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Australians flock to on-demand streaming 08 July 2015

Around 2 million Australians were using paid movie and TV streaming services like Netflix and Stan at the end of June, according to research. This is up from 315,000 subscriptions at the end of December 2014, with new services, free … Continue reading

SVOD subs churn at faster rate than pay-TV customers 07 July 2015

  While SVOD platforms like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Instant Video have been lauded for easy, immediate customer sign-up processes, the fact that exiting these services is just as convenient results in churn that is significantly higher than what … Continue reading

‘TV Everywhere’ Builds Up Box Office Watcher Rentrak 07 July 2015

  A less-known fact is that the total hours of primetime viewing across live TV, digital video recorders and VOD services are on the rise, according to Rentrak, a TV and movie measurement firm out of Portland, Ore. Rentrak is … Continue reading

Daily newspapers’ online video content should not be subject to on-demand regulations, says EU court advisor 06 July 2015

  Video content published by daily newspapers on their websites should not be subject to regulation under the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive, a legal advisor to the EU’s highest court has said. Advocate general Maciej Szpunar said that … Continue reading

Time for a Reality Check Among TV’s Streaming Services 06 July 2015

  In the burgeoning world of subscription VOD services, all ventures are not created equal. That’s a notion easy to lose sight of in 2015 as one TV network after another pushes out an over-the-top extension that makes programming available … Continue reading

FCC Chairman lays out schedule for future broadband actions 06 July 2015

  During a speech last Friday at the Brookings Institution, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler outlined the FCC’s upcoming agenda for broadband-related issues such as the classification of over-the-top (OTT) online video services. The Chairman reiterated his view of the FCC … Continue reading

Quarter of Europeans use VoD services 03 July 2015

  Europeans have 19 electronic devices at home on average (2014: 18), and spend eight hours a day using them; an increase of almost 18 minutes since 2014, according to the latest Techonomic Index research from Samsung. The television remains … Continue reading

BBC to cut more than 1,000 jobs, says viewers prefer watching programmes online 03 July 2015

  The BBC said it will cut more than 1,000 jobs because it expects to receive 150 million pounds ($234 million) less than forecast from the licence fee next financial year as viewers turn off televisions and watch programmes on … Continue reading

UK broadcasters must adapt as TV watching moves online 03 July 2015

Britons are increasingly watching television online creating new challenges for the country’s public service broadcasters (PSBs) which should look to adapt their models accordingly, said the country’s telecoms regulator in a review. Ofcom said on Thursday only 69 percent of … Continue reading

The Streaming Media Mind (And Money) Games 03 July 2015

  You’re at home; you want to watch a movie. Not just whatever happens to be airing on TV at that time, mind you. You want to choose what movie you watch. In fact, maybe you don’t often watch or … Continue reading