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Time Warner CFO: Distributors Need to Improve VOD Offerings 15 September 2015
The cable bundle of networks will shrink and distributors need to improve their offerings, including more robust VOD services, more content for digital platforms and better user interfaces, said Time Warner CFO Howard Averill on Thursday. Such improvements, he said, … Continue reading
TV Industry Ponders Monetization Of Online Content 14 September 2015
With unconventional and new entertainment media platforms emerging and disrupting conventional media platforms, the industry stands at a crossroads to change its traditional content business to one that suits the digital and mobile age. A variety of experiments using … Continue reading
Scoring Big With Cloud DVR Toady 14 September 2015
If you think that cloud DVR service can’t make much of an impact on the pay-TV landscape, then take a good look at Spain. Over the past 21 months, Telefónica has climbed to the top of the charts in the … Continue reading
Cord Cutting All Talk? Study Says Only 3% Have Had ‘The Snip’ 14 September 2015
According to a new study by Rovi, while over 57% claim to have given cord cutting either “a lot of” thought or “some” thought – a meager 3% have actually reached for the proverbial scissors. At 7%, the US … Continue reading
VOD Services Launching Across Asia But Paid Subscriptions Will Be A challenge 11 September 2015
Netflix, the U.S.-based video on demand service, is expected to launch in Asia next year and local competition is already heating up in anticipation. One of them even has a similar name- iflix. A joint venture between Malaysia’s Catcha Group and Evolution Media Capital, iflix has already raised $30 million in … Continue reading
IBC Panel: Is TV Reckoning With the Internet Era? 11 September 2015
Consumers will “still pay for quality, but not bundling mediocre content,” asserted Bruce Tuchman, president of AMC and Sundance Channel, on Thursday at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam. Speaking on a keynote panel titled “is TV Facing … Continue reading
Better VOD Services Can Help TV Channel Growth 11 September 2015
Offering up better and “branded” video on demand service should be a main strategy for pay TV channels to grow revenue, according to a recent survey. Nearly 31% of pay TV executives — channels and operators — believe pay … Continue reading
VIDI Streams Content In SA For Better Speeds 10 September 2015
Reports of some local Video-on-Demand (VOD) viewers becoming frustrated with slow streaming speeds have prompted VIDI to remind the VOD community that its own servers are all located within South Africa for faster speeds. “Streaming speed is key to a quality … Continue reading
Netflix Continues Its Asian Expansion 10 September 2015
Video On Demand Service Netflix will launch in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan in early 2016 as it moves to complete its global rollout by the end of next year. The company will open an office in Singapore in … Continue reading
The Internet Is Slowly But Surely Killing TV 10 September 2015
For years, TV executives and industry analysts had scoffed at predictions of doom. But now, with declining ratings and ad revenues, they are in greater agreement that the internet based live and VOD services are slowly but surely eating traditional TV. … Continue reading
