Two weeks after becoming the first VOD network to start sharing ratings information, Crackle is taking another page out of the linear playbook: It will begin programming television, just like a network. In the latest addition of its “Always On” service, … Continue reading
Verizon appears poised to let brands sponsor your TV watching. Sometime this summer Verizon will launch in the U.S. an ad-supported TV service delivered via the internet. The service will feature live and on-demand programming as well as programming … Continue reading
We still haven’t progressed to TiVo’s cloud DVR future, but the company is jumping ahead with the launch of TiVo Online. That is the name of its new web portal that collects video from cable channels, internet sources and … Continue reading
Time Warner’s Turner and Comcast are working quickly to rewrite the rules currently established in the nascent realm of VOD network. In 2014, Turner tested making available the entire season of then-freshman dramas “Murder In The First”(above, pictured) and … Continue reading
A report released Tuesday said that the money spent to download movies and stream videos with video streaming with VOD network will rise above that for buying and renting DVDs for the first time ever, according to Bloomberg. The PricewaterhouseCoopers … Continue reading
Adding to recent backlash from A-list showrunners like Matthew Weiner and Jenji Kohan, execs from NBCU, HBO and Viacom cast doubt Wednesday on the binge-release orthodoxy of Netflix and other VOD shops. During a panel discussion about OTT strategies hosted by the UJA-Federation of … Continue reading
The net neutrality debate is still on in India. The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), which is a non-profit trade association, has said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) consultation paper on ‘Regulatory Framework for … Continue reading
It seems that HBO is not happy with viewers using VPN networks to access its VOD network services outside the U.S. Netflix may allow users to continue receiving services via VPN, but according to Torrent Freak, HBO is planning to … Continue reading