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Month: December 2015

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Broadcasters

NBCU reportedly in the hunt to acquire UK commercial broadcaster iTV

December 21, 2015 Jim O’Neill

Downton Abbey could have a new master is reports that NBCUniversal is on the trail of British commercial broadcaster iTV are true. Shares of iTV are up on the speculation that comes after reports that Read More

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Cloud TV

Report: 3 of 4 US Internet users to watch Cloud TV by 2019

December 21, 2015 Jim O’Neill

eMarketer is forecasting nearly three-quarters of U.S. Internet users – some 199.6 million people — will watch over-the-top video services by 2019, with YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu being the top four destinations. That means, Read More

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LatAM

Brazil’s pay-TV industry continues to bleed subscribers as economy, OTT and quality impact health

December 18, 2015 Jim O’Neill

Brazil’s pay-TV industry is being pressured by a struggling economy and an influx of over-the-top and subscription video-on-demand services, and has lost about 260,000 subscribers in the first 10 months of the year, slightly more Read More

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Millennials

Caving to content cravings, Canadian operator Bell adds Netflix to STBs

December 17, 2015 Jim O’Neill

When Canadian operator Bell Canada launched its streaming video-on-demand service CraveTV a year ago, it was intended as a line of defense against U.S.-based SVOD behemoth Netflix, which has been terrorizing Canadian pay-TV providers since Read More

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Cloud TV

Online video viewing time climbing as more content comes OTT

December 16, 2015 Jim O’Neill

Yet another study has just been released saying, wait for it… people are watching online video. The latest report, this one from CDN provider Limelight Networks, says more than 83% of consumers watch online video, Read More

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Cloud TV

Latest NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ plans include simulcast streaming

December 16, 2015 Jim O’Neill

Google, Apple, Yahoo and Amazon are among the digital partners the NFL has sent RFPs to as it puts the rights to Thursday Night Football back on the auction block, according to a published report. Read More

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Millennials

Report: TV Everywhere somewhere between meh and ehh… yawn

December 16, 2015 Jim O’Neill

At the very least, TV Everywhere needs a major image overhaul. At the worst, it’s a bust. Despite being available to more than 90% of U.S. pay-TV households, another report is saying monthly usage is Read More

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Broadcaster

TV, cable see ad revenue declines in first 9 months of year

December 16, 2015 Jim O’Neill

Ad spending in the U.S. totaled $36.4 billion in Q3, off 3.9% from a year ago, according to the latest report from Kantar Media, and down 4% for the first nine months of the year. Read More

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APAC

‘State of Internet’ report shows fixed broadband in emerging markets still lags

December 16, 2015 Jim O’Neill

Global average connection speed increased slightly (0.2%) to 5.1 Mbps from the second quarter, accounting for a 14% increase year-over-year. South Korea had the top average connection speed at 20.5 Mbps, despite a year-over-year drop of Read More

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Cloud TV

Sony PlayStation Vue adds Chromecast to supported platforms

December 15, 2015 Jim O’Neill

Chromecast just joined the ever-expanding lineup of supported devices or Sony’s cloud TV play, PlayStation Vue, joining Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Sony’s own PS4 and PS3, iPhone and iPad. Users have been Read More

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