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Star TV and Eros lead race to head off Netflix threat in India 17 July 2015

  Rupert Murdoch’s Star TV and Bollywood studio Eros International are leading a race to become the “Netflix of India” by pushing to launch new video on demand streaming services, in a bid to head off the expected entry of … Continue reading

Is AMC’s Horror-Movie Streaming Service Shudder Any Good? 16 July 2015

  Good news, fear fans: AMC’s horror-centric video on demand streaming service, Shudder, is in open beta. Adrenaline junkies can now sign up and instantly stream as many horror movies as they want for a 14-day free trial period. After … Continue reading

TV’s Detour: Waves of Disruption 16 July 2015

  The TV industry is constantly going through change. Focusing just on the last 20 years or so, we’ve seen several waves of disruption: Boxes: TiVo, Slingbox and others allowed viewers to take the content they traditionally had to consume … Continue reading

Netflix’s CEO just revealed the most important issue for Internet TV 16 July 2015

  Netflix executives dished insights on the company, and the emerging internet TV industry during a post-earnings call. Netflix has no immediate plans to raise prices for U.S. subscribers, and will instead seek to lift profits by encouraging customers to … Continue reading

Comcast, EA games partner for streaming video experience on your TV 16 July 2015

  The cable conglomerate announced on Tuesday “Xfinity Games” — the company’s latest online video on demand feature for its X1 set-top box platform. It will allow customers to stream certain Electronic Arts (EA, Tech30) titles directly to their TV … Continue reading

VOD Market in the US to Grow at a CAGR of 25.50% over the Period 2014-2019 15 July 2015

  Report forecast the VOD market in the US to grow at a CAGR of 25.50% over the period 2014-2019. VOD is a service that enables viewers to access content through channels/mediums such as cable TV, DTH, or OTT. The … Continue reading

4K video, OTT broadband services to seriously affect traditional broadcast 14 July 2015

  If there’s one thing we can be sure about with 4K ultra HD it’s that the resolution has become an absolutely popular medium for the OTT (over-the-top) community in video production. Amazon, Netflix and a number of Hollywood oriented … Continue reading

4 Reasons Why Netflix Has the Best Opening Credits on Television 14 July 2015

Netflix has revolutionized how we consume our favorite shows. It has provided us with high-quality, original content for nearly three years running. Thankfully, in crafting ambitious series, the streaming service has proven it values one of the longest-standing traditions of … Continue reading

For Some Of Us, Pay Services Are A Steal 14 July 2015

  Cable TV came relatively late to Chicago and by the time it did, ways to steal service had been perfected elsewhere. Chicago kind of prides itself on a certain level of dishonesty and graft, so stealing cable was no … Continue reading

Comic-Con Slates First Original Series for SVOD 13 July 2015

  Comic-Con’s pending subscription VOD service, to be launched in partnership with Lionsgate, took advantage of the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego to announce the first original series slated for the service. The unscripted series will follow aspiring “Geek … Continue reading