Video streaming apps that target cord cutters and those who want to watch video on their mobile phones are on the rise. According to new data from app store analytics firm App Annie, apps like the still relatively new … Continue reading
A new global research from Irdeto finds that second screens are now becoming ‘first screens’ in living rooms across the globe as laptops and smartphones are outpacing set-top boxes (STBs) and smart TVs in the connected living rooms. With … Continue reading
Imagine paying for a service that promises you can access it anywhere, at anytime, only to be told that you can’t access it at all. That’s the scenario that faces Americans abroad when it comes to watching content on … Continue reading
Dedicated streaming media devices increasingly threaten to replace the need for a costly smart TV as they have proven to provide a more portable and seamless media experience, at a cheaper cost. Smart TVs still have yet to provide … Continue reading
SPB TV, a Swiss provider of OTT platforms, IPTV and mobile TV services, presented a large scale OTT survey at IBC this year, with bad news for non-targeted advertisements and findings that support trends of mobile devices running away … Continue reading
It is slowly becoming a trend for conventional networks to embrace the digital age and start offering over-the-top online streaming of their linear channel. HBO has done this, Showtime has done this and many others are in the process of … Continue reading
Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge said cable operators should embrace OTT video services because they highlight the value of their broadband offerings. “Netflix is our friend, they drive broadband,” Rutledge said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference in New York … Continue reading
TV has resisted the internet in multiple ways that have eluded other media. It has been able to hold on to its audience and ad revenues while other traditional media have seen fragmentation and revenue declines. All that is … Continue reading
Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that the future of television is in apps. Following the announcement of the new and improved OTT platform Apple TV last week, it is reasonable to assume that he thinks he is right. The Apple TV is not … Continue reading
TV everywhere viewing is still on the upswing, but its growth rate fell off sharply in the second quarter amid ongoing authentication struggles and the lack of a major “tentpole” event, according to the Adobe Digital Index’s latest U.S. … Continue reading