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Hot TV News: 2015 Predicted “The Year of OTT”; Netflix vs Popcorn Time

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 thousands of Football fans to Arizona’s University of Phoenix Stadium and millions of U.S. Dollars to advertisers. Netflix said piracy poses a real threat to its service -here’s a summary of this week’s industry buzz.

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...

Thu, Jan 8, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

In September 2014, Viaccess-Orca introduced a new name for its end-to-end TV Everywhere solution – Voyage. The name represents a journey through what VO believes is the TV content trinity: quality, us...

Tue, Jan 6, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

In an ever-more competitive broadcasting landscape, the value of premium rights and premium sports rights in particular, is constantly on the rise. According to research firm Deloitte, global premium ...