Industry Updates

New OTT TV Gets Pricier 27 March 2015

New over-the-top TV services may endure higher costs, which may raise costs for consumers — especially when considering packages including major over-the-air broadcasting networks and their associated cable networks. MoffettNathanson Research says the combined cost for most new OTT Free-To-Air … Continue reading

Internet-capable TVs up but traditional sets still dominate households in Australia 27 March 2015

The 2014 fourth quarter report by RegionalTAM, OzTAM and Nielsen examines the household take-up of screen technologies and interplay between them. The report found household take-up of internet-capable devices reached a new high in Q4 2014. Australian are spending on average … Continue reading

OTT Consumers’ Patience, Loyalty Tightly Tied to Viewing Experience, Conviva Report Finds 27 March 2015

Conviva, the leader in Over the Top (OTT) video experience optimization for the world’s top media companies, today released the findings of its inaugural report, which found that stream interruptions, inadequate picture fidelity and other poor streaming experience issues prompt … Continue reading

Global Pay TV Subscriptions will surpass 1.1 billion in 2020, with 4K ascending too 27 March 2015

  According to a recent study conducted by market analysis firm ABI Research, the worldwide Pay TV subscriber market grew by a steady 4% in 2014 and by year’s end reached a total of 923.5 million users. This was achieved … Continue reading

State of Content Delivery in 2015 25 March 2015

Whether it’s a homegrown, in-house content delivery solution of a service provided by a large content delivery network (CDN) provider, the state of content delivery has never been more robust—or more fraught with peril—than today. The last year saw several … Continue reading