Study: Cord Cutting Impacted Satellite TV Services
The impact of over-the-top television services (or IPTV) continues to impact subscriptions to traditional multichannel television services, like cable and direct-to-home (DTH) satellite, according to a global multichannel market study released by Kagan. The market research firm’s recent global multichannel market report showed that IPTV…
Parks: Smart TV Penetration Changing Business Models
The growing popularity of internet-based skinny bundle live TV services, enabled by swelling penetration of smart TV and streaming device ownership in the United States, is gradually taking its toll on traditional subscription-based television viewership. Just last week, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan declared that…
Sling TV Gets NBA League Pass
Satellite pay-TV provider Dish announced Thursday that its live over-the-top (OTT) skinny bundle service Sling TV became the first streaming TV provider to offer the NBA League Pass access to live out-of-market games. For $29 a month extra, Sling TV is offering the NBA’s service…
DirecTV Now Live OTT App Comes To LeEco TVs
LeEco announced Thursday that the app for the DirecTV Now live over-the-top (OTT) streaming service is now available on its [amazon_textlink asin=’B01N1FWL3I’ text=’Super4 X43′ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’23fd5dcf-30f4-11e7-aa3a-d3d149a2c749′], [amazon_textlink asin=’B01N64EGNK’ text=’X55′ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’3b1d7834-30f4-11e7-b9bb-5969d73092e8′], [amazon_textlink asin=’B01N1FWOLP’ text=’X65′ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’4a1fa1f5-30f4-11e7-b5ce-d1d5f8252f3f’] and uMax85…
Hulu Readies Live TV As Sling TV Links Up With LG
The selection of live over-the-top TV services is about to get even larger following reports this week that Hulu is planning to launch its long-promised live TV service next month. The launch timing report first surfaced on TechCrunch, which cited internal company communications and…
YouTube TV Launches In 5 Markets
The initial YouTube TV lineup TV watchers looking to cut the cord on expensive traditional multi-channel video services now have a new affordable slimmed-down live over-the-top (OTT) service option in YouTube TV. The service, which…
AT&T Launches DirecTV Now Live OTT Service
Fittingly, AT&T’s Entertainment Group used Cyber Monday to formally launch its new live and on-demand over-the-top streaming service, targeting an audience of mobile video watchers and consumers who for various reasons are not currently connected to pay-TV. AT&T made the announcement Monday afternoon at…
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