NBC’s research chief says the notion that original series on the major Subscription VOD services receive far more viewership than shows on traditional television networks is being overstated. Speaking to journalists and bloggers who cover television at the Winter TV … Continue reading
The market today for Video On Demand is huge and always expanding. In fact, the boost to the potential for online content viewing comes from factors such as widespread Smartphone penetration, launch of better connectivity options and demand for variety … Continue reading
Regulators sent the companies a so-called statement of objections last year, attacking industry contracts that prevent people viewing movies and TV programs outside the country in which they are sold. Walt Disney Co., Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Brothers unit, Comcast … Continue reading
Around 12 percent of French internet users subscribe to an Subscription VoD service at present and 65 percent know of it, according to a recent survey by Mediametrie. The market researcher also found that about half of the 30 percent of … Continue reading
Young YouTube and Netflix addicts are unlikely to revert to more traditional media habits when they settle down, research has found, stoking debate over whether the core businesses of Sky and ITV face major upheaval in the coming years. A … Continue reading
Think people have binged enough? No? Just like the rest of the world. For a fact, entertainment has grown to account for more than 70% of peak Internet traffic, up from 69% earlier this year and 64% during the first … Continue reading
It isn’t quite time for the pay-TV industry to face the armies of analysts and shareholders waiting to drive down stock prices based on fears of cord-cutting (annual earnings reports won’t be released until closer to the end of the … Continue reading
HBO has turned some of its attention to optimizing its video streaming service. The cable television network will improve the quality of HBO Now thanks to technology from video analytics and optimization company Conviva. HBO will work with Conviva’s optimization … Continue reading
Netflix Inc, the world’s largest video streaming service, may soon spread its wings to India. The Hindu Business Line, which reported the development first by quoting unnamed sources, said that Netflix may announce its India launch at the Consumer Electronic … Continue reading
Since 2008, the number of television channels available to the average American viewer has soared from about 129 to 200. Yet the number of those channels that viewers regularly watch declined this year to just 16. That startling statistic from … Continue reading