June 2017
Unskippable 6 second ads like the format adopted by YouTube are to be followed by the Fox Networks Group.The ads will first be seen on Fox’s video streaming apps and gradually on linear TV, according to Variety. For the first time, … Continue reading
Pay TV subscriber base takes a blow with YouTube, Netflix and IPTV subscriptions increasing 23 June 2017
The attraction of TV streaming services is the main reason cited by the Malta Communications Authority for a rise in faster broadband subscriptions. The pay TV sector held by telcos GO and Melita has witnessed its subscriber base shrinking by … Continue reading
Streaming series captures a share of traditional television 22 June 2017
Web-based TV channels (streaming) represented 9% of their tracked episodes from June 2016 to June 2017, a rise of 5% for the 2015-2016 season. Data from online TV guide TVmaze, suggests that Netflix consists of the highest number of viewers … Continue reading
Smart TVs the top way to stream Netflix: Futuresource 22 June 2017
Smart TVs are the preferred way for customers to access content provided by a video streaming service as revealed by FutureSource Consulting.According to a Futuresource senior market analyst, Jack Wetherill, smart TV was the leader in six markets that it … Continue reading
YouTube and BBC – most preferred video apps on UK smartphones 22 June 2017
According to a research carried out for mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse, amongst the wide variety of apps used by UK consumers for watching video on their smartphones, YouTube and BBC iPlayer are the most preferred apps. About 68% of UK … Continue reading
Netflix surpassed cable TV in terms of number of subscribers in the U.S 20 June 2017
Netflix has put an end to the dominance of cable TV. According to Statista and Leichtman Research Group, at the end of March 2017, cable TV had 48.6 million subscribers v/s 50.9 million Netflix subscribers according to the Statista and … Continue reading
OTT Viewing trends – TiVo Report 19 June 2017
Let’s take a look at some insights based on TiVo’s Q1 2017 Video and Pay-TV Trends report based on a survey conducted on 3,100 consumers. 1) OTT User Experience vs. Pay-TV User Experience: TiVo revealed what drives the growth of … Continue reading
Netflix outgrowing Cable TV 14 June 2017
Traditional cable TV has been surpassed by Netflix in terms of total subscribers, for the first time as per Leichtman Research. Compared with 48.61 cable TV subscribers, Netflix accounts for 50.85 million subscribers. Small cable networks (5% of total cable … Continue reading
