Industry Updates

Will An Internet Streaming Service Win A Best Series Emmy For The First Time? 21 September 2015

  Netflix and Amazon have both been nominated in the best series categories for tonight’s Emmys. No online video on demand streaming service has won before. Amazon or Netflix may become the first Internet streaming company to earn an Emmy Award for … Continue reading

Discovery CEO Says TV Industry Must Fight Back Against VOD Services 21 September 2015

  VOD services like Netflix, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc. and Apple Inc. are posing a serious threat to the television industry, therefore, the chief executive of Discovery is asking the industry to take measures to check the erosion of its power by these … Continue reading

All TV will be Internet in 10-20 yrs, Claims Netflix CEO 21 September 2015

Netflix is the VOD service that not only allows for TV shows and movies to be streamed, but also creates its own original programming. It reported a fantastic quarter in July, with confirmation that it added 3.3 million new subscribers. … Continue reading

Cable TV Pricing Is So High Because We’re The Mercedes Of Entertainment, Says Time Warner Cable CEO 21 September 2015

  Over the last year we’ve finally started to see the emergence of more flexible online video on demand options like the “skinny bundle,” where customers nab a cheaper, smaller base package of channels, with the option to pick and choose … Continue reading

Here’s What Keeps Americans From Cutting the Cord 21 September 2015

  Very slowly, Americans are cutting the cord with traditional pay-television providers. It’s not the mass exodus that has been predicted, even though the alternatives to cable and satellite are extensive, convenient, and inexpensive. It’s easy to drop your old-fashioned … Continue reading