The importance of OTT to the broadcast industry is not one that can really be understated. For new entrants to the market it allows them to get up and running quickly and tap into the phenomenal growth of IPTV, especially when using services like our own TV as a Servcie - TVaaS, while for traditional linear players it allows access to much wider audiences and acts as a barrier against cord-cutting, particularly from Millennials.
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From wine, to coffee, and now to content. Guy Bisson, Research Director, Ampere Analysis, on the growing importance of the Content Connoisseurs. They're young, they're engaged, they're tech-savvy, and...
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The revenue that the global online and video industry will receive in 2020 is forecast to more than double to over $42bn by 2020, with SVOD in the driving seat. All of which makes the rumours about Yo...
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Research reveals that the pay-TV market is undergoing a boom, with 1.2bn subscribers expected worldwide by 2022. Meanwhile, Nielsen is on the verge of launching its pioneering Total Content Ratings se...
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What a dramatic night it was in the boxing ring in Las Vegas when Floyd Mayweather faced and defeated the Philippines’ hero Manny Pacquiao - to the cheers of millions of fans. But the real, legal dram...
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Seems like we can't get enough of Netflix, the OTT giant traveled almost 12,000 kilometers this week and hoisted its flag in new destinations: Australia and New Zealand. Down at the new colonies, the ...
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Hardly a day goes by without some announcement from a content provider or network hinting that they have cleared out the garage from all the Jags and Beamers, in favor of ramen-eating geeks who are bu...
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Complaints poured in from the U.S. cable industry following President Obama’s comments, suggesting that local communities could launch their own broadband networks. Netflix’s Q4 results showed 13 mill...
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It has been an interesting week of twists and turns with new details released on the severe hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment – which the company said was "unprecedented". Besides tar...
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