Altice USA Philippe Le May has been named CTO, and Terry Cordova has been promoted to vice chairman, business development – network & technology services.
Young people likely to share SVOD passwords
Password sharing for SVOD services is common among young people in the US.
North America to add 59 million SVOD subs
The North American SVOD sector is by far the most mature in the world, with 112 million SVOD subscribers to movie and TV episode platforms by end-2016.
Roku Increases market share ahead of Amazon, Google, Apple
37% of streaming media devices owned by US broadband households are Roku devices, up from 30% in Q1 2016, according to Parks Associates.
NASA TV to cover August 21 solar eclipse
On Monday, August 21, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the Sun, and NASA Television will carry it live from coast to coast.
Football goes OTT in the US with Turner and NBC
In the US, both Turner Broadcasting and NBC will be offering live football on a mix of traditional linear channels and OTT.
US pay-TV subscriber losses come in better than expected in Q2
In the US, the legacy multichannel universe lost a record number of customers in the quarter ended June 30, 2017, but managed to keep the decline below the symbolic one-million […]
Erik Carlson to head Sling TV
Dish Network has moved the leadership of its OTT service Sling TV into Dish president and CEO Erik Carlson’s portfolio.
Streaming service Britbox comes to Amazon Channels
Britbox, the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service from BBC Worldwide and ITV, is now available on Amazon Channels in the US.
TDG: Binge viewing is pervasive
In the US, 86% of adult broadband users binge view at least occasionally, with 58% of 18-34s binging daily, according to The Diffusion Group (TDG).