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EST on Set Top Boxes Has Discovered New Audiences 04 November 2015
Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption report Mediabug has found out that half of those who have purchased a TV show or film through an EST (Electronic Sell Through) model on their STB (Set Top Box) are generally first timers with no … Continue reading
Theater Live Streaming : Keeping Art Alive The Streaming Way 04 November 2015
30th December, 2006 will always be a big day for theaters and live performing arts. On that very day, the the Metropolitan Opera (also popularly known as The Met) in New York experimented with a new way of getting … Continue reading
Credit Suisse Survey Finds 1 In 3 Subscribers Leaving Cable For Netflix 03 November 2015
Traditional Pay-TV has always maintained OTT video services like Netflix as a threat. A recent by Credit Suisse reinforces that belief. It found out that 37% of Netflix subscribers aged 25 to 34 find the VOD service a good alternative to … Continue reading
New Tool Captures Netflix Data In An Awesome New Way 03 November 2015
SVOD services like Netflix and Amazon Prime and Social Media networks like Facebook are now officially fastest growing areas of consumption of online video. Despite the claims, it’s really tough to measure the data for video on these platforms. While … Continue reading
Southeast Asia Is The Next Big Destination For Video Streaming Services 02 November 2015
Major movie studio labels in Hollywood are beginning to join forces with telcos and streaming startups in Southeast Asia to expand their audience bases radically, something Netflix did in the US. Let;s not forget that its a fast-growing region dominated … Continue reading
Cable Industry Gets Back On Its Feet With Big Numbers In The Third Quarter 02 November 2015
Alright, we were the ones who said that cable isn’t going to survive the streaming onslaught. We are sure it won’t hold up for long but what it has done today is amazing. We are witnessing a fight back. … Continue reading
Over 100 Players Claiming Stake In South African VOD Race 30 October 2015
As per consultants Balancing Act, the South African VOD services race now has over 100 platforms competing. Most of them are regional or genre specific but they are still VOD. Some are mere startups aspiring to excel in a … Continue reading
TV Networks Want To Go Ad-Free After VOD Competition 30 October 2015
Let’s face it. Cord-cutting isn’t really the T-Rex we thought it would be. But that does not mean its not affecting the TV networks with its growing influence and popularity. In fact, cable is having a rough time and … Continue reading
SVOD Streaming Engagement Rate Reaches The Double Of Broadcast Rate 29 October 2015
A recent study by the Publicis-owned media agency, ZenithOptimedia, claims that streaming users were found to be watching notable less traditional TV while 15% reported watching no broadcast TV at all. This leads to a serious implication : Time spent watching broadcast is being cannibalized … Continue reading
Netflix’s VOD Gamble Pays Off, Idris Elba Starrer Rakes Up 3 Million Streams 29 October 2015
VOD service Netflix’s invasion into original theatrical-quality motion pictures has already started with the limited theatrical and fest release of Beasts Of No Nation, a film believed by its own director Cary Fukunaga and lead actor Idris Elba to be a conventional prestige release. It’s … Continue reading
