Industry Updates

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on the future of non-linear television 12 May 2015

The future of television is about much more than just a change in the way that TV content is delivered, says Netflix’s CEO. When it comes to the transformation of the medium we call television, there’s arguably no other company … Continue reading

NewFronts 2015: Nearly Half of Internet Video Ads on Non-YouTube Sites Aren’t Seen 11 May 2015

There are plenty of video ads being sold and served up on the Web and mobile devices — but close to half of all video ads that don’t run on YouTube are never seen by a user, according to a Google … Continue reading

Streaming apps threaten a TV bastion: Live sports 11 May 2015

Since the advent of the VCR and then YouTube, the media industry’s No. 1 enemy has been piracy. But while Hollywood and the TV networks have fought one technology after another, one type of entertainment has been safe from illegal … Continue reading

Most OTA cord cutters come from satellite, finds TiVo 11 May 2015

TiVo has released the findings of an in-depth survey of Over The Air (OTA) TV consumers revealing that a materially higher percentage of cord cutters are coming from former satellite TV service subscribers. “The data we’ve collected shows a clear … Continue reading