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Why All Video Streaming Services Need A Roku App 09 December 2015

ISKCON recently launched its video streaming services and within a month of launching the platform, the launch of its Roku App was announced. For a platform targeting mostly the family audience, an app on a Roku device was a no-brainer. Continue reading

The New Macquarie Plan For TV Networks To Defeat Netflix 07 December 2015

Analysts from Macquarie Research have laid out a plan for the TV giants to beat Netflix, and the two main pieces are maximizing the effect of Hulu and protecting the cable TV bundle. Continue reading

Live TV IS Still Popular But VOD Making Rapid Progress In Canada 02 December 2015

Canadian audience measurement firm Numeris released a report Friday which found about 90 per cent of overall viewing is still live — a broadcast over the air or through cable — as compared with on demand. 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

5 Million Viewers Excluded From Nielsen Ratings Data 23 November 2015

With this new tool, timely ads will also be inserted into shows that are watched on-demand weeks later. As per Nielsen, it will be bale to count TV and online viewing using the same metrics. Continue reading

Millennials TV Consumption Grows, But Not On TV 23 November 2015

The biggest contributor to this change is the advent of DVR players, Roku and services like Netflix and Hulu. Continue reading

Video Monetization Beyond YouTube : 4 Things To Watch Out For 18 November 2015

For much of the time, YouTube has been the numero uno source for video monetization. Most of us have never even bothered looking beyond it and have been happy with YouTube because we probably thought that is the best we can get. How wrong were we? Continue reading

Top 3 Mantras To Be Successful In The Video Streaming Industry 17 November 2015

You have read about the Reed Hastings success story with Netflix or the amazing things Jeff Bezos tried to bring to the streaming industry with Amazon Prime. There will be more stories about how Hulu is going to change the … 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

As TV Approaches Golden Age, TV Ratings Also Need To Evolve 06 November 2015

  Nielsen’s TV ratings have been consistently generating mixed reviews from the TV industry due to its measurement criteria. In fact, many have gone on to label it incorrect and sometimes biased. FOX Exec Chairman Lachlan Murdoch has voiced his … Continue reading