by Pivot
Tag: OTT
Hulu Launches Subscription Service, Hulu Plus
Hulu Plus will be offered for $9.99/month and will provide access to the full season of TV shows present on the Hulu platform. The content will be made available across multiple screens
thePlatform Revs Up OTT Platform
With today’s announcement, thePlatform has enabled premium video management and publishing to the following OTT services, catering to the varying software and hardware offerings by each:
Sears, Kmart to Begin Offering Movie Downloading Service
Sonic Solutions and Sears have entered into an agreement through which consumers will gain easy access to Hollywood entertainment on Internet-connected devices.
Sezmi Expands Availability of Personalized Television Offering
Initially Sezmi’s 10 new markets will only have access to the company’s Sezmi Select offering, which provides local broadcast channels through an advanced
Google TV: OTT Nirvana or Another Web TV Flameout?
It’s a bold move – one that may prove to unleash the power of over-the-top (OTT) video to the masses, or flameout as yet another failed attempt at web TV.
Verizon Outlines Initial TV Everywhere Plans With FiOS TV Online
Verizon gave a peak into their TV Everywhere plans with the announcement of a content deal with Time Warner.
Hill Country Telephone Completes Phase Two of Skitter.TV Deployment
The co-op expects to complete its installation of the Skitter.TV platform this summer and plans to begin external beta testing of the service shortly thereafter
AT&T Launches Video Portal, U-verse Online
AT&T revealed more of its ‘TV Everywhere’ strategy with the recent release of U-verse Online, a new video portal offering access to television shows and movies.
YouTube Comes to Verizon FiOS, Shifts in OTT Model on the Horizon
With this online video strategy, Verizon is hoping to get ahead of the OTT video curve. The fear of course from Verizon, and their multichannel subscription
Will CenturyLink-Qwest Be a Boon for IPTV?
One of the more interesting dynamics surrounding the announced CenturyLink-Qwest merger is the implications for video and IPTV.
The Blurring Lines of OTT, IPTV
What happens when the lines blur between broadcast TV, cable, and Internet content? Is this what IPTV was supposed to be?
American’s Are Watching More TV, Not Less
Contrary to the fears of many, the advent of OTT and mobile video is not cannibalizing conventional TV viewing
Qwest Looking to Future with ZillionTV, OTT Video
But Qwest is apparently hedging their bets. They’re looking to the emerging trend of over-the-top (OTT) video as an answer to those critics.
Walmart to Acquire Vudu, Re-enters OTT Video Arena
We reported earlier that Walmart was looking at Vudu as a potential acquisition target, and apparently that rumor has proven true.
HBO and Verizon FiOS TV Introduce HBO GO
FiOS customers who subscribe to HBO will automatically receive free, unlimited online access to HBO programming at any time, from any U.S. location with a broadband connection.
Sezmi TV Service Makes Retail Debut
Sezmi today announced an introductory release of its all-in-one television service, available in the greater Los Angeles area exclusively through Best Buy
Entone and Vudu Hook Up
Entone’s new line of broadband TV devices integrates the latest VUDU technologies including VUDU Apps, a cloud platform for the delivery of Internet entertainment services,
Frontier Launches Web TV Service, my fitv
Frontier is now offering a web based TV service called my fitv. The free service aggregates Internet based video content into a single portal, allowing video search
Connected TVs Highlight Potential New Video Model
Vizio highlighted their upcoming new app enabled Internet TV platform. TVs with ‘Hi Def Wi-Fi’ and/or an Ethernet connections become OTT video and app gateways.
OTT Video Threat Looks to be Minimal
Study results “do not show an appreciable likelihood of subscriber churn in favor of online video services.”
Xbox Over-the-Top Video Role Gaining Momentum
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console has long been eyed as a perfect over-the-top video vehicle. Xbox LIVE, its online entertainment portal for the Xbox 360 console,
Putting the OTT Video Threat into Context
When studying this issue, it is important to put it into context. Nielsen recently released some interesting data with their A2/M2™ Three Screen Report.
Blockbuster Courting Telcos
2009: BroadbandTV Clarity or More Confusion?