Industry Updates

Canadians eschew cable, satellite for Internet 15 April 2015

A new report says more Canadians are choosing to cancel their cable TV and satellite packages and there’s no sign of the migration slowing down. The Convergence Consulting Group says about 95,000 fewer households had a cable TV or satellite subscription … Continue reading

A call from Europe’s filmmakers for VoD 15 April 2015

On 9 April, the festival “Rendez-Vous, Appuntamento con il nuovo cinema francese”, held in Rome, focussed on improving the distribution of European cinema in theatres, public television channels and video on demand (VOD) platforms, and the state of copyright in … Continue reading

The World’s Love Affair with the TV May Be Coming to an End, believes an Accenture report 15 April 2015

The television’s popularity as the go-to entertainment device may be ending, according to “Digital Video and the Connected Consumer”, a new research report from Accenture. The television was the only product category to see uniform, double-digit usage declines across different types … Continue reading

NO, Joe Hockey, a ‘Netflix tax’ wouldn’t raise ‘billions’ 14 April 2015

During the ongoing debate about tax evasion by multinationals, Joe Hockey has claimed that his latest thought-bubble, the “Netflix tax” would raise “billions”.To get “billions” of GST revenue from anything you need tens of billions of revenue. The total online … Continue reading

Pay TV’s Newest Rival Is an Old Foe: Over-the-Air Antennas 14 April 2015

As if traditional pay TV companies don’t have enough headaches from all the new over-the-top upstarts such as Sling TV and Sony’s PlayStation Vue — not to mention HBO Now’s recent debut on Apple TV devices — the nation’s cable, … Continue reading