Industry Updates

Regal Rejects Plan For Quicker VOD Release, Calls It Unhealthy 03 August 2015

  With Paramount Pictures and AMC Theaters  looking to begin experimenting with a much shorter than usual window between theatrical and VOD releases, there’s been a surprising groundswell of support for the idea that could be seen as a threat to … Continue reading

Data Isn’t Everything As Retailer Looks At Big Picture, Says Amazon Studios Chief 03 August 2015

  When it comes to the rapidly expanding TV and movies division of Seattle-based retailer Amazon, you might expect the company that religiously studies customer order histories, when and how people buy, what they’re buying and a slew of other … Continue reading

Adspend Analysis: The Rise And Rise Of Online Video 03 August 2015

  Online video advertising expenditure is forecast to exceed £800m next year, at which point it will account for a quarter of all internet display adspend, according to the latest data from the Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report, released this week. … Continue reading

OTT Services Show High Churn Rates, Finds Parks Associates 31 July 2015

  Churn rates for over-the-top video services are high, says market research company Parks Associates. This shows that U.S. households are experimenting with their options, Parks concludes. According to Parks research, 4 percent of U.S. broadband households have cancelled their … Continue reading

Majority of English TV viewers engage with second screen 31 July 2015

  More than half of English TV viewers in Canada have engaged in some form of second screen interaction, such as looking up something about a TV show while watching it, and almost one-third have engaged in “social TV” activities, … Continue reading