Industry Updates

Using Analytics To Predict The Future Of TV Content And Distribution 11 May 2015

There are three major sets of events that happened recently, which together help predict the future of TV content and distribution: A move towards à la carte: The attempt of distributors to shake up the price and structure of the … Continue reading

Wheeler Wants Pay-TV Status for OTT 11 May 2015

In a move aimed at promoting more video competition, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants to broaden the US regulatory definition of a pay-TV provider to cover many OTT video services providers. Wheeler made his preferences clear in his keynote address … Continue reading

Soccer Pirates Shift to TV From Computers as Set-Top Boxes Surge 08 May 2015

“There’s a lot of old-style detective work,” said McGowan, director of operations for Glasgow ID Inquiries, which does investigations for the English Premier League. “Walking around, going into pubs to see what they’re showing, paying attention.” Sales of the OTT … Continue reading

Programmatic Ad Technology Proliferates 08 May 2015

Reports that Comcast might acquire Visible World, a programmatic TV ad platform provider, put a spotlight recently on the overhaul taking place in the video advertising world. Shortly after that announcement, the beam intensified when Nielsen bought eXelate, a data … Continue reading

The state of the ‘small screen’ 08 May 2015

It could be argued that young people have begun to spend too much time immersed in the small screens of their smartphones, tablets and computers. But a shift in the content of the “small screen” has changed enough to apply … Continue reading