A committee of NHK has come up with a proposal for charging fees on households without television sets for watching TV programmes distributed through the Internet simultaneously. The committee also proposed that NHK not charge additional fees to households that have already signed viewing contracts with the public broadcaster when members of the households watch […]
AT&T has launched its second trial using millimetre wave (mmWave) technology to deliver an ultra-fast 5G network experience to more locations in Austin, Texas. In 2016, AT&T completed the industry’s first fixed wireless 5G business customer trial in Austin. The second trial delivers an ultra-fast internet connection to residential, small business and enterprise locations using […]
According to Dataxis, SVoD services are showing great potential growth in Latin America and is expected to reach 17.4 million in 2017. Moreover, Dataxis forecasts that the market will double its volume to reach 33.5 million in 2022. Netflix which was launched in 2011 will remain the leading player with a market share of around […]
Online video portal Vimeo has officially scrapped its plans to enter the SVoD market. “Vimeo has confirmed that it has decided not to proceed in offering a subscription based original programme service scheduled to begin in 2018,” a spokeswoman told The Hollywood Reporter. The report added that Vimeo will be dissolving the entire associated development […]
Hulu causes more cord cutting than Netflix according to Corey Barrett, a senior media analyst at M Science. “What really stood out to us was that cord cutting was most pronounced among Hulu subscribers,” Barrett told CNBC’s Power Lunch. The study found
Sub-Saharan Africa OTT TV and video will still be a very immature sector by 2022, with movie and TV episode revenues reaching $640 million (€572m) for 35 countries, according to the Sub-Saharan Africa OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. However, this total is
Grey Juice Lab, a provider of VoD content and services, has further strengthened its relationship with Telefonica after being chosen to provide content and services for its Movistar Play VoD service in Peru. Movistar Play Peru, which was already offering movies via subscription and catch up, has worked with Grey Juice Lab to launch a […]
Netflix has continued its axing spree by cancelling Girlboss after just one season. The comedy-drama, inspired by the rags-to-riches true-life story of Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso, received mixed reviews when it debuted in April. Critics condemned the series for largely glorifying Amoruso, despite the brand mogul being the target of a series of lawsuits […]
Netflix has acquired the global rights to The CW’s forthcoming Dynasty reboot for all international territories outside of the US. Each episode will be available on the streaming service 24 hours after it has aired in the US when the show launches this autumn. Dynasty was a popular soap opera in 1980s that saw two […]
The video and TV market is changing, but not as fast as many people are suggesting, according to analyst firm Strategy Analytics. In its report, Subscription Video and TV Forecast – North America, Strategy Analytics predicts that: Overall annual spending on subscription video and TV services in the US will peak at $130.3 billion(€117bn) in […]