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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
Netflix Is Going Hollywood On Its Own But Will It Survive? 29 September 2015
Netflix is evolving into something that more closely resembles a movie studio, as it continues to shoot and produce more original TV shows and films itself, and reduce its reliance on outside companies for content. According to reports, the video streaming … Continue reading
The Future Of Traditional TV Looks Bleak, And It Shouldn’t Worry Us 28 August 2015
The review of the BBC’s charter overseen by culture secretary John Whittingdale doesn’t just have important implications for one of the UK’s most iconic institutions, it is also a symptom of a broader phenomenon: the disruption of television by … Continue reading
Netflix Gains More Users Than Projected, Benefits From Cord Cutting and Cable Decline 16 April 2015
Netflix Inc. added a better-than-expected 4.88 million subscribers in the March quarter, as the streaming service sacrificed some profits to keep up its aggressive international expansion. Investors cheered the subscriber growth, which topped Netflix’s own forecast for 4.05 million additions. … Continue reading
Mobile Video Will Pass Desktop In 2016 13 April 2015
Mobile’s share of total online video streaming services is set to soar from 26% last year to 40% this year and just over 50% by the end of 2016, surpassing desktop viewing, according to a new report and forecast from Adobe … Continue reading
Video On Demand Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2014 – 2020 09 April 2015
According to finding of the report published by Future Market Insights, the global VoD market was valued at US$ 207,125.4 Mn in 2013 and is anticipated to reach US$ 357,273.9 Mn by 2020, registering a single digit CAGR of 8.1% … Continue reading
Rentrak, comScore, Nielsen chart OTT video audience trends 07 April 2015
As more consumers are viewing online video streaming services like Amazon, Hulu and Netflix on their TV screens, mobile smartphones or tablets, the question becomes: What are users’ viewing behaviors? Online audience measurement firms including comScore, Rentrak and Nielsen are sizing … Continue reading
Tapping Into OTT Video’s 24% Projected Growth is Key for Pay TV, Says ABI Research 07 April 2015
The pay TV market has been struggling with increasing customer churn and maintaining ARPU, and is forecast for only 3.7% CAGR through 2020, according to ABI Research. In contrast, OTT video continues its strong growth, and should see around 26% … Continue reading
Netflix and Spotify to make streaming a billion pound industry in UK 20 March 2015
The online VoD services subscription market in the UK is on track to reach half a billion pounds this year amid consumers’ growing desire for on-demand access to film and television that better suits their schedules and tastes. Services such as … Continue reading
Department of Revenue in Alabama Issues Proposed Regulation Taxing Digital Streaming Services 19 March 2015
The Alabama Department of Revenue has issued a proposed regulation that, if finalized in its present form, would substantially expand the scope of the state and local rental tax applied to VoD platforms and other digital streaming services. The expanded rental … Continue reading
