According to TDG research, when forced to choose between legacy pay-TV and streaming services, dual-service users react differently according to their age. The younger the adult, the more likely they are to choose TV streaming services over legacy pay-TV, and vice versa. According to the TDG study, from the pending fifth edition of Benchmarking the […]
End-to-end video entertainment provider Netgem has added video-on-demand streaming service Wuaki.tv and children’s platform Hopster to its global line-up. The partnership will see both OTT players made available across Netgem’s international network of channels and content partners for telecoms operators. The partnerships follow successful deployment to customers for Netgem-enabled EE TV in the UK, and […]
Professional media network Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has released the latest of its Home Truths industry insight reports, focusing on the impact of immersive technologies, such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and 360° Video. The Home Truths report comes from the latest DPP AT HOME event, which brought together an invited group of […]
In celebration of Streaming Day on May 20th, streaming platform specialist Roku has released findings from a recent omnibus survey on the streaming habits of British consumers. According to the survey results, the impact of streaming entertainment amongst consumers is prevalent. More importantly, consumer behaviour is changing in order to accommodate streaming ‘FOMO’, or ‘Fear […]
According to the Leichtman Research Group, the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – added about 10,000 net video subscribers in Q1 2016, compared to a gain of about 170,000 subscribers in Q1 2015. The top pay-TV providers account for 94.2 million subscribers – with […]
Research findings revealed by Parks Associates at INTX show that Roku is still the most popular brand of streaming media players, accounting for 30 per cent of the players purchased from Q1 2015 to Q1 2016. Amazon moved into
OTT TV and video revenues for 17 countries in the Asia Pacific region will reach $18.396 billion in 2021; up from $707 million in 2010 and $5.741 billion in 2015. The Asia Pacific OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research estimates that China will overtake Japan in 2016 to become market leader. […]
According to a study carried out for revenue management and customer interaction solutions provider CSG Systems International, consumers have expressed interest in a new bundle that offers the ability to search for content across multiple services, use a single recommendation engine, receive multi-service discounts and have unified billing. The survey reveals new trends in consumer […]
Amazon has announced new robotic voice assistant Alexa features that are coming to streaming media player Fire TV, including the ability to control playback of Amazon Video and Add-On Subscription content, launch apps, access local movie show times, search local businesses and restaurants, and more—all just by using your voice. According to Amazon, discovering and […]
Time Inc has revealed the upcoming launch of INSTANT, a mobile-first, all-video platform featuring content about the lives and projects of digital celebrities as well as content created by digital celebrities exclusively for INSTANT. INSTANT will deliver fresh news, features and exclusives about and by “the new famous,” the digital artists of YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, […]