This week, CED listed the 16 new members to be inducted into the Cable TV Pioneers 2015 class, including ARRIS’s Alex Swan.
In other industry news, Advanced Television reported the results of new Enders Analysis research which found that total daily average viewing time declined by five percent year-over-year in 2014, likely due to a number of factors including increasing connectivity, smartphone and tablet penetration and the growth of OTT platforms.
FierceCable included comments from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s annual “State of the League” pre-Super Bowl address where he announced that the league is looking to stream a regular season game for the first time. Despite this, The Motley Fool reports that a survey conducted by Consumer Electronics Association showed that only five percent of adults who planned to watch the Super Bowl intended to do so via online streaming.
Finally, Broadband TV News covered a new Digital TV Research report which found that the number of pay-TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa will reach 21.3 million by 2020, nearly doubling from 2010.
Check back next week for the latest industry news.
Cable Pioneers induct 16 in 2015 class (Feb. 2) By Brian Santo, CED: The latest class of inductees to the Cable TV Pioneers will bring 16 new members. The organization will again hold its induction banquet coincident with the NCTA’s annual trade show, this year renamed INTX.
Linear viewing decline continues in 2014 (Feb. 5) By Staff Writer, Advanced Television: Research from Enders Analysis on the multichannel TV squeeze found that total daily average viewing time declined by a steep 5 per cent year-on-year in 2014.
Goodell says NFL will aggressively pursue OTT as Super Bowl shows limits of live streaming (Feb. 2) By Daniel Frankel, FierceCable: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell used his annual "State of the League" pre-Super Bowl address to announce that the league is looking to stream a regular season game for the first time.
This Remained the Most Popular Way to Watch the Super Bowl (Feb. 5) By Daniel Kline, Motley Fool: The New England Patriots' miracle victory over the Seattle Seahawks was the most-watched Super Bowl of all time, with an estimated 114.5 million viewers. That rating only takes people watching on regular television into account, but a survey done before the game suggests that was how the vast majority of people watched it.
MENA pay TV subs climbing – despite piracy (Feb. 2) By Robert Briel, Broadband TV News: The number of pay TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa will double between 2010 and 2020 to 21.3 million, according to a new 208-page report from Digital TV Research.
