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English League football boosts SVoD in China 13 March 2015

Subscription video on demand (SVOD) will rise to 28.3 million users in China in 2016, as OTT video streaming platforms secure exclusive rights to paid sports content such as English Premier League, finds new report from Pyramid Research. The report … Continue reading

VoD Service VIDI calls for uncapped mobile broadband in South Africa 12 March 2015

Video-on-demand (VOD) service VIDI has weighed in on the current uncapped mobile broadband debate, saying that the dearth of wholesale mobile broadband offerings is holding the country’s entertainment industry back. The conversation around true uncapped mobile broadband has again been brought … Continue reading

Viewing on smartphones & online has grown in double digits, says a Nielsen report 12 March 2015

  According to Nielsen’s just released Q4 2014 Total Audience Report, traditional TV viewing stayed pretty steady with the year before. Compared to Q4 2013, that manner of viewing dipped just 4.1% to 149:14 hours a month on average. With … Continue reading

NCTA Seeks Extension on OTT Reply Comments 11 March 2015

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an extra 30 days to file reply comments in the agency’s proposal to define some linear over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms as mutichannel video programming distributors … Continue reading

Cast Dongle is a promise that TV may go hybrid anytime soon 10 March 2015

The HDMI cast dongle was legitimised when Google launched Chromecast mid-2013 and since then has gained force as a disruptive product potentially threatening pay TV operators, set top box makers and especially the smart TV. But it actually has a … Continue reading

CABSAT 2015 weighs on OTT for future of TV viewing 05 March 2015

With the value of global Over-the-Top (OTT) video streaming due to reach US$22.7 billion by 2018 – up from US$6.5 billion in 2013 – and legitimate IPTV subscribers across the MENA region due to treble to 6.16 million by 2020, … Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan: Enterprise Services Market in Indonesia is Expected To Reach US$3.86 billion by 2019 02 March 2015

Indonesia is the largest #economy in ASEAN and a member of G-20 major economies. The country’s GDP in 2025 is projected to reach US$3.1 trillion, making it the 10th largest economy globally. Mr. Ajay Sunder said the enterprise service market in … Continue reading

Net Neutrality gains over for Netflix & other video streamers, stocks tumble 02 March 2015

Less than one day after government regulators dealt Netflix and other video streaming platforms a huge win with new Internet rules, investors are already on the lookout for the next phase in what is sure to be a long and drawn out battle. Shares of Netflix stumbled … Continue reading

Advertisers make inroads in to online streaming industry, Madison Avenue zeroes in on Netflix 02 March 2015

Video streaming platforms like #netflix don’t carry advertising, but that hasn’t kept Madison Avenue from carving out new roosts in one of the video-streaming service’s flagship offerings. Three popular brews crafted by Anheuser-Busch InBev have found their way into the third season … Continue reading

If anything’s stopping OTT from ‘KO’-ing Pay-TV, it’s experience 27 February 2015

Indeed, according to the study by customer experience solutions provider Amdocs, superior customer and network experience, including carrier-grade Wi-Fi, as well as innovative and multi-play services will be the key elements to winning and maintaining customer loyalty and preventing the … Continue reading