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NBCUniversal brings SVoD service Hayu to Canada 05 October 2018
American multinational media conglomerate, NBCUniversal International is bringing reality TV show subscription video-on-demand service Hayu to Canada. Available for CAD 5.99 per month in Canada, the SVOD service can be viewed on tablets, web, mobile phones and on connected smart … Continue reading
Video-on-demand survey finds 65% of viewers would block ads 05 August 2016
In a survey of global users of video-on-demand platforms by Nielsen, 62% of respondents found ads on those services annoying or distracting and a further 65% said they would like to block them. Neither Netflix nor Amazon have ads on … Continue reading
Vietnamese spend more time watching VOD 28 June 2016
According to a report released by Nielsen, 78% of digital consumers reported watching TV content and movies via video-on-demand platforms and 67% of VOD subscribers claimed to stream VOD content every day. YouTube (97%), Facebook (81%) and nhaccuatui.com (56%) were known as the … Continue reading
63% of European films were only released in their own country 27 June 2016
European Audiovisual’s report ‘How do films circulate on VOD and in cinemas’ in the European Union, found that films produced in the EU are available on average on Video on Demand platforms in 2.8 countries each, compared with 6.8 countries for … Continue reading
FCC Promotes TV Everywhere, Blow For Cable Lobby 28 January 2016
Pay-TV providers would have to make video programming available to the makers of third-party devices and software under a proposal by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler. The FCC is planning for a software-based, cardless replacement for CableCard. Without needing a … Continue reading
French Online TV Consumption Is Up, Thanks To The Internet 01 December 2015
As per new research compiled by telecom regulator ARCEP, proportion of internet users in France who view live or catch-up TV on the internet has increased by over half in the last two years. Continue reading
Brazil Pushes For Public VOD System 12 November 2015
After the US Congress push for VOD during bill discussions, a strikingly similar model is to be adopted by the Brazilian government who are looking to launch a VOD platform for distribution of content produced nationally. The said platform is to … Continue reading
60% Ukrainian Internet Users Watch Streaming TV Every Day 19 October 2015
An internet audience measurement study by Gemius has led to the finding that about 89 per cent of internet users in Ukraine are watching streaming TV at least once in a month while 60 per cent do it daily. Women were found to … Continue reading
Netflix Takes A Beating In Q3 Earnings Thanks To Streaming Rivals 15 October 2015
Netflix will always be the pioneer of streaming TV and today with its Emmy wins and its’s upcoming original release ‘Beasts Of No Nation’, it is clearly the most visible brand in the digital entertainment industry. The recently out … Continue reading
Netflix and The Net Neutrality Campaign Don’t Add Up 12 October 2015
Net Neutrality campaigners made us believe that the ruling by the FCC earlier this year would be good for consumers because video streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon would not be charged more by carriers and therefore would not have to … Continue reading
