The past decade has witnessed dramatic changes in the TV industry resulting from the introduction of smart mobile devices, social networks and new technologies. These advances have permanently changed both television viewing and business models throughout the industry. Through the inception and growth of exciting offeri...
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Most OTT content viewers, especially those who appreciate the glitter and novelty of newly purchased smart mobile devices, are enthused by the variety and quality of available OTT content possibilities. Big players, including content service providers, content owners and copyright holders, being well aware of this, cont...
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Not only at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona did we see a major focus on engagement through second screens, but also in this week’s industry news, from the BBC’s sport app success, to American Idol’s push for audience engagement. Social TV, new applications, and ‘everywhere access’ are all part of this next-generation...
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Latin America may be famous for its biological diversity and rainforests, but its dynamic technology industry isn’t far behind. Looking for proof? I have plenty from the TV Connect LATAM event I attended in Sao Paulo last December. TV EVERYWHERE Samer Salameh from Azteca opened the event and reminded participants that...
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A long, long time ago, in a far-away land, service providers ruled the earth and forced their clients, called subscribers, to forgo all their user experience choices and preferences and surrender to the service providers' dictates. But everything changed when smartphones, tablets, Blu-rays and smart TVs arrived. The su...
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Super Bowl Sunday wasn’t only a big day for the Ravens and the 49ers. It was also a big day for the broadcasters who offered many options to partake in the digital experience, from viewing live streams on computers and tablets, to allowing viewers to choose which camera angle they preferred. We also continue to take a loo...
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In this week’s industry news, we take a look at pay TV from its multi-screen security fears to how TV Everywhere is shaping the pay TV content protection market, as well as growth reports for content providers. What trends do you think we’ll see for pay TV and content protection this year? Follow us on our social media ...
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Netflix stock jumped 13% last month amidst rumors of a possible take over by Microsoft. These were fueled by the recent resignation of Reed Hastings, Netflix's CEO, from Microsoft's board of directors earlier this month, possibly in order to avoid conflicts of interest. Although the increase in stock value is far fro...
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On October 24, Viaccess-Orca in association with Telecoms.com and Digital TV held a webinar entitled “Five Ways to Shape the Multi-Screen Experience”. In his introduction to the webinar, Stuart Thomson, Editor, Digital TV acknowledged that despite the growing enthusiasm for iPads, smartphones and other accompanying d...
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Haggai Barel, Viaccess-Orca’s Deputy CEO, spoke earlier today at the OTTtv World Summit about how to enhance the multi-screen user experience. His presentation on the Five Ways to Shape the Multi-Screen Experience received a lot of buzz online, including a Q&A with Digital TV Europe. Check it out! Keep viewer...
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