Netflix stock surged over 4 per cent on the Nasdaq last night as Wall Street speculation swirled about an imminent approach from either Apple or Disney with Disney being strongly tipped over the weekend. About 15 million shares changed hands, double the average. CNN’s media reporter Paul La Monica claimed there was a consensus emerging […]
An alliance between LG Electronics and Paymentwall means that developers now have the opportunity to create apps that enable LG webOS Smart TVs in the US to support scores of different online payment methods. LG’s global Paymentwall alliance, bringing more than 140 payment options to more than 200 countries, will give consumers easier access to […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has unveiled a new look for its Foxtel Play streaming service, set to roll out from December 2016. Low prices and flexible packages are designed to offer consumers greater choice and ease of access to Foxtel’s premium content, without the need to sign up to a fixed term contract. The initiative […]
Live streaming TV platform TVPlayer has completed a £5 million (€5.75m) investment round led by global media content company A+E Networks. TVPlayer is a freemium over-the-top TV service in the UK which offers all of the country’s major free to air channels, as well as a pay-TV bundle of 30+ premium channels for £4.99 per […]
Vodafone Romania has agreed a deal with Netflix to provide access to the streaming service via its new OTT TV offer. Vodafone is rolling out its 4GTV+ service throughout Romania, making a number of channels and on-demand content available on mobile devices and smart TVs. Effective immediately, users who sign up to the service will […]
Beleaguered French pay-TV operator Canal+ is extending its reach with the agreement of a carriage deal that sees a range of its channels now included in the Freebox Revolution offering from multiplay operator Iliad. Free has launched a new package: Freebox Revolution with TV by Canal Panorama and including access to the myCanal app. Thanks […]
Gogo, which is one of the world’s top 3 satellite-based in-flight entertainment (IFE) providers, says that it expects ‘per-aircraft’ (ARPA – Average Revenue per Aircraft) revenues to double within 5 years. It also says that it is not worried about threats from Ka-band systems provided by Viasat (of California) or Inmarsart. Gogo says that by […]
Overall satisfaction with alternative video services such as streaming and transactional-based OTT offerings is considerably higher than it is with traditional pay television service, spurring an increase in cord-cutting from 2015, according to three studies from marketing information services firm J.D. Power.
The online TV market appears to be settling on monthly or yearly subscriptions as its pay model of choice. One example: Hulu’s recent decision to discontinue its ‘free-with-ads’ service and focus solely on its paid subscription tiers. But in a study from Hub, a majority of TV consumers (53 per cent) say they actually prefer […]
Eric Xu, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating CEO, Huawei, has revealed that the ICT solutions provider is stepping up its role in supporting telcos’ video operations better to enable them to develop successful businesses. Speaking at the Ultra-Broadband Forum 2016 in Frankfurt, Xu noted that at the previous year’s event in Madrid, Huawei […]