According to a report from the Teligen division of Strategy Analytics, named ‘Pay-TV prices in OECD countries, November 2015’, prices of pay-TV providers are seeing a considerable change. The report, which compares over 1700 pay-TV schemes of 31 countries, shows that not only are Pay-TV players getting more competitive with their price schemes, but are …
Alan Breznick, head of the cable-video practice for both Heavy Reading and Light Reading, kicked off a day-long exploration of Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies by contrasting cable’s declining market share in the declining pay-TV market with its remarkable success in the broadband business. In its traditional video business, cable lost 1.4 million subs in …
Indeed, according to the study by customer experience solutions provider Amdocs, superior customer and network experience, including carrier-grade Wi-Fi, as well as innovative and multi-play services will be the key elements to winning and maintaining customer loyalty and preventing the cord form being severed, if not nevered. The New World of Customer Experience study states …
Connected mobile screens, over-the-top (##ott) and video-on-demand (##vod) platforms are to change the telecoms market forever, and Spain – where #telcos have already seen income reduced by 40% since 2010 – is predicted to have 100 million connected devices by 2017. And in this changing market, consultancy firm #pwc #strategy has highlighted four trends which …
The #fcc has a mission: To promote the rapid deployment of high-speed Internet. Under this mission, codified in Section 706 of the Communications Act, it’s seen fit to knock down what it sees as barriers to the rollout of #broadband. The FCC’s net neutrality rules partly lean on this power. And it’s also what the agency is using to …
US premium pay channel Starz has acquired all North American rights to a German-produced feature film about a botched Viking invasion of Britain. The network has bought Northmen – A Viking Saga from European indie distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment Group. The deal hands Starz full North American distribution rights, including an exclusive pay TV window for one …
Last year’s “Iron Bowl” contest had one of the greatest endings to any college football game, as Auburn’sChris Davis took a missed field goal attempt and returned it 109 yards to propel the Tigers to SEC Championship Game. This year’s “Iron Bowl” between Alabama and Auburn will take place Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. …