Industry Updates

81% interested in à la carte pay-TV 18 June 2015

  Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company, has released its Q1 2015 Video Trends Report covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, PPV, OTT, TV Everywhere, connected devices, and content discovery. Based on an analysis of survey results from over 3,140 consumers, Digitalsmiths’ … Continue reading

Business models, legal issues hold back IP video technology 18 June 2015

  The media and entertainment industry is getting in its own way in the campaign to package content for a younger, OTT-friendly audience. Most companies are struggling due to their adherence to traditional TV business models, which impede the effect … Continue reading

Millennials to Account for 65% of Latin American OTT Video Consumption by 2025 18 June 2015

  According to new research from TDG, Latin America is poised to become a significant market for OTT video, with use especially prominent among younger adults. By 2025, TDG forecasts that consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 will … Continue reading

Netflix’s major upgrade the latest salvo in on-demand TV war 18 June 2015

Netflix is promising a faster and more slick service to Australian customers with its new-look. The on-demand TV service is rolling out a faster ‘user-friendly’ interface which gives more information about the show you’re about to watch in quick time, just … Continue reading

What Is Netflix’s Edge In China’s Increasingly Competitive Video Streaming Subscription Market? 17 June 2015

As the world’s largest video on demand subscription service, Netflix seems like a company poised to dominate China’s multibillion-dollar video streaming market. However, with an increasing number of homegrown companies rolling out their own versions of the video subscription service, … Continue reading