Comcast and Charter, the two largest fixed broadband providers in the U.S., are launching a new joint venture for streaming platforms. Apparently, Comcast and Charter got tired of Roku, Amazon, and Apple having all the “fun” with streaming devices. The…
Lumen Technologies and Disney Streaming are working with other companies under the umbrella of the Streaming Video Alliance (SVA) to make streaming more efficient by standardizing content delivery network (CDN) configuration metadata and application programming interfaces. SVA is comprised of…
Apple TV+ has launched across Comcast’s U.S. entertainment platforms. These include Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and XClass TV — according to Comcast. The rollout began Monday and will be available across eligible devices “in the coming days,” the company said….
While a sizeable portion of respondents to a survey about mobile connected TV (CTV) say are interested in streaming content during flights and on long distance trips, relatively few have actually done so. This, according to marketing solutions provider Vericast,…
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…
Sep 22, 2021 PHILADELPHIA, PA — Comcast today announced the launch of the XiOne, a new global wireless streaming device currently available in Italy and Germany to Sky Q customers and beginning its rollout in the United States to Xfinity…
According to a CNBC report, Amazon is the front runner to acquire rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which airs all Sunday NFL games, allowing subscribers to watch any game they want. The package has been exclusive to Directv…
As much as 94% of rural broadband providers’ network costs is related to streaming video entertainment, according to an academic paper from Roslyn Layton, PhD and Petrus Potgieter, PhD. Those costs have been rising and as they continue to do…
Cord cutters in the U.S. are spending an average of $85 per month on online pay-TV or standalone subscription-based services. This is about $30 less than what they were paying for traditional pay-TV services and may involve cord cutters rebundling…
Jun 23, 2021 — NEW YORK, NY — Peacock today announced it will launch a Tokyo Olympics destination on July 15, featuring live coverage of some the Games’ biggest events, including gymnastics, track & field, and the US Men’s Basketball…
A recently announced deal between Innovative Systems and Aureon is aimed at enabling smaller telcos to provide vMVPD services. Those services offer a cable TV-like content lineup but are distributed over broadband infrastructure. An example of a vMVPD (virtual multi-channel…
Amazon Prime Video penetration is already at 47% of broadband households, according to research from Parks Associates. With a new landmark NFL streaming rights deal, that penetration is expected to push past 50%. Parks Associates estimates that 77.3 million U.S….
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