A new thesis report —”Video-on-Demand: A False Dawn” by Mariel Beros — is said to provide “valuable insight into the business of VOD with many useful references and case-studies including Video Networks, Transact Communications and Rogers Cable.”
To download a free copy, visit www.broadbandbananas.com/vod.html.
A lack of free content is hurting demand for VOD television services, according to Forrester Research
Spec offered in anticipation of FCC rules
Fewer than one in five consumers downloading video say they plan to download videos again in the future.
Grokster will resurface as Mashboxx, with a new subscription service called Grokster 3G
The new on-demand advertising solution lets network operators insert highly targeted ads into individual on-demand streams
A new report for the Associated Press, produced by Deloitte, with research by GfK provides the first in-depth study into video news consumption. The report entitled “White Smoke, the new era for video news”, demonstrates the increasingly critical role of video in online news sites. The report, based on a survey of respondents in UK, Germany, and Spain examines demand for video news content and the implications for broadcasters, publishers and other organisations offering online news.
SeaChange is backing Time Warner Cable's iCONTROL service. The service provides movies-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), music-on-demand and tiers of free on-demand programming.