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Netflix International Growth & HBO facing content piracy

Mon, Apr 27, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Netflix’s global expansion plans and vision of launching its services around the world is quickly becoming a reality. The company’s first quarter results prove that facing a saturated domestic market, an international campaign is crucial for the company’s continued growth. In a move that could jeopardize Comcast’s plans to compete with OTT services, the US justice ministry put the plans for a merger with Time Warner Cable on hold. And in a Brooklyn bar in NYC, seems like there will be no more dressing up and Game of Thrones viewing parties. Facing ongoing content piracy and with GOT being the most pirated show of 2015, HBO demanded to stop showing it in public establishments. Read more about this week’s latest TV news.

Fri, Apr 17, 2015 | by Efrat Fenigson

They are the new kids on the social media block: Periscope and Meerkat, the competing apps that seek the undivided attention of the thrill-loving, share-it-all mobile users. Meerkat was the hottest th...

Fri, Apr 17, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

They saved the date, discussed possible plots on social media and avoided spoilers of any kind, and on Sunday, Game of Thrones fans were finally reunited with their heroes in Westeros when the 5th sea...

Thu, Apr 16, 2015 | by Chem Assayag

I love the arts and especially contemporary art. When I travel for work and have some spare time – which actually almost never happens- I try to visit local exhibitions and museums. The last time I wa...

Fri, Apr 10, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Madonna is no stranger to using social media and technology for promoting her music, but in another testimony to the growing importance of video on Social Media, Madonna chose to premier her new video...

Wed, Apr 8, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Three weeks ago top TV leaders from around the globe have gathered at the 3rd Innovative TV (INTV) conference in Jerusalem to discuss innovation in the TV industry; technology vs content, the present ...

Fri, Apr 3, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

If you thought you’re the only screen addict in the house – think again. A new study shows that while we were secretly watching silly clips on Facebook, our children were binge-watching on multiple de...

Wed, Apr 1, 2015 | by Efrat Fenigson

In what could be another milestone for the TV Everywhere ecosystem, or more accurately - for the “computer everywhere” world, Google launched on Tuesday a new range of Chrome OS products, including th...

Thu, Mar 26, 2015 | by François Moreau de Saint-Martin

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to speak at the 4YFN conference, which is an event devoted to innovation in the mobile and digital ecosystem, as part of the Mobile World Congress, and I shared my ...