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Netflix claims content and programming key to VOD future 16 February 2015

Aware that the proof of its plan for global availability within two years lies in the quality of its programming, white label #vod service provider #netflix is putting its money where its mouth is by planning to spend $3 billion … Continue reading

Half of streamers in Nordic countries vouch for SVoD 13 February 2015

#arkena‘s latest Nordic Video Index report claims that a growing number of Nordic households are using #video-on-demand services as a complement to linear TV selection, with the average household now spending €19 per-month on premium white label #vod service subscriptions! #netflix ruled the … Continue reading

Jay Samit of SeaChange International pitches for VOD, raises hopes 13 February 2015

Jay Samit, CEO, SeaChange International believes Video-on-Demand is rapidly gaining on the in-theater release. People watch movies virtually anywhere, on laptops, smartphones, through cable-on-demand or Netflix/Hulu-style subscription services. According to Rentrak, on-demand movies and TV generated $1.18 billion this year, up … Continue reading

Rise in mobile bandwidth to raise OTT video demands by three folds in next three years 13 February 2015

  Peak period mobile bandwidth consumption per user is expected to increase five fold over the next three years according to a recent “Mobile Broadband Bandwidth Demand”study, conducted by ACG Research and sponsored by #ciena. Service provider backhaul networks are … Continue reading

Home entertainment moving the streaming way, away from TV 13 February 2015

Better Call Saul and Constantine have both dodged traditional UK #tv channels to partner with online streaming services.  There’s no denying that white label #vod service providers like #netflix are becoming behemoths of the entertainment world. With 2015 set to be … Continue reading

With record numbers, IPTV leads in the fee-based broadcasting industry in Korea 12 February 2015

Batch product subscribers for broadcasting plus high speed internet takes up 43% of the fee based broadcasting market. Multi-System Operators saw their market shares drop from 63.5% in 2012 to 58% in 2013 while three major IPTV service providers gained … Continue reading

Netflix and many other could sweat a lot in foreign territory on content acquisition 12 February 2015

#netflix‘s aggressive expansion plan, and as it was seen on it’s Cuban launch, could come back to hurt the white label #vod provider on content acquisition spending. Analysts at MoffettNathanson said that the global licence fee structure that Netflix is taking to … Continue reading

Networks rework the stats-engine to track multi-platform viewing 12 February 2015

Broadcast and cable networks have aggressively joined hands to disseminate viewership data cobbled together from many sources — from traditional #nielsen numbers to cable #vod-playback stats to a range of methods for tracking streaming activity. Nielsen at present doesn’t measure all of … Continue reading

Vindicia CEO Gene Hoffman to deliver keynote at Digital Entertainment World 2015 11 February 2015

Vindicia, a leader in enterprise-class subscription billing, today announced that Vindicia CEO and Chairman Gene Hoffman will keynote at Digital Entertainment World (DEW) 2015. DEW, a conference dedicated to the digital content ecosystem, will be held February 10-12, 2015 at … Continue reading

USD14 Billion Emerging OTT Video Markets (SVoD, TVoD Services Revenue) Reviewed for Monetization Strategies in Next 5 Years 11 February 2015

OTT Video in Emerging Markets: Monetization Strategies and 5-Year Revenue Opportunity 2015 industry research report that says cumulative paid OTT revenue from SVoD and TVoD services is projected to be as much asUS$18.8bn for the 2015-2019 period, over 80% of … Continue reading