Industry Updates

Pay TV VOD Usage Is Growing, But Not as Quickly as SVOD Services 11 March 2015

The pay TV VOD industry still faces serious hurdles in serving and satisfying online viewers, video metadata specialist Digitalsmiths finds in its just-released Q4 2014 Video Trends Report. Looking primarily at the online pay TV experience, the report find that … Continue reading

Cast Dongle is a promise that TV may go hybrid anytime soon 10 March 2015

The HDMI cast dongle was legitimised when Google launched Chromecast mid-2013 and since then has gained force as a disruptive product potentially threatening pay TV operators, set top box makers and especially the smart TV. But it actually has a … Continue reading

CAFDE reaches out to CRTC for helping foster growth of Feature Films in Canada by regulating OTT 10 March 2015

The Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters (CAFDE) and one of its members, Elevation Pictures, told a House of Commons committee Monday that there is a role for the CRTC to play to spur demand for Canadian feature films, … Continue reading

Dutch TV Market grows with IPTV boom 10 March 2015

The Dutch TV market added 20,000 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2014, driven by mainly by growth in video streaming services delivered via DSL or fibre, according to new research by Telecompaper. The research said that there was a … Continue reading

Asia-Pacific Pay-TV revenues to go up by USD 10 Billion 10 March 2015

Pay TV revenues in the Asia Pacific region (22 countries) will grow by $10 billion between 2014 and 2020, according to Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Asia Pacific Forecasts report estimates that pay TV revenues will reach $41.52 billion … Continue reading