Industry Updates

‘Silver Lining Playbook’ stars Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence starrer ‘Serena’ to release early on VOD 23 February 2015

The new Bradley Cooper-Jennifer Lawrence movie “Serena” will debut on iTunes and VOD this Thursday, Feb. 26 in advance of its theatrical release on March 27. Directed by Susanne Bier and based on the bestselling novel by Ron Rash, “Serena” is a … Continue reading

1 in 10 English speaking Canadians now watch just web video, no TV at all 19 February 2015

Nearly one in 10 anglophone Canadians say they no longer watch any TV shows the old-fashioned way and only stream or download content online, according to a new study. In a telephone poll with 4,002 Canadians conducted late last year on … Continue reading

Strategy, not original content, will be the key to winning the OTT race, says TDG analyst 19 February 2015

Online video streaming sites from Netflix  to Amazon to Yahoo are scurrying to create original content that will poach viewers away from their rivals. But an analyst with The Diffusion Group says that pouring money into scripted entertainment is a … Continue reading

MoffetNathanson downgrades US Cable over Video-On-Demand surge 19 February 2015

MoffetNathanson, a major media research analyst in the United States, has downgraded three major cable stocks and expressed anxiety about the threat of tough regulations on the sector, and in effect is applying its own ‘cord-cutting’ on the cable sector … Continue reading

Competing with VOD, Pay-TV middleware solutions to gross USD 2 Billion by 2020 19 February 2015

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Global Pay TV Middleware Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.05 billion in 2014 and estimates this to reach $2.03 billion by 2020. The study covers the IPTV, cable, direct to home … Continue reading