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Viewer Choices, Reviews, Ratings Impact Streaming Media 24 August 2015
Millennials prefer SVOD (subscription video on demand service) and OTT video (over-the-top) TV watching to traditional TV, cable, or satellite viewing. NPD Group’s Connected Home Intelligence Report reported that adults aged 18-34 make up the only age group to … Continue reading
How Amazon Is taking Over TV 24 August 2015
At first glance, it seemed like a typically iconoclastic move by a man who has made a career out of upsetting apple carts (and TV executives). When Jeremy Clarkson announced last month that he and his fellow ex-Top Gear … Continue reading
Online Companies Boost Their Ad Spending 21 August 2015
Online companies have joined the list of the country’s top advertising spenders in the first half of this year, spending trillions of rupiah on TV and print advertisements, according to a recent study by market research firm Nielsen. The … Continue reading
Internet STBs In 21% Of US Broadband Homes 21 August 2015
According to a new analysis from TDG, The In-Home CE and Home Networking Ecosystem, 2015, Internet set-top boxes (iSTBs) such as Apple TV and Roku are now present in 21 per cent of US broadband households, up from 13 per … Continue reading
TV’s Most Aggravating Problem Demands a Total Solution 21 August 2015
Don’t beat yourself up if you’ve never even heard of the deceased. It stems from the fact that Nintendonever really got any market traction when this feature was introduced to its Wii gaming console nearly three years ago. Which … Continue reading
BBC Aims To Make I-Player Very ‘Netflix-like’ 21 August 2015
The feature update aims to build on BBC’s strategy to make the catch-up service more personal. Among the changes is the expansion of the My Programmes feature. It already works via the iPlayer website, but will now expand to … Continue reading
Focusing On User Experience Is ‘Smart’ For Broadcasters 21 August 2015
So-called “smart” technology is supposed to make our lives easier by connecting our electronic devices to the Internet and providing an intelligent, easy-to-navigate user interface that allows access to curated, relevant content instantly. In some smart product areas — … Continue reading
Chinese Video Streamers Claim People Willing To Pay For Content 21 August 2015
China’s Internet users have long been able to watch television shows and movies for free, so online video on demand subscription services have had trouble gaining traction. Earlier this summer, however, there was a sign that the situation might … Continue reading
ACMA Claims 2 Million Aussies Now Have SVOD Services 20 August 2015
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, isn’t just a paper-shuffling government department but a useful font of knowledge, information and regulation on all things communications and media. Its latest report is entitled ‘Streaming services – get the full story’ … Continue reading
Challenges Ahead For The Cloud TV Industry 20 August 2015
Read any technology trends piece and you’d be forgiven for thinking that all roads lead to the cloud. Be it email, gaming, word processing or photo storage, it seems that we’re rapidly moving to an economy based on services, … Continue reading
