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Hot TV Industry News of the Week - Feb 8 2014

Fri, Nov 22, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Deadline Media reports that OTT TV is expected to generate revenues of £1.6 billion in 2017, and revenues will primarily stem from live-streaming media and VOD. Does that idea seem feasible? Due to the cost of content, they also go on to question whether the Netflix model is sustainable in the UK. Speaking of Netflix, guess who lost their first battle with them? None other than Amazon. They made the mistake of choosing the traditional release method over the Netflix model. Oh Amazon - you know better than that! Traditional releases should be exclusive to traditional TV, or perhaps even YouTube. While we’re on the topic of YouTube - they are using video advertising to enter the programmatic space.

Mon, Nov 18, 2013 | by Alain Nochimowski

Most attendees at the MIPCOM Conference held this fall in Cannes probably didn’t notice the small off-MIPCOM exhibition organized by a handful of second screen technology vendors outside of the Palais...

Fri, Nov 15, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

There was a mix of interesting Connected TV news making its rounds this week. For this week’s “Hot Industry News,” we figured it would be best to feature the buzz that made us raise our eyebrows.

Wed, Nov 13, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Netflix, the trailblazing OTT content provider, is making waves in mainland Europe with its recent Netherlands service launch back in September 2013. Once compared to the Albanian Army by Time Warner'...

Fri, Nov 8, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

It’s beginning to look like there are seeds of change being planted in the world of Pay TV. For example, network execs are working to get extra days worth of commercial-viewing payments. Can you guess...

Fri, Nov 1, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

There was so much VOD news going around this week, it was getting tricky to pick the hottest. Yet we managed, so here it goes!

Wed, Oct 30, 2013 | by François Moreau de Saint-Martin

A Commentary Piece on the Business Strategies of CAS/DRM Companies

Mon, Oct 28, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Have you ever asked yourself why anyone should care about user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of a product or service? As long as it’s innovative, everything else should fall into place, righ...