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Dear Amazon & Netflix, Your Fight’s A Self-Goal For Both 30 September 2015

  The Emmys this year witnessed the inception of a new premium rivalry, the one between VOD platforms Netflix and Amazon. Last year, the big guy Netflix scooped up 31 nominations while Amazon had a grand total of zero. But … Continue reading

Chromecast Will Change The Way VOD Services Are Viewed In India 29 September 2015

  Tabloids are abuzz with the upcoming Google Nexus event but there’s something even bigger coming up. Launch of the new Chromecast device! There has been a lot of talk in the past about people cutting the cable cord and … Continue reading

Apps Replace TV As America’s Most Engaging Pastime 29 September 2015

  The intersection of connectivity, app functionality and mobility have given rise to a new phenomenon. Call it interactive, call it enhanced or social. Whatever you name it, it’s changed the way we watch TV. Just how big is the impact? … Continue reading

New Study Reveals Italian Millennials’ Inclination Towards Internet TV 28 September 2015

  The Italian Millennial generation has 11.2 members ranging in age from 18 to 34 – digital natives who spend their time online using social networks, chatting, and posting photos with their ever-larger smartphones. A recent survey by Nielsen for … Continue reading

Rentrak And AMC Are Jointly Developing A New Demographic Reach Metric 28 September 2015

  Rentrak and AMC Networks have entered a pact to develop a new cross-platform metric that tracks incremental viewer reach. Needless to say, it’s a huge effort towards tracking audience behavior on VOD services. This pack will witness the integration … Continue reading

Netflix Seems To Know Which Episode Of A TV Series Hooks You In! 25 September 2015

  VOD platform Netflix has unveiled the results of a study that proves it’s not the pilot episode of a show that gets viewers invested. In an analysis of viewer behavior, Netflix has found a consistency in the episodes that … Continue reading

Increase In Customer Satisfaction Amongst TV & Internet Subs 25 September 2015

  Today, JD Power released its annual surveys tracking customer satisfaction with their Internet and television service providers. The findings of the survey reveal that customers are generally happier with their service providers than they were in 2014. Overall customer … Continue reading

Akamai Reports A 17% Growth In Internet Speeds 25 September 2015

  On a global basis the average internet connection speed increased by 17% year-on-year in the second quarter, according to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report. Content delivery network (CDN) provider Akamai said that the average global connection speed was … Continue reading

Stream And Chill In Virtual Reality: VOD Services Gear Up For VR Apps 25 September 2015

  The video on demand streaming services have both announced plans to launch new virtual-reality apps that will give users the ability to consumer content in 3D. On Thursday at the Oculus Connect conference in Hollywood, it was revealed that Netflix … Continue reading

Fresh Salvo: Netflix Takes A Very Subtle Jab At Amazon! 25 September 2015

  Amazon.com is at it again. Fresh off the multi-Emmy success of Transparent, the leading online retailer and now the second most popular VOD service is hoping to stock itself with more gems for its growing digital vault. Amazon Studios unveiled … Continue reading