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Linear OTT’s Biggest Value Proposition: Churn Doesn’t Matter 15 September 2015
Roger Lynch, the head of Dish Network-owned linear OTT provider Sling TV, isn’t concerned about subscriber churn. At least, that’s the face he presented to audiences at IBC in a keynote presentation. The reason? Churn is not such an … Continue reading
Amazon Warns FCC About OTT Redefinition 15 September 2015
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler proposed reclassifying some linear OTT video services providers as MVPDs to help boost them as a competitor for traditional cable, but OTT provider Amazon is advising the agency not to. In meetings with Republican FCC Commissioners … Continue reading
OTT A Major Challenge to Satellite, Ethnic Channels Group Says 14 September 2015
Over-the-Top (OTT) broadcasting, an increasingly popular method of video distribution, is having a damaging effect on the industry, according to Ethnic Channels Group Co-founder and CEO Slava Levin. The broadcaster, which provides non-English language digital TV channels to multicultural populations … Continue reading
Challenges Ahead For Traditional TV Models 14 September 2015
It’s the most wonderful time of year for football fans and the broadcast companies that leverage live telecasts of games on the gridiron into windfalls of revenue. While football is king in terms of attracting the largest TV sports audiences, … Continue reading
22% of Cable Customers Subscribe to OTT Services 11 September 2015
About 22% of cable subscribers also subscribe to an OTT service, according to a new study. Research company Millward Brown Digital says that while some cable customers cut the cord while going over the top, others are content junkies that … Continue reading
Microsoft, Amazon Video Team Up With Disney’s Cloud Movie Service 09 September 2015
Walt Disney Co’s studio unit said customers of Amazon Inc and Microsoft Corp’s OTT video services will get access to the collection on its cloud-based movie storage service from Tuesday. Studios like Disney, which has made blockbuster films like … Continue reading
Mexico To Reach 5 Million VOD OTT Subs By Year’s End 08 September 2015
Mexico is forecast to reach 5 million VOD OTT subscribers by the end of this year, surpassing such major Latin American markets as Brazil, Colombia and Argentina, according to a new Dataxis report. According to Dataxis, the Mexican OTT … Continue reading
Apple TV Leads The Way On TV Everywhere 07 September 2015
The share of TV everywhere (TVE) viewing via over-the-top (OTT) devices has increased more than a hundredfold in the past year, with Apple TV leading the way. According to Adobe’s Q2 2015 US Digital Video Benchmark Report, TVE viewing … Continue reading
Connected TV Adspend Will Grow Sooner Than Later 03 September 2015
Although advertising budgets allocated to connected TV remain modest in the US, nearly half (48%) of advertisers who do use the medium plan to spend more on it next year, according to a new industry report. Based on responses from … Continue reading
Why Not A New Netflix, But Ad Supported? 03 September 2015
What America needs is a good, cheap, video advertising-supported online content provider of quality content. Maybe Hulu will be that entity and we will be finding out soon as it spins out more of its new programming. It could be … Continue reading
