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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
Offline Streaming: The New Battlefield For VOD Services 16 September 2015
Netflix could not have been more clear when it was asked about introducing offline streaming at the end of 2014. “It’s never going to happen” was the definitive response from its director of corporate communications and technology Cliff Edwards. It was disappointing … Continue reading
Are Media Companies Charging Streaming Services Enough? 16 September 2015
In early August, lower than expected subscriber numbers at ESPN caused Disney to lower its forecast for cable operating income growth. We then witnessed almost $50 billion being wiped off the combined value of the biggest TV content producers, … Continue reading
Popcorn Time’s Creator Wanted To Make A Streaming Service For His Mom 15 September 2015
The biggest advantage of illegal video streaming service Popcorn Time is arguably that it’s easy to use. The app — which is so influential that VOD service Netflix considers it a serious competitor— employs the same BitTorrent protocols that have been … Continue reading
East Asian OTT Video Services Set To Net US$4.31BN 15 September 2015
Growing high-speed broadband penetration is set to boost the revenues of 12 digital video markets in the East Asia-Pacific region to US$4.31 billion in 2017, according to Dataxis. The two major markets of Japan and South Korea accounted for 96.7% … Continue reading
Time Warner CFO: Distributors Need to Improve VOD Offerings 15 September 2015
The cable bundle of networks will shrink and distributors need to improve their offerings, including more robust VOD services, more content for digital platforms and better user interfaces, said Time Warner CFO Howard Averill on Thursday. Such improvements, he said, … Continue reading
OTT MVOD Platforms Can Now Transform Video Consumption Data In To Viewer Delight 15 September 2015
Much like companies in the business of online search and social media, companies running OTT mobile video on demand (MVOD) platforms are also data intensive businesses. We sit on a stock pile of data ranging from viewership preferences of … Continue reading
TV Industry Ponders Monetization Of Online Content 14 September 2015
With unconventional and new entertainment media platforms emerging and disrupting conventional media platforms, the industry stands at a crossroads to change its traditional content business to one that suits the digital and mobile age. A variety of experiments using … Continue reading
