Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Nov 29th. Curated by CASBAA, News Views keeps you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!
Christopher SlaughterCEO |
And you were worried about the turkey coma dulling your senses? Thanksgiving is a day when more than 100 million Americans will observe the most honored of traditions: gathering with family and friends to watch as many as 15 straight hours straight of TV. Hmmm…it’s not the pecan pie affecting waistlines, methinks! |
Jill GrindaExecutive Vice President |
How tweet it is! According to Dan Biddle, Twitter UK’s head of broadcast partnerships, there are now a billion tweets sent every two days on the microblog service. In peak hours, 40% of all tweets sent are about television, while over 90% of the public online conversations about television are on Twitter. |
John MedeirosChief Policy Officer |
Old War Heats Up: The Aussie Free TV industry is busy slandering pay-TV again. “They want to take away SPORT from the PEOPLE……” Give me a break. For some reason, Australia is the only country in this hemisphere where the dialogue on TV regulation is marked by such sophomoric outbursts. |
Jill GrindaExecutive Vice President |
Share and share alike? The European Commission is expected to launch a formal competition inquiry into whether “absolute territorial protection clauses” break competition law. Last year, the European competition commissioner sanctioned a fact-finding mission to see whether barriers to cross-border content warranted anti-trust inquiry and possible enforcement of action. |
John MedeirosChief Policy Officer |
Note to Operators: Move Faster! A senior exec of member company Viaccess-Orca spoke out at a symposium in London, describing how Netflix killed Blockbuster by changing the rules of engagement with consumers. Pay-TV operators need to move faster, he said, to adapt and roll out multiscreen offerings, to avoid parallel shifts away from Pay-TV. |
Desmond ChungAssociate Director, PR & Communications |
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Bloomberg reports Intel has set an asking price of $500M for the assets of its would-be Web TV service, and is hoping to reach a deal by year’s end. So if you are looking for a stocking stuffer…have we got a deal for you! |
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