Industry Updates

The simple loopholes that mean you don’t have to pay the TV licence fee 18 May 2015

AFTER a great run of 50 years, TV as we know it will be dead by 2030, the chief executive of Netflix has prophesied. Indeed people are already turning off and saving themselves a wad in the process. Don’t watch live … Continue reading

What Verizon’s AOL Acquistion Might Mean For OTT Advertising 18 May 2015

Ad buyers say that the connected TV landscape, at least in its current state, can be a messy, disjointed place to run ad campaigns. And once Verizon Communications’s $4.4 billion deal for AOL becomes official sometime later this year, that will likely still … Continue reading

Cannes: Possible Partners for Netflix’s Move Into China 18 May 2015

Netflix is casting a wide net in seeking Chinese partners while in Cannes, industry sources say, and the group of potential targets is diverse, ranging from online video streaming sites to a state conglomerate once run by the People’s Liberation … Continue reading

Four Ways YouTube And Netflix Will Transform Television 18 May 2015

You hear a lot lately about how much YouTube and Netflix compete more and more directly with television, and even want to become more like the iconic medium. And there’s more than a little truth to that, not least because TV … Continue reading