Hulu, Amazon and Yahoo are all eyeing the streaming rights to the US comedy Seinfeld from Sony Pictures Television. According to reports, the current price is more than $500,000 per episode. That comes out to at least $86 million – and is expected to be much more – for a deal that could last a […]
SVoD services will see huge growth over the next five years as traditional cable TV subscriptions continue to decline, according to Ben Keen, chief analyst and VP, consumer media at IHS. However, the transition to digital and the success of cable broadband mean that cable is still a strong industry. Keen told Cable Congress
Amazon’s SVoD service, Prime Instant Video, is now twice as large as Hulu, and gaining ground on Netflix in the US according to Nielsen. The media-measurement firm reports
According to Nielsen’s Total Audience Report Q4 2014, 41 per cent of US homes had access to an SVoD service in November 2014, an increase of 36 per cent from the same period a year ago. “When looking at how homes
With press reports suggesting that Netflix subscribers regularly consume anywhere from 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the Internet’s total bandwidth, and even more on the day when Netflix releases a popular show such as House of Cards, it is hardly surprising that market research consultancy iGR suggests that they are among the […]
Netflix has released its ISP Speed Index for the month of February. The index rates ISPs in terms of providing the best Netflix streaming experience, using picture quality, load times, and network lag in determining the rankings. In the US, Verizon’s FiOS service once again
Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company, has released its Q4 2014 Video Trends Report covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, OTT, connected devices, and content discovery. Based on the analysis of
Shares of streaming giant Netflix fell on Monday following HBO’s announcement that its new standalone video service HBO Now would launch next month on Apple TV for $14.99. Netflix shares, which opened at $454.93, fell to $441.20 immediately after the announcement. Shares remained down about 3 per cent for the day at $441.76 midday. Meanwhile, […]
The Deutsche Telekom Business Development and Innovation unit (BDI) and premium content services provider Vubiquity are partnering to enable a comprehensive solution for operators and service providers looking to launch multiscreen video services. Vubiquity will provide all content-related services for the Deutsche Telekom VideoRise solution. The modular-based, end-to-end platform combines the components needed to manage […]
Netflix is reportedly in advanced negotiations for an autumn launch in Spain, with a tentative date of September 1st already tabled. Spanish financial daily newspaper Expansion claims that Netflix is negotiating with major Hollywood studios and independent distributors with an eye to launching in the country. The daily also cites sources close to TV manufacturer […]