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USA consumers drawn to the customer service provided by OTT companies 01 July 2016
Americans want cable TV providers to improve customer service and meet the high standards set by progressive Internet TV players, according to research commissioned by pay-TV subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard. Americans are drawn to the next level of … Continue reading
Quarter of millennial broadband homes have cut the cord in favor of OTT 17 June 2016
Of all the challenges OTT providers face, Michael Tribolet, chairman, cofounder and CEO of YipTV, may have pointed out the most stressful. Speaking June 15 at the Next TV Summit & Expo in San Francisco, Tribolet said OTT operators are … Continue reading
Frankly Launches Apple TV OTT App 10 June 2016
Frankly Inc., a leading content and media companies, announced the launch of their Apple TV OTT app with WBBH, NBC-2.com from Fort Myers, FL. Frankly first introduced its OTT product at this year’s NAB convention in Las Vegas. The WBBH app will be … Continue reading
JungoTV Launches an innovative OTT Platform 10 June 2016
JungoTV announced an innovative platform that provides the best foreign language television and film content from around the globe to serve the massive need of the more than 100 million people around the world eager to have access to content … Continue reading
Walking Dead feasts on social media 13 January 2015
The Walking Dead generated more Tweets and had a larger audience on Twitter than any other show in the US in 2014, according to Nielsen. Twitter users are in fact watching just as much, if not more traditional content (i.e. broadcast … Continue reading
Digital Video And OTT Poised For Dramatic Growth 13 January 2015
Revenue from electronic home video streaming will surpass discs in 2016. In 2017, digital home video will overtake movie theatres as the largest contributor to US film, hitting $17 billion. Consumers are going to have more access to channels and more choice as … Continue reading
Half of Non-Pay TV US consumers have Netflix 09 January 2015
Some 36% of pay TV subscribers and 48% of non-subscribers now subscribe to Netflix, according to a US study by Leichtman Research Group. According to the ‘On-Demand TV 2014: A Nationwide Study on VOD and DVRs’ research, 36% of Netflix subscribers … Continue reading
VOD Sales of $31m for Sony’s Interview 09 January 2015
Video-on-demand sales of Sony Pictures Entertainment feature film The Interview have raked in more than US$31 million since its release. The film was pulled from various cinema chains after becoming the centre of the brutal cyber attack on US studio Sony, … Continue reading
Disney spending more time in Camp Lakebottom 06 January 2015
Disney has acquired the second season of toon series Camp Lakebottom for several of its channels. The second 26x22mins run of the animated comedy show has been acquired by Disney Channels Asia. The series is distributed by 9 Story, which struck the … Continue reading
WWE Network Gets UK, Ireland Launch 06 January 2015
Wrestling entertainment company the WWE is launching its direct-to-consumer channel, WWE Network, in the UK and Ireland this month. The OTT channel has launched around the world in more than 170 territories since going live in the US last year. WWE Network … Continue reading
