It’s a hotly debated topic. Should Netflix pay ISPs for the bandwidth usage generated by its popular streaming platform? Count Korean ISP SK Telecom in the yes camp, as that ISP is now suing Netflix to recoup bandwidth costs. Netflix…

It’s a hotly debated topic. Should Netflix pay ISPs for the bandwidth usage generated by its popular streaming platform? Count Korean ISP SK Telecom in the yes camp, as that ISP is now suing Netflix to recoup bandwidth costs. Netflix…
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Legacy pay-tv consumers have been the victims of ugly battles between TV networks and pay-tv distributors (cable, DBS, and telcotv providers) for quite some time. Those same battles have come…
Video streaming has grown significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining a foothold in about 6 million new households since the first quarter of last year, according to Parks Associates and streaming guide provider Reelgood. The firms say that 76% of…
With an HBO Max launch date set for May 27th, AT&T, through its WarnerMedia division, is set to enter the streaming TV wars. It’s a crowded field and growing, with Disney, Comcast/NBCU, Apple, and Viacom/CBS either already there, or planning…
Video is dominating mobile Internet use, according to a new Sandvine mobile video report. Video is 60% of downstream traffic and 62% of traffic overall, according to the report, titled Sandvine Mobile Internet Phenomena Report. Sandvine dug into the details…
Even the nation’s two largest cable companies have stopped worrying about video subscriber losses, observes MoffettNathanson Research in a research note this week. Like nearly all other major video providers, Comcast and Charter have seen video subscriber losses quarter after…
More than one half of all video consumed in U.S. broadband households is seen on television sets, according to a new video viewing report from Parks Associates. The study, “360 View: Digital Media and Connected Consumers” found that consumers spend…
The wheels are already falling off the vMVPD model, observe MoffettNathanson researchers in a research note released today. The financial analysts base this statement on third quarter results, which show that, with the exception of sports and news, consumers are…
With 3 high profile streaming services from Apple, Disney, and HBO about to enter the market, a new streaming video research report from Amdocs Media reveals some eerily similar trends between traditional pay-TV and emerging streaming services. By Amdocs count,…
The number of households with multiple OTT video subscriptions has more than doubled since 2014, according to new research from Parks Associates. Researchers cited a 130% increase over that time. The research firm credits partnerships, aggregation, and bundling in video…
Apple today revealed more plans for Apple TV+, the video streaming service which will compete with the likes of Netflix, Hulu, HBOmax, and Disney+, among others. The new OTT service will be available starting Nov. 1. Apple TV+ will offer…
A new report from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found 74% of U.S. households with SVOD subscriptions from providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. That’s an increase of 10% from last year. Fifty-two percent had such a service in…
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