CBS Corp. is adding partners for its Showtime TV service over the Internet, securing distribution via set-top box maker Roku Inc. and Sony Corp.’s PlayStation before its debut in early July. Showtime announced the $10.99-a-month service Wednesday, joining the … Continue reading
Apple Inc may be ready to reveal their new music streaming service but that does not necessarily mean that the record label’s they are dealing with are equally as ready. Indeed, they are all still negotiating. The labels, of … Continue reading
The Amazon Fire TV set-top box and streaming stick are currently the most popular digital video on demand streaming services and devices entering US homes. Over the first three months of 2015, according to new Strategy Analytics data, the two devices … Continue reading
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released statistical and financial information on Canadian specialty, pay, pay-per-view and video on demand services for the broadcast year ending August 31, 2014. In 2014, revenues from these services increased by 3.1% … Continue reading
51% of pay-TV subscribers are very interested in having unlimited space to store DVR recordings, according to new research from Parks Associates. Currently, over 50% of US broadband homes either include a DVR as part of their pay-TV subscription or … Continue reading
Online, just as it has affected print, it is having a big impact on TV. According to Gartner, mobile ad spend is expected to increase by almost $5 billion in 2014. That’s a market that advertising executives ignore at their own … Continue reading
Internet television services such as Netflix and Amazon are “challenging the very premise of mandatory fees” for the BBC and other public broadcasters, according to a major study of the global media sector. The rise of video on demand services … Continue reading
Mobile VOD service Vuclip conducted a survey in April this year on global video insights across 8,500 users in emerging markets of India, the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa. On the Vuclip platform, movies and TV shows account for 80% … Continue reading
With the rise of online content and big data, courts are beginning to define video on demand streaming service media companies’ obligations under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) 18 U.S.C § 2710. Passed in 1988, the VPPA prohibits a “video … Continue reading
When it comes to TV awards, digital may be the new cable. Online video on demand streaming services Netflix and Amazon are producing award-worthy original programming — and Hulu, Yahoo and AOL are also jumping into the game, looking to … Continue reading