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EU Suggests ‘Cross-Border Portability’ For Online VOD Services 11 December 2015

Under the proposal, consumers with subscriptions to online services such as HBO in the Nordics, ProSiebenSat.1MaxDome TV in Germany or Netflix in France, would be able to view content they have paid for when they “temporarily” travel abroad. Continue reading

Netflix Causes Disarray In TV Advertising 11 December 2015

The figures, contained in recent Television Audience Measurement (TAM) ratings from Nielsen, show sharpest viewership falls in the key advertising demographics. Continue reading

Ovum Believes SVOD Will Not Be The End Of Pay-TV 09 December 2015

Australian subscriptions to SVOD (streaming video on demand) services like Netflix, Presto and Stan – are set for strong growth over the next five years, according to analyst firm Ovum. Continue reading

Here’s How Streaming Service Crackle Will Start Acting Like a Linear TV Network 06 August 2015

Two weeks after becoming the first VOD network to start sharing ratings information, Crackle is taking another page out of the linear playbook: It will begin programming television, just like a network. In the latest addition of its “Always On” service, … Continue reading

Price war? Showtime joins forces with Hulu as premium SVOD competition heats up 25 June 2015

  Hulu is continuing its bid to be a one-stop service for exclusive TV series and movies by announcing a content partnership with Showtime that will enable Hulu subscribers to sign up for the premium network’s online video streaming service … Continue reading

Verizon’s Internet TV Service May Let Brands Sponsor Your Binge-Watching 24 June 2015

  Verizon appears poised to let brands sponsor your TV watching. Sometime this summer Verizon will launch in the U.S. an ad-supported TV service delivered via the internet. The service will feature live and on-demand programming as well as programming … Continue reading

TiVo Online has some web TV for everyone, more if you have a TiVo 22 June 2015

  We still haven’t progressed to TiVo’s cloud DVR future, but the company is jumping ahead with the launch of TiVo Online. That is the name of its new web portal that collects video from cable channels, internet sources and … Continue reading

Turner, Comcast Move to Capture Binge-Watching Crowd 09 June 2015

  Time Warner’s Turner and Comcast are working quickly to rewrite the rules currently established in the nascent realm of VOD network. In 2014, Turner tested making available the entire season of then-freshman dramas “Murder In The First”(above, pictured) and … Continue reading

Streaming Is About to Beat DVD Sales For the First Time 04 June 2015

A report released Tuesday said that the money spent to download movies and stream videos with video streaming with VOD network will rise above that for buying and renting DVDs for the first time ever, according to Bloomberg. The PricewaterhouseCoopers … Continue reading

HBO, NBCU Execs Cast Doubt on Binge Releasing 28 May 2015

Adding to recent backlash from A-list showrunners like Matthew Weiner and Jenji Kohan, execs from NBCU, HBO and Viacom cast doubt Wednesday on the binge-release orthodoxy of Netflix and other VOD shops. During a panel discussion about OTT strategies hosted by the UJA-Federation of … Continue reading