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Video on demand forces Pay-TV prices down 03 February 2016
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 …
Cable has to go OTT now, says Alan Breznick at Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies 2015 18 March 2015
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 …
If anything’s stopping OTT from ‘KO’-ing Pay-TV, it’s experience 27 February 2015
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 …
PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts new 100 million screens for VoD in Spain, asks Telcos to buck up 26 February 2015
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 …
FCC looks to rejuvenate Pay-TVs with ‘Net Neutrality’ 25 February 2015
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 …
Starz buys German-born Viking film 19 January 2015
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 …
Watch Auburn vs. Alabama Live Coverage 02 December 2014
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. …
