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
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
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
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
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
Global Internet traffic in 2019 is projected to be 82 times more than it was in 2005. Based on a forecast world population of 7.64 billion people, Internet traffic per capita will total 18 gigabytes, up from 6 gigabytes in … Continue reading
Social TV consumption is rife among Spanish viewers, with almost 70% using the Internet while watching TV and almost half of the population doing so frequently. According to figures published through the Q Panel of the Asociación para la Investigación … Continue reading
A new report released today shows the continued domination Netflix has on North American Internet traffic patterns. According to broadband networking company Sandvine, which periodically releases its findings on web usage, Netflix now accounts for 36.5 percent of downstream traffic … Continue reading
At the Content Delivery Summit and Streaming Media East 2015 earlier this month in New York, it was interesting to hear about the challenges media and entertainment companies are having migrating from a traditional TV model to an over-the-top (OTT) model of … Continue reading
According to a new survey report published today, OTT video delivery is making a marked impact on both the broadcast and streaming industries, driving consumer and technologies shifts in media consumption. Survey responses to a recent StreamingMedia.com OTT survey that … Continue reading