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Nearly 60% of U.S. Broadband Households Use OTT Video Services, but “Account Sharing” Is Prevalent 18 May 2015
Digital media consumer research from Parks Associates reports 57% of U.S. broadband households access an OTT video services, but account sharing is a lingering challenge. According to a 3Q 2014 survey of U.S. broadband households, 8% are using a subscription … Continue reading
Allied Fiber CEO Sees Rise of OTT ‘Telcos’ 15 May 2015
Allied Fiber LLC CEO Hunter Newby said in an ITW interview that OTT platforms and content providers are a faster-growing customer segment for the dark fiber provider than traditional carriers. Various companies, including content providers, tower providers, social networks and subsea operators are … Continue reading
What an OTT Future Means for Brands 15 May 2015
If you haven’t heard of OTT, short for “over the top,” you will soon. The acronym refers to video content delivered straight to the consumer via internet. The core disruptive concept is that the “pipe” created by the cable MSOs … Continue reading
Why Young Hollywood said no to cable, and yes to OTT 14 May 2015
Last year, Young Hollywood CEO R.J. Williams was six months into negotiations with a major media conglomerate on a deal that would give his celebrity-obsessed, millenial-targeted digital brand its own 24/7 linear TV cable channel. Tech meetings were held and … Continue reading
Streaming Media East ’15: The Power of the Niche 14 May 2015
Over-the-top (OTT) content providers are finding out what many subscription-based content providers already knew: There is money to be made by serving people who are passionate about a particular niche. This was evident during the “How OTT is Disrupting the … Continue reading
OTT and the Challenge of Live-Linear Channels 13 May 2015
The growth of over-the-top (OTT) video delivery has been nothing short of spectacular. In the last 12 months alone, OTT has grown to $9–12 billion in global revenues, with $1.9 billion of those revenues coming from emerging markets, according to … Continue reading
Retail OTT STBs will pass IPTV STB shipments this year – IHS 12 May 2015
The shipment of over-the-top (OTT) set-top boxes (STBs) sold at retail will this year pass shipments of IPTV STBs used for pay TV services, IHS said. The global number of retail OTT STBs shipped, including Apple TV, Chromecast and … Continue reading
aioTV Patent Targets Mixing of TV with OTT 11 May 2015
aioTV, a Denver-based maker of video streaming software and HDMI “pass-through” boxes, said it has scored a patent for metadata normalization and video playback, elements that can help MVPDs and other providers offer a blend of linear, on-demand and OTT … Continue reading
Wheeler Wants Pay-TV Status for OTT 11 May 2015
In a move aimed at promoting more video competition, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants to broaden the US regulatory definition of a pay-TV provider to cover many OTT video services providers. Wheeler made his preferences clear in his keynote address … Continue reading
Soccer Pirates Shift to TV From Computers as Set-Top Boxes Surge 08 May 2015
“There’s a lot of old-style detective work,” said McGowan, director of operations for Glasgow ID Inquiries, which does investigations for the English Premier League. “Walking around, going into pubs to see what they’re showing, paying attention.” Sales of the OTT … Continue reading
