Nielsen, the company whose name is synonymous with network and cable TV ratings, has been trying for a few years to expand its measurement capabilities to cover the rapidly -
growing streaming entertainment market.
Not exact matches
With 40 million
streaming subscribers in more than 40 countries so far — the Netherlands was just added in September — the service is
growing in clout and exerting more influence on every aspect of the visual
entertainment medium, from production and distribution to content and viewing patterns.
The phenomenon of «cord cutting» — or, even worse, younger audiences who never sign up for cable in the first place — is
growing, and large parts of the traditional media and
entertainment market are being snapped up by
streaming services such as Netflix (NFLX), and alternative sources like YouTube.
Previously, Apple has experimented with unscripted original series, including James Corden's Carpool Karaoke and the reality show Planet of the Apps, though the company is clearly looking to quickly expand its original programming offerings as it enters a market already stacked with competition from traditional
entertainment studios as well as
growing streaming players like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.
Most of China's tech giants, including instant messaging and gaming company Tencent, mobile handset maker Xiaomi, portal and microblogging giant Sina, and the country's video
streaming sites YoukuTudou, iQiyi, and LeTV, all have rushed into the rapidly
growing space, joining upstarts such as Panda TV, an e-sports
streaming app owned by Wang Sicong, the son of Wang Jianlin, China's richest man, a real estate mogul with aspirations in media and
entertainment.
Black Panther Rated PG - 13 for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96 % Available on Disc and
Streaming Marvel's mega-hit about an African king / superhero gets its home
entertainment release this week, where it will no doubt
grow it's already legendary profitability.
The ever -
growing reliance on home and mobile
streaming entertainment thankfully do not neglect auteur content and MIFF is proud to support the work, less so the medium with Top of the Lake: China Girl; straight from a standing ovation in Cannes, this special Australian premiere of the entire second season, directed by Jane Campion and starring Nicole Kidman will show all six episodes in three concurrent two - hour sessions — a unique opportunity to see the series before its television premiere, turning this binge experience into an outright event.
Neither American nor Southwest will offer seatback video monitors on the new planes, citing a
growing passenger trend toward
streaming entertainment via personal electronic devices.
The
growing ecosystem of the Internet of Things, particularly connected
entertainment systems, has helped make Cast a household name when it comes to
streaming content from mobile devices or computers.
The California - based
streaming media company announced it will
grow its licensing program from things like TVs to soundbars and smart speakers, and, as part of this effort, it will also launch a voice assistant called Roku
Entertainment Voice.