Hulu has overhauled its top management, with Joel Stillerman, the chief content officer, and Tim Connolly, senior VP of partnerships and distribution, leaving the company.
40% of US broadband homes own a streaming media player
Ownership of streaming media players has risen from about six percent of US broadband households in 2010 to almost 40% at the beginning of 2018.
IHS Markit: out of home video viewing on the rise
More than half of internet users surveyed in the US, UK, Brazil, Japan and Germany watched video content out of their homes at least once a month, according to IHS […]
US embraces internet-connected entertainment and IoT devices
Research from Parks Associates shows 17% of US broadband households own both an internet-connected entertainment device and a smart home device.
Air TV set-top streams DTT signals across all devices
Dish Networks subsidiary AirTV has launched a new set-top box in the US that enables viewers to stream local broadcast television to internet-connected TVs and mobile devices, in and out […]
Smart TVs in more than 50% of US households
More than 50% of US broadband households own a smart TV and more than 40% own a streaming media player, according to Parks Associates’ new report Smart TVs vs. Streaming […]
In the US, legacy multichannel subscriptions remain under pressure
Traditional multichannel video losses in the first quarter in 2018 showed modest improvement over the same period in 2017.
Major US pay-TV providers continue losing subs
The largest pay-TV providers in the US, representing about 95% of the market, lost about 305,000 net video subscribers in 1Q 2018 according to Leichtman Research Group.
Xite launches 3 music channels on fubo TV in the US
Amsterdam-based music video company Xite has reached agreement with US OTT provider fuboTV to launch three new music video networks in the US.
Condé Nast launches new OTT channels
Condé Nast plans to expand its OTT distribution with a dedicated channel for Wired, scheduled to launch later this year, followed next year by channels for Bon Appétit and GQ.