Industry Updates

Deloitte Australia Survey Finds Internet Usage Level With TV Viewing 10 August 2015

  The internet is as popular as TV as an entertainment outlet now, according to new consumer research, although offline activities such as reading and listening to music have also grown. The fourth annual Deloitte Media Consumer Survey suggests the … Continue reading

Six In 10 UK Viewers Take SVoD, Computers Still Main Device 10 August 2015

Six out of 10 UK TV viewers pay for a subscription VoD service, according to research by OTT quality assurance and data specialist Conviva, with three in 10 saying they looked at the breadth of a content library as the … Continue reading

Cablevision CEO Claims No Immediate Cord-Cutting “Landslide” 10 August 2015

  “I don’t think the sky is falling quite yet,” Cablevision Systems CEO Jim Dolan said Friday on the company’s earnings conference call in addressing Wall Street’s cord-cutting worries that have driven down entertainment stocks this week. “There is not … Continue reading

The BBC Is About To Repeat Canada’s Mistake 07 August 2015

  As the BBC approaches its 100th anniversary, the venerable broadcaster is in a pitched battle for its future against rivals like VoD services. The newly-elected Conservative government wants to reduce the financing and the scope of BBC activities; it … Continue reading

HBO Now ‘Surpassing Expectations’, International OTT Launches Due Soon 07 August 2015

Subscriber satisfaction for HBO’s US over-the-top service, HBO Now, have surpassed expectations with announcements about new country launches likely to follow “in the near future”, according to HBO CEO Richard Plepler. Speaking on the second quarter earnings call of HBO … Continue reading