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1 in 10 English speaking Canadians now watch just web video, no TV at all 19 February 2015

Nearly one in 10 anglophone Canadians say they no longer watch any TV shows the old-fashioned way and only stream or download content online, according to a new study. In a telephone poll with 4,002 Canadians conducted late last year on … Continue reading

Strategy, not original content, will be the key to winning the OTT race, says TDG analyst 19 February 2015

Online video streaming sites from Netflix  to Amazon to Yahoo are scurrying to create original content that will poach viewers away from their rivals. But an analyst with The Diffusion Group says that pouring money into scripted entertainment is a … Continue reading

Competing with VOD, Pay-TV middleware solutions to gross USD 2 Billion by 2020 19 February 2015

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Global Pay TV Middleware Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.05 billion in 2014 and estimates this to reach $2.03 billion by 2020. The study covers the IPTV, cable, direct to home … Continue reading

Streaming Video is the future of OTT entertainment 18 February 2015

This streaming of entertainment rather than buying and owning is largely driven by a connected world with faster access to the internet, coupled with large-scale infrastructure development to  Online video streaming service is blissfully advertising free. Not before the show. Not during … Continue reading

VOD sales rocket past DVD and Blu-Ray in Belgium 17 February 2015

For the first time, #vod and EST business exceeded that sale and rental of physical media (DVD and Blu-ray) in Belgium during 2014. According to figures published by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), based on research by GfK, electronic sales and … Continue reading

Half of streamers in Nordic countries vouch for SVoD 13 February 2015

#arkena‘s latest Nordic Video Index report claims that a growing number of Nordic households are using #video-on-demand services as a complement to linear TV selection, with the average household now spending €19 per-month on premium white label #vod service subscriptions! #netflix ruled the … Continue reading

Rise in mobile bandwidth to raise OTT video demands by three folds in next three years 13 February 2015

  Peak period mobile bandwidth consumption per user is expected to increase five fold over the next three years according to a recent “Mobile Broadband Bandwidth Demand”study, conducted by ACG Research and sponsored by #ciena. Service provider backhaul networks are … Continue reading