NBCUniversal confirms it is planning to launch a comedy based subscription based on-demand video streaming service later this year. The service is designed to appeal to viewers under 35 who are increasingly opting out of traditional pay-TV. Comedy is seen … Continue reading
The pay-television industry has dismissed the threat to its business model posed by subscription based on-demand video streaming services as US giant #netflix, which has announced its Australian launch date as March 24. ASTRA’s biggest member, Foxtel, is under pressure to show … Continue reading
#verizon‘s future growth will come from things like the Internet of Things (#iot) and over-the-top (#ott) mobile video–things that some other companies are not even investing in today, the company’s CFO Fran Shammo said during an investment conference on Monday. … Continue reading
A survey of #us #tv households reveals that 62 per cent of homes have a DVR service, up from 41 per cent five years back. 59 per cent of them subscribe to an online video streaming platform such as Netflix, up … Continue reading
Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) announced today that they have acquired theatrical and #vod rights to the horror thriller HAYRIDE 2, from writer/director Terron R. Parsons, starring Sherri Eakin (HAYRIDE), Richard Tyson (THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) with Jeremy … Continue reading
In a recent study by #mobilesquared, 80% of MNOs cite this as their most pressing concern. One third (33%) of mobile operators have seen up to a 10% decline in revenue, up from 21% of mobile operators in 2013. This … Continue reading
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
Connected mobile screens, over-the-top (##ott) and video-on-demand (##vod) platforms are to change the telecoms market forever, and Spain – where #telcos have already seen income reduced by 40% since 2010 – is predicted to have 100 million connected devices by … Continue reading
According to the Digital Economy and Society Index, Denmark had an overall score of 0.68 (out of 1) and ranked first of the 28 EU member states, with the country boasting the most advanced use of digital public services. Danes were also found to … Continue reading
In a coming together of manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and LG with content producers such as Disney and Netflix to ensure the user has enough UHD content to watch on their UHD devices. A Netflix rep took to the stage … Continue reading