VOD Searches For the Winning Formula 14 August 2015
The alphabet soup that represents the various flavors of online video on demand programming is funnel that will, over time, lose its one-letter prefixes based on the increasingly popular notion that young consumers are allergic to commitments of any sort. … Continue reading
Amazon Reverses Declines As Netflix Extends Lead 14 August 2015
The £79-per-year VoD service provider, which signed the formerTop Gear team late last month, was subscribed to by 4% of UK households at the end of March 2015, according to the regulator’s Communications Market Report. Amazon had reached the … Continue reading
SA’s Version Of Netflix Is Going To Be The Next Big Thing! 14 August 2015
ShowMax, South Africa’s answer to Netflix, is coming to Mzansi as a new subscription video on demand service from Naspers. The launch of ShowMax will be officially announced on 19 August at a media launch in Johannesburg, with the … Continue reading
Apple Is Having Trouble Pulling Its Internet TV Service Together 14 August 2015
Apple is having some difficulty getting its long-awaited internet TV service off the ground. Bloomberg reports that, though Apple still wants to deliver live, local programming to customers, sources say talks with CBS, Fox, and NBC have stalled. Cord-cutters looking … Continue reading
DTVE Calls For Views On Whether Pay TV and OTT Are Partners or Competitors 14 August 2015
Digital TV Europe is inviting all pay TV operators, content/channel providers and OTT players to share their views on the future of the relationship between pay TV and OTT and help us to build a picture of the possible ways … Continue reading
