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D2C Will End The Reign Of Linear Channels 28 October 2015
D2C or Direct 2 Customer offerings are being touted as the last nail on the coffin for linear TV channels. Not that it is very alarming at the moment, but with time it will surely impact the linear TV viewing. … Continue reading
Racially Diverse Characters Are Giving Streaming Services The Edge Over Cable 28 October 2015
VOD services like Netflix and Amazon have become trendsetters in the recent years paving way for cultural phenomenons like binge watching and time-shifted TV viewing. Even the way content programming was done, has changed. Apart their huge arsenal of content … Continue reading
VOD Drives Cord Cutting Further In Canada 26 October 2015
Cable majors in Canada are taking some serious hits after VOD service Netflix arrived. Collectively Netflix and other video streaming services have enhanced the rate of cord cutting rapidly this year. The Calgary-based cable network Shaw Communications recently unveiled its 2015 … Continue reading
VOD Registers A Stunning 8.5% Annual Growth In Germany This Year 26 October 2015
Entertainment industry in Germany is approaching the €10 billion mark this year, fueled by Pay-TV and VOD revenues, as per the newly published VPRT report. VPRT is the leading commercial broadcaster’s association in Germany. This remarkable growth rate is accredited … Continue reading
Streaming Video Is Growing At Snail’s Pace In Japan 21 October 2015
Now that Netflix and Amazon Video have made their debuts in Japan, you would have expected a lot of animated faces at the Japan Content 2015 but there was hardly any. Streaming service Bonobo also launched last month, further … Continue reading
YouTube May Be Safe Now But Netflix Is Menacingly Close 21 October 2015
VOD service Netflix has been responsible for at least the quarter of online TV viewing today. Apart from YouTube, it has flattened literally every competitor it ever had. We wrote earlier about how YouTube is future-proofing itself against Netflix but when … Continue reading
Latinos Still Lead The OTT Video Services Viewing Index 21 October 2015
It’s been on every index and study and report that Latinos lead the way when it comes to digital entertainment. Be it Latinos or the millennials, the adoption of digital medium for entertainment is growing in America. Purchasing smartphones … Continue reading
Asia-Pacific Will Pip Western Europe As The Top Market For VOD Services In 2020 20 October 2015
The new Future Market Insights report is out for VOD services. It reports that the global Video on Demand (VOD) market will reach US$ 263 billion by 2016, growing up from an US$ 207 billion in 2014. The ever-growing demand for on-demand … Continue reading
300,000 Subs Ditch Pay-TV In The Midst Of A Cord Cutting Revolution 20 October 2015
Nothing’s worked for the Pay-TV industry in the recent times. Going by the new Bloomberg estimate, it seems to have gotten worse than ever. About 300,000 Americans have given up their TV service last quarter and the cord cutting sympathizers are … Continue reading
Hulu’s Plans Will Create Massive Ripples In The Industry 19 October 2015
Recently, Hulu came up an ad-free subscription model a $11.99, $4 more added on top of its basic subscription. For an average customer, that’s like a 50% hike but would they care? NO. The ones who don’t like ads … Continue reading
