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Month: January 2014

Analytics

Big data, analytics continue to attract big investments

January 31, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Comcast Ventures was the lead investor in a $4.5 million round of funding for Enigma, which specializes in search and discovery for public data. Other participants in the funding round, announced today, included American Express Read More

Online Video

Is Amazon playing with fire in planning a big Prime price hike?

January 31, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Amazon is weighing a price change for its Prime service… what kind of impact will that have on its Prime Instant Video play? Two words come to mind: “Qwikster,” and “Ouch.” The e-tailer yesterday said Read More

Mergers & Acquisitions

TWC ups CapEx, vows sales bump to stymie Charter bid; drops 217K subs in Q4

January 30, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Time Warner Cable today reported continued video subscriber losses, but announced earnings that beat analyst estimates and a spending plan it hopes will keep it competitive – and help it defend against a takeover bid Read More

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Online Video

NFL takes content over the top to reach fans worldwide with new NFL Now

January 30, 2014 Jim O’Neill

The NFL will launch an online video service – NFL Now – offering news, analysis and highlights that can be personalized by users based on their favorite teams or players, this summer. The free programming Read More

Online Video

Study: More IS better – pairing OTT & pay-TV makes happy consumers

January 29, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Milk and cookies, peanut butter and chocolate, love and marriage… some things just go together. Add streaming video and pay-TV to that list. While a new study says consumers are more satisfied with streaming video Read More

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Connected TVs & Devices

Apple TV gets a spot on Apple Store home page… is more in store?

January 29, 2014 Jim O’Neill

With Amazon’s set-top box launch reportedly delayed until Spring, Apple may be set to swoop in and steal its thunder. Multiple reports have a new iteration of Apple TV – one that supports iOS games Read More

APAC

Report: IPTV growth strongest in Asia, emerging markets

January 29, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Emerging markets are helping to drive IPTV growth to record levels, according to new research. Point Topic says IPTV subscriber growth hit record levels in 3Q13, the most recent figures available, as 4.49 million users Read More

Live Streaming

Want to create some brand excitement? Live stream an event to capture interest

January 28, 2014 Jim O’Neill

More than 188 million people viewed more than 52 billion video streams in December, 2013… and that doesn’t include another 35 billion online video ad streams. Those numbers show just how mainstream online video has Read More

EMEA

SVOD grows in UK, driven by Netflix as OTT global market tops $11B in 2013

January 28, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Subscription VOD services now make up nearly 40% of the United Kingdom’s over-the-top market, driven in large part by the successful launch of Netflix in the U.K. in 2012, ABI Research said. Worldwide, the OTT Read More

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Pay TV

With 43K new subs in 4Q, has Comcast stemmed its bleed? Has cable?

January 28, 2014 Jim O’Neill

Has the bleeding stopped for cable companies? Comcast today said it added 43,000 video subscribers in Q4 2013, the first gain for the company after recording losses in 26 straight quarters. The increase is more Read More

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