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VoD Study Finds ‘Room For Improvement’ 17 September 2015
Almost three-quarters of consumers think that there is “room for improvement” among on-demand and live streaming services, according to a study by VoD service technology provider Brightcove. The New View survey of 4,000 European consumers discovered that around one-third … Continue reading
Programmatic Advertising On The Rise Across Europe 17 September 2015
Revenue across Europe from online video on demand jumped from €22 million in 2012 to €375 million in 2015 according to a new study by HIS and SpotX. Furthermore, IHS forecasts that €2 billion (which is over half of … Continue reading
How The Internet Is Pushing Back The Frontiers Of TV Industry In Hong Kong 17 September 2015
In recent months, the Hong Kong TV market has seen a lot of breaking news. LeTV announced a new TV rights deal with the English Premier League, US online video on demand streaming service Netflix said it will come to Hong … Continue reading
NASA’s UHD TV Channel Will Stream 4K Images Of Future Missions 16 September 2015
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it will be launching its own 4K TV channel on Nov. 1. In a blog post, NASA revealed that its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama has struck … Continue reading
Viacom Looking to Nab Cablevision Two-Faced on the State of TV Competition 16 September 2015
As Viacom continues to defend itself from allegations of violating antitrust law by tying “must-have” networks with ratings-challenged ones, the programmer is looking to stick it to its legal nemesis. In a letter to the judge, Viacom’s lawyer writes … Continue reading
Offline Streaming: The New Battlefield For VOD Services 16 September 2015
Netflix could not have been more clear when it was asked about introducing offline streaming at the end of 2014. “It’s never going to happen” was the definitive response from its director of corporate communications and technology Cliff Edwards. It was disappointing … Continue reading
Are Media Companies Charging Streaming Services Enough? 16 September 2015
In early August, lower than expected subscriber numbers at ESPN caused Disney to lower its forecast for cable operating income growth. We then witnessed almost $50 billion being wiped off the combined value of the biggest TV content producers, … Continue reading
HTVFun a Video-On-Demand (VOD) Service for Malaysia launched using Muvi Studio 15 September 2015
Malaysian content network HTV Entertainment has teamed up with Muvi to launch its Video-on-Demand (VOD) service HTVFun.com, with an offering of a wide range of Movies, Kids content & Animation, TV Shows featuring a wide range of genre like … Continue reading
Popcorn Time’s Creator Wanted To Make A Streaming Service For His Mom 15 September 2015
The biggest advantage of illegal video streaming service Popcorn Time is arguably that it’s easy to use. The app — which is so influential that VOD service Netflix considers it a serious competitor— employs the same BitTorrent protocols that have been … Continue reading
East Asian OTT Video Services Set To Net US$4.31BN 15 September 2015
Growing high-speed broadband penetration is set to boost the revenues of 12 digital video markets in the East Asia-Pacific region to US$4.31 billion in 2017, according to Dataxis. The two major markets of Japan and South Korea accounted for 96.7% … Continue reading
