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Hot TV News: Record Viewership for Super Bowl; FCC & Net Neutrality

Fri, Feb 6, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

The anticipated Net Neutrality recommendations by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler were finally released this week in an Op-Ed in which Wheeler said he supports regulating broadband as a telecommunications service. Market analyst Nomura presented a 12.7 per cent drop in cable TV viewership, while a separate research predicted a tenfold growth in annual mobile data usage. More than 118 million people watched Katy Perry’s half-time Super Bowl performance – an all-time viewership record in U.S. TV history. Here are this week’s most buzzing stories. In the Netherlands, a court rejected a request by German adult movie producers to reveal the details of users who downloaded their porn movies illegally.

Mon, Feb 2, 2015 | by Sefy Ariely

In the ever-changing TV industry, the dominance of OTT services in the market is growing fast. A recent study by Parks Associates shows that Over 50% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to an OTT v...

Thu, Jan 29, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

The buzz was all around OTT TV this week, with Dish’s limited launch of its Sling TV offering and a new survey that predicts the success of HBO’s future OTT service. Sunday night will bring tens of th...

Fri, Jan 23, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Complaints poured in from the U.S. cable industry following President Obama’s comments, suggesting that local communities could launch their own broadband networks. Netflix’s Q4 results showed 13 mill...

Wed, Jan 21, 2015 | by Sefy Ariely

The ascendance of the Internet and the abundance of video-capable, network-connected devices have effected major changes in content production, distribution and consumption. It is now clear that the f...

Mon, Jan 19, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

A special interview with François Moreau de Saint Martin, CEO at Viaccess-Orca, and Philippe Rozes VP, Multi-Screen Services at Orange

Sat, Jan 17, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Accusations between the United States and North Korea around the Sony hacking saga, focused on the release of Seth Rogen’s “The Interview”, continue to echo even weeks after the attack. U.S. investiga...

Fri, Jan 16, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

It was a big night for Amazon and Netflix at the Golden Globes Awards, winning in 3 major categories and marking another milestone for online TV production. At the end of CES, new studies presented th...

Fri, Jan 9, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

More than 100,000 visitors attended the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, watching demos and news conferences, pushing buttons and measuring tiny screens. The buzzwords in...