Middle East and North Africa pay-TV network OSN has secured a number of major successes in its fight against television piracy across the region, having carried out more than 316 raids with the support of government authorities. On the eve of the World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) on April 26, OSN is upping […]
Piksel, a global player in building successful online video businesses, has announced a new partnership with cable giant Liberty Global. Piksel has been selected to deliver core metadata aggregation and enrichment solutions across Liberty Global’s broadcast and OTT TV services through the new Piksel Fuse product. The partnership will deliver improved content discovery services to […]
Findings from a Leichtman Research Group study – HD and Connected TVs XIII – indicate that 65 per cent of US TV households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, a smart TV set, a Blu-ray player, and/or a stand-alone device (such as Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, […]
To gain a better understanding of how US consumers are using streaming video services to supplement or replace traditional pay-TV services, Consumer Reports surveyed a representative sample of more than 1,00o adults in February 2016, and also analysed responses to its annual questionnaire of more than 82,000 Consumer Reports subscribers. Among the key findings was […]
Broadcasters could be forgiven for wishing the digital train would occasionally slow down or at least rest a little longer in one station before moving on to another. For many years, of course, it was very straightforward – a signal was sent, by a variety of means, to a TV where it was watched or […]
Peter Mensch, the manager of rock bands including Muse, Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers, says YouTube is killing the record industry. “YouTube, they’re the devil,” he told a BBC Radio 4 documentary on the music business. “We don’t get paid at all.” He said the site’s business model, in which artists make money by […]
Cable MSO Comcast is partnering with Roku in a move that will continue to expand the range of retail devices Comcast’s customers can use to access their Xfinity TV service without the need for a set-top box. Later this year, Xfinity TV customers will be able to enjoy their cable subscription in the home via […]
ICFLIX the MENA streaming service, is expanding its digital footprint in Jordan with the announcement of a new strategic partnership with Orange Jordan, that will offer customers of both companies more added value services and promotions. Partnering for the launch, ICFLIX will offer Orange Jordan customers one month free of unlimited streaming for customers signing […]
Consumers’ video streaming behaviour has fundamentally changed the competitive landscape of the TV industry. Media companies now find themselves in a battle for attention, engagement, and audiences. To understand this competitive landscape better, Adobe and The Diffusion Group surveyed US video streamers off all ages. Key insights from the research include:
“Broadcast is alive, well, and continues to deliver value in today’s fragmented ecosystem,” asserted Howard Horowitz, president of Horowitz Research, at the Online Video Conference at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. In a presentation based on the research firm’s latest consumer data –The Value of Broadcast Content in Today’s Multiplatform World – Horowitz showed […]