Industry Updates

Time to Pull the Plug? 8 Real Threats to Traditional TV 02 April 2015

For years, people have been talking about the demise of traditional television, and now, it is finally here. It is getting unbundled and attacked from so many different directions that there is no way that it can be around as is … Continue reading

China Removes Unlicensed Foreign Movies and TV Shows From Streaming Sites 02 April 2015

China has introduced a raft of new rules that will remove unlicensed foreign films and TV shows from video streaming sites, as a much-heralded deadline kicked in on April 1. Until late last year, online video sites largely were self-censoring, but … Continue reading

Cord Cutting Continues in Canada as Cable Companies Lose Thousands More Customers 02 April 2015

Canada’s large cable and satellite providers have had another year of declining subscriber numbers. The seven largest cable, satellite and IPTV providers lost a total of over 24,000 subscribers between Aug. 31, 2013 and Aug. 31, 2014, according to disclosures filed … Continue reading

Video on Demand Continues to Revolutionize TV, Movie Industries 01 April 2015

Video on demand services like Netflix and Hulu were niche businesses just a few years ago but in recent months it’s become clear that these platforms for streaming movies and television shows are a big part of the coming future of … Continue reading

Netflix and Fairfax in an uncaring new media environment 01 April 2015

Serious TV viewers have been celebrating last week’s arrival of legal Netflix video on demand content, which offers ’all you can eat’ streaming for just $8.99 per month. On the one hand, it makes pay TV more accessible to low income earners, who until … Continue reading