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New Research IDs Top Video Trends In An IP World

August 15, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Guess which IP-based television broadcasting standard didn’t make the Parks Associates list of the top five video trends in an IP-based world. What’s that you say? There is only one IP-based TV broadcasting standard in the entire world at the moment –or at least there will be in the next few months when the final […]

Filed Under: ATSC, OTT, Over-The-Top, Research Tagged With: ATSC 3.0, Brett Sappington, Ooyala, Parks Associates, Top 5 Video Trends in an IP-based World

Abirah Aziz Joins IABM

June 26, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

The International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers (IABM) today announced the appointment of Abirah Aziz to the newly created position of assistant research analyst. The move strengthens the association’s Business Intelligence unit, which is headed by research analyst Lorenzo Zanni. Aziz recently graduated with first class honors in international business and economics from Aston University in Birmingham, […]

Filed Under: Executives, Research Tagged With: Abirah Aziz, IABM, International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers, Lorenzo Zanni

Limelight Report Sheds Light On Consumer Digital Media Use

June 15, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

A new report from Limelight Networks is filled with tantalizing tidbits for broadcasters contemplating what to do once ATSC 3.0 is authorized. The report, “State of Digital Downloads — 2017,” is part of the content delivery network’s annual surveys examining consumer views and use of digital content. One goodie on page 19 of the report […]

Filed Under: Content Management, Research Tagged With: downloads, Limelight Networks, mobile, report, State of Digital Downloads - 2017, Streaming

Research: Consumers Will Replace TVs Like Cell Phones Given The Right Reasons

June 2, 2017 by Diana Marszalek 2 Comments

TV buying habits are approximating how consumers approach replacement of their smartphones. That was one of the key takeaways from research conducted by SmithGeiger for watermarking specialist Verance and presented at the annual meeting of the Advanced Television Systems Committee a couple of weeks ago in Washington. For someone who is closer to 60 than […]

Filed Under: Research, Television Sets

Cord Cutting Quickens; Will It Only Accelerate Further?

May 11, 2017 by Diana Marszalek 1 Comment

I couldn’t help but think of a presentation Anne Schelle, managing director of the Pearl TV consortium, gave at TVNewsCheck’s 2015 NewsTechForum about ATSC 3.0 when I received a press release today from Plano, Texas-based The Diffusion Group (TDG). While the main point of Schelle’s talk was about how the next-gen TV standard would one […]

Filed Under: ATSC, Cord-cutting, OTT, Over-The-Top, Research Tagged With: Anne Schelle, ATSC 3.0, Life Without Legacy Pay-TV: A Profile of U.S. Cord Cutters and Cord Nevers, next-gen TV, Pearl TV, TDG, The Diffusion Group

New Study Explores Content Lifecycle

May 3, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Content providers will seek integrated video solutions to lower costs, streamline workflow and pursue growth opportunities throughout the lifecyle of video media assets, according to a new study from Ooyala and Futuresource Consulting. Entitled, “The Lifecycle of Content: From Production to Monetization,” the study identifies common concerns and challenges resulting for the new era of […]

Filed Under: OTT, Research Tagged With: Futuresource Consulting, Ooyala, OTT, research, study, The Lifecycle of Content: From Production to Monetization

Echoes From IBC: Eutelsat on UltraHD

September 25, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

IBC 2015 closed Sept. 15 in Amsterdam, but I suspect I will be reporting in the Playout blog on echoes from the show floor and conference rooms for the next few weeks. First up is consumer attitudes towards Ultra HD in Europe. Obviously, TVNewsCheck is oriented towards the U.S. over-the-air television market, but perhaps there […]

Filed Under: 4K, 8K, Research, Satellite Tagged With: consumer research, Europe, Eutelsat, GfK, IBC 2015, TNS, ultra HD, UltraHD

Study Finds Media Execs Embrace MAMs

July 24, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

New research by market analyst Ovum conducted for Avid has found two-thirds of the executives surveyed said media asset management (MAM) technology has lowered the cost of multi-platform distribution. Overall the study reflects favorably on MAMs as a technology that can reduce costs, improve efficiency and help to drive new revenue and produce ROI for […]

Filed Under: Media Asset Management, Research Tagged With: Avid, MAM, Media Asset Management, Ovum, research, study

‘Give Us The Wolf’ Underscores Dilemma For Newsrooms

January 1, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

“You have 24 hours to give us the Wolf.” That was the message of the latest apparent online threat to a media organization — this time, CNN and its news star Wolf Blitzer. But by Dec. 31, the demand, which at first glance looked to be as ridiculous as some farcical SNL skit, proved in […]

Filed Under: Over-The-Top, Research Tagged With: CNN, David Garrett Jr., hacker, News, online, social media, Television, Tweets, Wolf Blitzer

C-band TV Satellite Contribution, Occasional Use Declines

November 25, 2014 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

The percentage of hours devoted to occasional use (OU) satellite uplinking via C-band transmission fell in 2013 compared to the previous year, while the percentage of hours spent transmitting via Ku-band OU uplinks and mobile satellite service, grew, according to a new report from Northern Sky Research, NSR. The report, “Contribution and Occasional Use TV Markets, […]

Filed Under: Research, Satellite Tagged With: 2nd Edition, contribution, Contribution and Occasional Use TV Markets, Northern Sky Research, NSR, O.U., occasional use, report, satellite, TV

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