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CRTC releases 2014 financial results for specialty, pay, pay-per-view and video-on-demand television services 05 June 2015

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released statistical and financial information on Canadian specialty, pay,  pay-per-view and video on demand services for the broadcast year ending August 31, 2014. In 2014, revenues from these services increased by 3.1% … Continue reading

51% of US pay-TV subs want unlimited DVR storage 05 June 2015

51% of pay-TV subscribers are very interested in having unlimited space to store DVR recordings, according to new research from Parks Associates. Currently, over 50% of US broadband homes either include a DVR as part of their pay-TV subscription or … Continue reading

Are You Adapting to The Changes in TV Advertising? 04 June 2015

Online, just as it has affected print, it is having a big impact on TV. According to Gartner, mobile ad spend is expected to increase by almost $5 billion in 2014. That’s a market that advertising executives ignore at their own … Continue reading

BBC licence fee under ‘unprecedented pressure’ from Netflix & Amazon 04 June 2015

Internet television services such as Netflix and Amazon are “challenging the very premise of mandatory fees” for the BBC and other public broadcasters, according to a major study of the global media sector. The rise of video on demand services … Continue reading

78% Indian users prefer video content in local languages 03 June 2015

Mobile VOD service Vuclip conducted a survey in April this year on global video insights across 8,500 users in emerging markets of India, the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa. On the Vuclip platform, movies and TV shows account for 80% … Continue reading

Applying the Video Privacy Protection Act to Online Streaming 03 June 2015

With the rise of online content and big data, courts are beginning to define video on demand streaming service media companies’ obligations under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) 18 U.S.C § 2710. Passed in 1988, the VPPA prohibits a “video … Continue reading

Netflix, Amazon Poised to Steal Cable and Broadcast’s Thunder at Emmys 03 June 2015

When it comes to TV awards, digital may be the new cable. Online video on demand streaming services Netflix and Amazon are producing award-worthy original programming — and Hulu, Yahoo and AOL are also jumping into the game, looking to … Continue reading

​Now more than ever, the Internet belongs to cord-cutters 02 June 2015

Mary Meeker, a partner at venture firm KIeiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), reported in her annual Internet trends report, 64 percent of all consumer Internet traffic is video. Sandvine, a broadband solution provider and analysis firm, has found that … Continue reading

BBC Bullish on iPlayer Despite Recent Usage Drops 01 June 2015

The BBC iPlayer, the U.K. public broadcaster’s popular VOD service, has seen sequential usage drops in recent months, leading the executive in charge to defend its performance in a blog post. “There were a number of articles suggesting iPlayer’s popularity … Continue reading

The Rising Trend Of Brands Flocking To Online TV Shows 01 June 2015

There has been a remarkable emergence of viewers that are  looking for good entertainment at a time of their convenience and at a good price. In a bid to break out of the box of linear consumption of entertainment shows, … Continue reading