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Cable TV Pricing Is So High Because We’re The Mercedes Of Entertainment, Says Time Warner Cable CEO 21 September 2015
Over the last year we’ve finally started to see the emergence of more flexible online video on demand options like the “skinny bundle,” where customers nab a cheaper, smaller base package of channels, with the option to pick and choose … Continue reading
Here’s What Keeps Americans From Cutting the Cord 21 September 2015
Very slowly, Americans are cutting the cord with traditional pay-television providers. It’s not the mass exodus that has been predicted, even though the alternatives to cable and satellite are extensive, convenient, and inexpensive. It’s easy to drop your old-fashioned … Continue reading
Television Executives Signal A Shift In Relationship With Netflix 18 September 2015
Two of the biggest US television network owners have signaled a shift in their relationship with Netflix, amid fears that the popularity of the VOD service is accelerating a wave of defections from the pay-television industry by “cord-cutting” customers. Netflix … Continue reading
Mobile TV Viewing Jumps 7% In One Year 18 September 2015
More than a third of consumers who watch TV shows online use a smartphone for TV viewing (37%), a figure that has risen 7 points from 2014 (30%), according to new data from Hub’s annual “Finding Input One” study. … Continue reading
Netflix And Google Could Pay A Tax For Australian Content, Believes ABC Boss 17 September 2015
ABC managing director Mark Scott has suggested digital content companies such as VOD service Netflix, Apple and Google pay a percentage of their revenue into a fund to pay for Australian content. While Australians are avid consumers of US-generated … Continue reading
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
