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TiVo CEO Wants Cable Companies to Embrace Cord Cutting 29 June 2015
TiVo CEO Tom Rogers has an interesting proposition to cable operators. His pitch: Encourage consumers to cut the cord, and still make money from their TV viewing without having to pay any money to broadcast or cable networks. Rogers’ magic bullet … Continue reading
Netflix to Boast Larger Audience Than Big Four Networks Within Year 26 June 2015
Online video on demand service Netflix will within about a year have a bigger daily audience than each of the big four TV networks, an analyst said Wednesday. Working from the 10 billion hours of streaming the company reported in … Continue reading
Digital Video Viewing Builds Slowly in Germany 26 June 2015
In Germany, traditional TV is still the center of most consumers’ video experience, according to Deloitte. Researchers quizzed 2,000 consumers in the country ages 14 to 75 in April 2015. For the first time, this Deloitte study was tailored … Continue reading
Sky Deutschland on binge versus linear 26 June 2015
Viewing habits for different top titles vary hugely amongst Sky Deutschland’s base, with non-linear and binge viewing much more popular in the case of some series than for others, according to Jörg Allgäuer, VP, corporate communications, speaking at the … Continue reading
Meet the top 15 startups in online video 25 June 2015
The online video industry is expanding by leaps and bounds. That’s no surprise, and neither is the sheer number of startups bringing new ideas and technologies to the segment. There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of new companies contributing to … Continue reading
Paying For Individual TV Programs: Can The Super Bowl Be Far Behind? 24 June 2015
Apparently traditional TV, time-shifted TV, and over-the-top (OTT) services aren’t enough: People will pay additionally for single TV movies/programs/sports events — presumably either ad-free or with limited advertising. In a Hub Research April survey, 20% of respondents aged 16-64, … Continue reading
Will Data Caps Kill Streaming TV? 23 June 2015
This has been a defining year for streaming television services. It kicked off in February with the launch of Dish Network’s Sling TV. Since then we’ve seen the arrival of PlayStation Vue and HBO Now, and now even Showtime is … Continue reading
What is the future of kids’ TV? 23 June 2015
Old-school shows have never been so popular. Paddington’s been made into a movie and Thunderbirds has made a recent ITV comeback while, as well asClangers, the BBC is giving Danger Mouse and the Teletubbies a new lease of life … Continue reading
Zenith Sees TV Ad Spending Growing after Flat 2015 22 June 2015
Media agency ZenithOptimedia forecasts that advertising spending on TV will be basically flat over the next three years. Meanwhile spending on digital media, particularly video, is expected to climb. In its second quarter forecast, ZenithOptimedia forecasts that TV spending … Continue reading
BBC unveils prototype for ‘mind controlled’ iPlayer 20 June 2015
The BBC’s Digital division has created a ‘Mind Control TV’ prototype for the VoD service iPlayer. The prototype, made in collaboration with UK-based user experience studio This Place, allows users to open an experimental version of BBC iPlayer and … Continue reading
