Industry Updates

Possible day-and-date VOD release for Hayride 2, FDM acquires release rights 27 February 2015

Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) announced today that they have acquired theatrical and #vod rights to the horror thriller HAYRIDE 2, from writer/director Terron R. Parsons, starring Sherri Eakin (HAYRIDE), Richard Tyson (THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) with Jeremy … Continue reading

Network Operators need to partner with OTTs to survive, says Thorsten Trapp of Tyntec 27 February 2015

In a recent study by #mobilesquared, 80% of MNOs cite this as their most pressing concern. One third (33%) of mobile operators have seen up to a 10% decline in revenue, up from 21% of mobile operators in 2013. This … Continue reading

If anything’s stopping OTT from ‘KO’-ing Pay-TV, it’s experience 27 February 2015

Indeed, according to the study by customer experience solutions provider Amdocs, superior customer and network experience, including carrier-grade Wi-Fi, as well as innovative and multi-play services will be the key elements to winning and maintaining customer loyalty and preventing the … Continue reading

FCC votes for Net Neutrality in a historic poll 27 February 2015

Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile now must act in the “public interest” when providing a mobile connection to your home or phone, under rules approved Thursday by a divided Federal Communications Commission. The plan, which … Continue reading

PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts new 100 million screens for VoD in Spain, asks Telcos to buck up 26 February 2015

Connected mobile screens, over-the-top (##ott) and video-on-demand (##vod) platforms are to change the telecoms market forever, and Spain – where #telcos have already seen income reduced by 40% since 2010 – is predicted to have 100 million connected devices by … Continue reading