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MLB Inks $600 Million Pact with NHL to Handle TV, Streaming Distribution 05 August 2015
Major League Baseball’s media division has announced a six-year deal with the NHL, under which MLB Advanced Media will take over the hockey league’s TV broadcasting and online video on demand operations. Under the terms of the pact, MLBAM will pay the … Continue reading
SAG-AFTRA Election Reflects Fears Over Actors’ Pay For Online Shows 05 August 2015
Behind-the-scenes drama is playing out in Hollywood, one that has pitted America’s best-known home improvement mom against the White Shadow. Actors, extras, stunt people and other performers are once again squaring off over who should lead their union in … Continue reading
Netflix’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Boycotted By Big Four US Cinema Chains 04 August 2015
America’s four-largest cinema chains will refuse to screen Oscar-tipped child soldier drama Beasts of No Nation, after the film was bought by Netflix in a $12 million (Dh44 million) deal, reports Variety. AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Carmike all said … Continue reading
Cord Cutting Changing The Landscape For College Sports 04 August 2015
More and more people are waking up to the realization that sports, and definitely college sports, have a major problem: people are no longer as willing to pay high cable bills. As a result, ESPN’s audience – everyone’s audience – … Continue reading
AT&T Says Users Can Watch TV on Any Device With Its New Bundle, the First of Its Kind 04 August 2015
Walk out the door and watch TV anywhere. That’s the pitch AT&T is making for its new nationwide offering, the first of its kind, that combines television and wireless phone service for $200 a month for the first 12 months. … Continue reading
Infographic Shows OTT Trends, Including a Strong Shift to Fiber 04 August 2015
Following on the heels of a recent survey of over-the-top (OTT) trends published by Level 3 Communications and Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, a new infographic reveals a potential shift in consumption and delivery practices. As the … Continue reading
The Pay TV scam That’s Hiding In Plain Sight 03 August 2015
VOD Services like Netflix are driving U.S. households to cut the cord at an unprecedented rate, and studies suggest that impressive rate won’t be slowing anytime soon. The unbreakable bundles, poor customer service and high cost of pay TV … Continue reading
Data Isn’t Everything As Retailer Looks At Big Picture, Says Amazon Studios Chief 03 August 2015
When it comes to the rapidly expanding TV and movies division of Seattle-based retailer Amazon, you might expect the company that religiously studies customer order histories, when and how people buy, what they’re buying and a slew of other … Continue reading
Adspend Analysis: The Rise And Rise Of Online Video 03 August 2015
Online video advertising expenditure is forecast to exceed £800m next year, at which point it will account for a quarter of all internet display adspend, according to the latest data from the Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report, released this week. … Continue reading
Time Watching Videos Online Will Rise To An Hour A Day 31 July 2015
People around the world will be spending an average of almost an hour a day watching online video by the end of next year, and more than half of that will be spent on a mobile device, according to … Continue reading
