Independent broadband provider Canby Telcom, based in Canby, Oregon, is set to launch a channel on the Roku OTT set-top-box, which features a package of live local broadcast channels and video-on-demand from its own local content channel CTV5. The move illustrates the emerging trend of...Learn More

There is a new OTT VoIP offer available to residential subscribers today, courtesy of long time VoIP provider Vonage. BasicTalk launched on May 14th and offers a no-frills residential VoIP service for $9.99 per month, and is a new service brand from Vonage. “BasicTalk provides...Learn More

More and more Americans are turning to TV set alternatives to watch video, according to a new report from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). Twenty-seven percent of U.S. adults watch video daily on devices other than TV sets and 53% do so on a weekly basis....Learn More

Fifty-six percent of all U.S. broadband households have at least one TV connected to the Internet – be it a direct connection to a smart TV or indirectly via ancillary devices, such as game consoles and Blu-ray players, according to a new report from The...Learn More

OTT video provider Hulu set a new record for revenue in 1Q 2013, as viewers streamed more than 1 billion videos in a single quarter, according to a blog post from acting CEO Andy Forssell. Forssell and Hulu management offered insights into Hulu’s recent performance...Learn More

Over-the-Top (OTT) video revenue exceeded $8 billion in 2012, with that for the three largest markets – North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific – all growing at rates of more than 50%, according to a new report from ABI Research. ABI expects OTT revenue to exceed...Learn More

Having pioneered over-the-top (OTT) video streaming to TV sets, Roku on April 10 announced it shipped its 5-millionth Roku streaming player in the U.S. Starting out with Netflix in 2008, Roku set-top box (STB) users are now able instantly stream Internet-based video from a much...Learn More

A fundamental transformation of video viewing and media usage is taking place in countries around the world. The latest evidence comes from multinational management consultancy Accenture. Traditional linear TV broadcasting is losing its hold on viewers around the world, as growing numbers of people are...Learn More

Cupertino, CA – April 9, 2013 – Entone, Inc., a leading provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, today announced that United Services, Inc., a subsidiary of United Electric Cooperative (UECI),  has selected its FusionTV solutions to power the delivery of advanced video services...Learn More

U.S. consumers are becoming digital omnivores, enabled by the convergence of digital telecom and computing platforms, according to the seventh edition of Deloitte’s “State of the Media Democracy” report. Twenty-six percent of consumers are digital omnivores – they own a laptop, smartphone and tablet, according...Learn More

The FCC recently released a report on Universal Service which also included statistics on minutes of use (MOUs) for switched access across the PSTN. The data revealed that MOUs on the PSTN are down considerably to about 200 billion in 2011, from a peak of...Learn More

With some 33 million streaming Internet video subscribers across 40 countries, Netflix has a vested interest, and unique insight, into broadband network performance in the U.S. and countries around the world. The market leading over-the-top (OTT) streaming video service provider on March 11 launched a...Learn More