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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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