Industry Updates

Global Online TV, Video Revenue Forecast to Hit $51.1B by 2020 17 June 2015

  Worldwide OTT platforms and video revenue will reach $51.1 billion in 2020, nearly doubling the $26.0 billion expected in 2015, according to a new forecast. ‎Research firm Digital TV Research cited the global expansion of Netflix as a key driver … Continue reading

UK Video Sector Moves to the Next Level, says Futuresource Consulting 17 June 2015

  Futuresource Consulting assessed the pulse of the UK video market in its latest video insights report, announcing that this segment is in good health, driven by the growing appetite for OTT video services, the resilience of packaged video retail and … Continue reading

Cablevision CEO Dolan Says Big Bundle TV Customers Will Fall 17 June 2015

  Cablevision Systems Corp. Chief Executive James Dolan said the number of customers paying for the traditional big bundle of TV channels is going to shrink by about 20% to 25% over the next five years, as consumers opt instead … Continue reading

Demand for Internet Browsing and Media Streaming to Drive Global Cloud TV 17 June 2015

Cloud TV is a software platform that is suitable to be placed on smart devices such as TVs, smartphones, tablets, media boxes, and others. The software platform eliminates the need for video streaming service providers and cable operators to devise … Continue reading

The OTT challenge is TV quality at TV scale 17 June 2015

  The challenge is huge, for several reasons. The challenge is there because of the quality customers expect, and the challenge is there because the internet was not designed as a large scale video viewing platform, and CDNs were not … Continue reading