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Why VOD is such good news for Channel 4
The broadcaster says VOD is additive, is taking leisure time previously spent on games, accounted for 38% of all views on one cult show, and means it can lose the battle for the family remote control in prime time and get the views later....
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The CEO of Time Warner, which includes HBO and Turner, is delighted with the opportunities presented by ‘digital’ including on-demand syndication. He says the real revolution is VOD and argues that Pay TV multiscreen should remain free.…
The Timewarp set-top box catch-up service from ZON in Portugal is one of the most advanced on-demand services anywhere, bordering on full network PVR. Its impact on the business has been immediate.…
When people talk about TV functions moving to the cloud it usually means storage and network DVR today. One benefit is reduced hardware but even greater utilisation of the cloud will not kill Customer Premise Equipment.…
Virgin Media, UPC Ireland and Unitymedia have been explaining how the industry can make more money from VOD, including catch-up TV, and how everyone can benefit.…
The Icelandic IPTV provider is enjoying fast subscriber growth and strong uptake for on-demand services. It is considering hybrid STBs and external storage for the current set-tops but the next big thing will be multi-screen TV next year.…
The German cable operator is confident users will prefer its STB on-demand offer to HbbTV or Smart TV alternatives because it will offer more content in one place, and because of the familiar user interface.…
An integration of SeaChange software and Edgeware VOD servers coincided with the need that Estonian cable operator Starman had for just such a combination, aimed at bringing an end to video rental stores.…
A recent report calculates that the total number of hours spent watching Netflix streaming in the U.S. was 80 percent higher than the hours spent watching Pay TV VOD in Q4 2011…
Netflix has added subscribers, launched original content and licensed innovative technology; however, not everyone wants to partner or integrate, and it faces rising competition from several big players.…
On-demand is migrating from the second screen to the TV and it does not make sense to have a discrete brand for catch-up, unless it is online. That is the view of media consultancy Decipher.…
The introduction of IP services as part of a hybrid satellite/IP offering has boosted the offer of Israeli satellite operator YES, which is also benefiting from all the VOD consumer education that went before. But as Itzhak Elyakim,…
The launch of network PVR at KPN suggests the industry is finally getting the rights issues agreed for a recording solution that should, in theory, provide economies over set-top box hard disks.…
The early release VOD window requires additional protection and once implemented, watermarking could be extended to other premium content. Civolution and SeaChange are making it easier to meet studio requirements.…
For Danish cable operator YouSee, the primary purpose of its TV Everywhere service is to encourage consumers to take both broadband and TV. In this ANGA Cable 2011 video, Anders Blauenfeldt, the company’s Senior VP, Development, says the…
Once targeted advertising can be relied upon, all cable viewing can go on-demand except where programmes are genuinely live. That is the view of Gil Katz at Harmonic, who says VOD platforms can scale and bandwidth is available.…
SeaChange has unveiled an iPad application that combines VOD and social media and believes virtual VOD parties will help drive consumption of movies. The company also believes platform operators can white label VOD for broadcaster HbbTV.…
The content industry should be grateful that someone has paid for content once, so the initial business model for multi-screen viewing, including for VOD content, should be to pay once and enjoy access on all screens. Mihai Crasneanu,…
The average Netflix subscriber watches 25 hours of content a month. While its executives say it is complementary to the overall entertainment budget, its continued growth, and dominance on connected TVs, must threaten traditional VOD revenues.…
VOD is better suited than linear broadcast for 3D, the addressable market for 3D VOD content is going to be substantial, and there is no reason why push-VOD would not work technically, according to eventIS.…
Apart from a handful of popular broadcast networks, most content will migrate to on-demand, Hans Holger Albrecht of Modern Times Group tells Cable Congress. SVOD will drive the migration.…
On-demand advertising has the potential to dramatically impact the subscription pay-tv model and act as the carrot to lure back advertisers. The killer technology to make this all happen: Real-time Ad Insertion. Philip Hunter investigates…
Seachange is clearly not feeling the pinch as they splash out on Dutch VOD software vendor, eventIS…
Blockbuster are looking to enhance their digital distribution business with mobile download service.…
According to a recent study, VOD is losing its appeal with PVR owners.…
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of Cablevision's nPVR service…
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