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Apple in Negotiations Over Digital Media Streaming Payout With Labels 09 June 2015

  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

Amazon streams ahead as US consumers embrace internet TV 08 June 2015

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

CRTC releases 2014 financial results for specialty, pay, pay-per-view and video-on-demand television services 05 June 2015

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 US pay-TV subs want unlimited DVR storage 05 June 2015

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

Is it time to switch to video streaming completely for your business? 04 June 2015

  Mediocre quality, infuriating customer service, high prices: If you’re stuck with the cable like most others, you hate your cable and internet company (some more so than others) — and that’s only getting worse now. The American Customer Satisfaction … Continue reading

Are You Adapting to The Changes in TV Advertising? 04 June 2015

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

BBC licence fee under ‘unprecedented pressure’ from Netflix & Amazon 04 June 2015

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

78% Indian users prefer video content in local languages 03 June 2015

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

Applying the Video Privacy Protection Act to Online Streaming 03 June 2015

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

Netflix, Amazon Poised to Steal Cable and Broadcast’s Thunder at Emmys 03 June 2015

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