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Pirates Hack Netflix Content

by Tom Allen

The first UltraHD content leak has occurred on Netflix. Pirates were able to circumvent the copy protection (HDCP 2.2) on the first episode of Breaking Bad, amounting to more than 17GB of data. Netflix …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Germans Enjoy Paid VoD

by Tom Allen

Emnid, a market research institute, has found that 28% of German internet users subscribe to paid VoD services, such as Netflix. The number rises amongst 16-24 and 25-34 year-olds, to 42% and 47%, respectively. …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Pay TV| Streaming Video| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Netflix has Very Ambitious Plans

by Chris Chinnock

Netflix has grown by leaps and bounds from a distributor of DVDs to a major content creation and distribution powerhouse. It is leading the pack in the distribution of UHD content and now looks …

Tags:Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Netflix Looks at China

by Tom Allen

Netflix has passed 65 million subscribers, adding 3.3 million in Q2 (0.9 million in the US, 2.4 million outside) compared to a forecast of 2.5 million, and almost double the 1.7 million added in …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 22 - Issue 30

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US TV Business Continues to Change

by Norbert Hildebrand

For some time now, the TV business in the US has been changing. Discussion of cable/cord cutting or cable/cord shaving (downgrading pay TV service) is affecting all areas of the home entertainment industry. The …

Tags:Apple| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Time Warner| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Netflix’s Share to Fall to 50%

by Tom Allen

A study by research firm MTM, sponsored by Ooyala and Vindicia, claims that Netflix’s share of the US OTT market will fall from 85% in 2014, to 50% in 2018. A range of new …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Market Shares - Brands| Netflix| Vol 22 - Issue 29

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Who is the Cable Cutter?

by Norbert Hildebrand

The cable companies and networks in the US have been facing a change in their business models over the last few years. As we have reported before, cable subscriptions are declining, while the use …

Tags:Cable| Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Networks| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Netflix to Grow 28%

by Tom Allen

Almost 10 million new international subscribers will join Netflix this year, bringing the company’s total overseas base to 26.36 million by the end of 2015. The prediction comes from Digital TV Research. Almost 70 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 22 - Issue 27| Worldwide

Alibaba Positions for Video Streaming Market

by Tom Allen

Alibaba Group, one of China’s largest businesses, will launch an online video streaming service this summer. It will be known as Tmall Box Office (TBO). Patrick Liu, head of digital entertainment, said, “Our goal …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 25

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 25

by Tom Allen

Acer has shared prices for its K138ST, U5320W and P5515 projectors (Acer Introduces New Projectors in New York). The K138ST will be launched in July, for €505. The U5320W and P5515 are available now, …

Tags:Acer| BenQ| Canon| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| Europe| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Lenovo| LG Displays (LGD)| NEC| Netflix| OLED TVs| Optoma| Panasonic| Pricing| Projectors| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Netflix Expands in Southern Europe

by Tom Allen

Netflix has announced that it will launch its services in Italy, Spain and Portugal this October.

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Portugal| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Netflix Asks FCC to Reject AT&T/DirecTV Merger

by Helen Vince

Netflix has asked the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject the planned merger of AT&T and DirecTV, unless its competitive concerns about the deal are addressed. The company said it does not object …

Tags:AT&T| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Netflix| Vol 22 - Issue 19