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Netflix Now Accounts For 4.8% Of European Web Traffic 22 September 2015
OTT VOD Platform Netflix now accounts for 4.82% of peak downstream traffic on European fixed-line networks, up from 3.44% in autumn last year, according to Sandvine. The broadband network solutions firm’s latest ‘Global Internet Phenomena’ report for Europe and Asia-Pacific … Continue reading
The Golden Age of TV is all about viewer empowerment, says Jeffrey Cole of USC Anneberg 08 April 2015
Beyond the amount of quality content being produced today, the new Golden Age of Television is defined by viewer empowerment. Viewers now control their TV experience like never before. They can choose what they want to watch, when, where and how … Continue reading
Netflix, other new streaming services drive growth of OTT in Australia 08 April 2015
Australian digital services and content creator Authentic Entertainment reports that over-the-top video streaming platform will revolutionize the media landscape, becoming nearly ubiquitous in Australia over the next 24 months. A new report from the company contends that 85% of the population … Continue reading
Strategies for securing OTT video in a multiscreen world 06 April 2015
Life is not simple for provover-the-topover-the-topviders of over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms – whether they are pay TV operators or new pure-Internet players. Services like Netflix have proven that it’s possible to attract large audiences to Internet-delivered premium video content, but staying competitive … Continue reading
Wireless providers make OTT strategy key to future profitability, report says 02 April 2015
Despite ongoing concerns about the amount of bandwidth that over-the-top video on demand platform is taking up on wireless networks, the popularity of the medium means that carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon, are making wireless OTT a “key … Continue reading
Time to Pull the Plug? 8 Real Threats to Traditional TV 02 April 2015
For years, people have been talking about the demise of traditional television, and now, it is finally here. It is getting unbundled and attacked from so many different directions that there is no way that it can be around as is … Continue reading
Viewing of Streaming Content on TVs On the Rise 31 March 2015
A recent Reality Mine report on Digital Video Trends reports that heavy Internet-video users spent 35% of their TV-viewing time watching streaming TV shows and movies on television, video streaming platforms and connected game consoles last year. That’s up from about 20% … Continue reading
Parks Associates Releases Pay-TV, App, OTT, and User Interface Research 16 March 2015
Parks Associates announced today the release of industry reports providing strategic recommendations for service providers, app developers, and video streaming platform developers as consumers turn increasingly to OTT and non-linear content options. The report notes that while consumers watch over 30 … Continue reading
1.5 Million Americans are getting ready to ditch their Pay-TV service, says TiVo 13 March 2015
TiVo-owned video-recommendation company Digitalsmiths released another report damning bundled pay-TV viewing on Wednesday, concluding that around 1.5 million Americans have plans to ditch their cable, satellite or IPTV service. Another 38.1 million U.S. pay-TV customers are dissatisfied with their pay-TV service, … Continue reading
Canadian broadcast regulator relaxes local content broadcast rules 13 March 2015
Canada’s broadcast regulator is relaxing the rules that govern the programming Canadian television stations can air in a bid to help them compete with the unlimited choice offered by online video. In a speech to Ottawa’s Canadian Club Thursday, Canadian … Continue reading
