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Chicago implements cloud tax for online services 02 July 2015
Chicago introduced a tax on cloud services Wednesday that will see forms of streaming entertainment get more expensive. The cloud tax will impose a nine percent tariff on “electronically delivered amusements” such as VOD services, streaming music, satellite TV, … Continue reading
The new normal: 92% admit to binge viewing 02 July 2015
Advanced TV specialists TiVo has revealed results from its second annual TiVo Spring 2015 Binge Viewing Survey. Binge viewing, defined as viewing more than three episodes of a series in a day, has continued its meteoric rise in both … Continue reading
New Study Shows That Nearly A Third Of Netflix Subscribers Have Cut The Cord 01 July 2015
Although the death of cable and satellite pay TV isn’t quite upon us yet, it’s certainly closer, at least if a new study done on Netflix subscribers is any indication. The new study found that only 67 percent of Netflix … Continue reading
Privacy Policies With an Escape Hatch 01 July 2015
The privacy policy for Hulu, a video on demand streaming service with about 9 million subscribers, opens with a declaration that the company respects your privacy. That respect could lapse, however, if the company is ever sold or goes bankrupt. … Continue reading
Why Linear TV Is Here to Stay and 4 Other Takeaways from ‘TV of Tomorrow’ 30 June 2015
Reports that linear broadcast TV is going to die a slow but inevitable death now with the rise of streaming and VOD services have been overstated. Attendees of the “TV of Tomorrow” show in San Francisco last week discussed … Continue reading
Why the digital onslaught didn’t destroy TV 29 June 2015
Within a year, Netflix will have more viewers than any of the three broadcast networks, a couple of analysts at FBR Capital Markets predicted this week. There are some caveats having to do with the differing ways that streaming and … Continue reading
TiVo CEO Wants Cable Companies to Embrace Cord Cutting 29 June 2015
TiVo CEO Tom Rogers has an interesting proposition to cable operators. His pitch: Encourage consumers to cut the cord, and still make money from their TV viewing without having to pay any money to broadcast or cable networks. Rogers’ magic bullet … Continue reading
Netflix to Boast Larger Audience Than Big Four Networks Within Year 26 June 2015
Online video on demand service Netflix will within about a year have a bigger daily audience than each of the big four TV networks, an analyst said Wednesday. Working from the 10 billion hours of streaming the company reported in … Continue reading
Digital Video Viewing Builds Slowly in Germany 26 June 2015
In Germany, traditional TV is still the center of most consumers’ video experience, according to Deloitte. Researchers quizzed 2,000 consumers in the country ages 14 to 75 in April 2015. For the first time, this Deloitte study was tailored … Continue reading
Sky Deutschland on binge versus linear 26 June 2015
Viewing habits for different top titles vary hugely amongst Sky Deutschland’s base, with non-linear and binge viewing much more popular in the case of some series than for others, according to Jörg Allgäuer, VP, corporate communications, speaking at the … Continue reading
