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Netflix turns ‘lone ranger’ for Chinese expedition 04 March 2015

#netflix is planning to go it alone in its attempt to break into the booming China market, a move that could make it tougher to get into the notoriously difficult China market but ultimately was a more streamlined option. Netflix … Continue reading

SVoD not an imminient threat to Pay-TVs in Australia, says ASTRA 04 March 2015

The pay-television industry has dismissed the threat to its business model posed by subscription based on-demand video streaming services as US giant #netflix, which has announced its Australian launch date as March 24. ASTRA’s biggest member, Foxtel, is under pressure to show … Continue reading

Mr. Spock is gone, but his work stays immortal 02 March 2015

Mr. #spock of the Star Trek series is no more. What better way to honor the memory of Leonard Nimoy than to relive or rediscover the beloved Star Trek actor’s greatest roles? Luckily, thanks to the modern age of the internet, much of the … Continue reading

Advertisers make inroads in to online streaming industry, Madison Avenue zeroes in on Netflix 02 March 2015

Video streaming platforms like #netflix don’t carry advertising, but that hasn’t kept Madison Avenue from carving out new roosts in one of the video-streaming service’s flagship offerings. Three popular brews crafted by Anheuser-Busch InBev have found their way into the third season … Continue reading

Netflix goes after Comcast on Twitter, puts feet down for Net Neutrality 26 February 2015

#netflix and #comcast have been sparring for a while. But on Wednesday, Netflix delivered a quietly epic uppercut to the cable giant and its interests—thanks to a single creative tweet. It concerns net neutrality, on which the FCC is set to … Continue reading

Netflix grabs Jamie Dornan’s Jadotville at Berlin Film Festival 18 February 2015

Netflix next year will release “Jadotville,” a war film starring “50 Shades of Gray” star Jamie Dornan. In a statement, the streaming video service said the movie “thrillingly depicts the 1961 siege of a 150-strong Irish UN battalion… by 3,000 … Continue reading

Netflix claims content and programming key to VOD future 16 February 2015

Aware that the proof of its plan for global availability within two years lies in the quality of its programming, white label #vod service provider #netflix is putting its money where its mouth is by planning to spend $3 billion … Continue reading

Half of streamers in Nordic countries vouch for SVoD 13 February 2015

#arkena‘s latest Nordic Video Index report claims that a growing number of Nordic households are using #video-on-demand services as a complement to linear TV selection, with the average household now spending €19 per-month on premium white label #vod service subscriptions! #netflix ruled the … Continue reading

Jay Samit of SeaChange International pitches for VOD, raises hopes 13 February 2015

Jay Samit, CEO, SeaChange International believes Video-on-Demand is rapidly gaining on the in-theater release. People watch movies virtually anywhere, on laptops, smartphones, through cable-on-demand or Netflix/Hulu-style subscription services. According to Rentrak, on-demand movies and TV generated $1.18 billion this year, up … Continue reading

Home entertainment moving the streaming way, away from TV 13 February 2015

Better Call Saul and Constantine have both dodged traditional UK #tv channels to partner with online streaming services.  There’s no denying that white label #vod service providers like #netflix are becoming behemoths of the entertainment world. With 2015 set to be … Continue reading