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How “Little America” Captures the Immigrant Experience One Story at a Time
Inspired by true stories, Apple TV+ anthology series uses stylized, dramatized vignettes to go beyond the headlines.
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M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant:” How to Master the Slow Burn in Storytelling
Single-location psychological thriller recently renewed for a second season on Apple TV+ explores trauma and loss.
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New Accelerated Transcoding from Amazon Web Services Delivers up to 25X Faster VOD Processing
Enables high-resolution streaming of on-demand content for broadcasters and over-the-top providers
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HDR, IP, VOD, CFast and a Ton of Pixels: Data and Distribution Predictions for the Coming Year
It's almost inevitable that there will be more and better HDR monitoring options at all levels
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Netflix Overtakes YouTube as Most Watched VOD Service
Ampere Analysis has announced that Netflix is now the number one most watched on-demand service in the US, garnering 47% of viewers, while YouTube,...
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Will NBC’s ‘Aquarius’ Herald a New Era of Binge-Watching for Networks?
As NBC experiments with its summer series Aquarius, by making the full series available online while still airing it weekly on traditional TV, Variety‘s...
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NBC Releasing All Episodes of New Show Simultaneously on VOD
NBC will be releasing all 13 episodes of its new summer series Aquarius simutaneously on NBC.com, the NBC app and VOD while still traditionally...
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40% of U.S. Homes Use Subscription VOD
A new study from Nielsen has found that subscription VOD services, like Netflix, are now prevalent in 40% of U.S. homes. As MediaPost‘s Daisy...
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Documentary Subscription VOD Service CuriosityStream Launches
A new subscription video service from Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks has just launched. CuriosityStream will feature factual and non-fiction long-form and short-form programming....
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What ‘The Interview”s VOD Success Says About the Future of the Business Model
Fast Company‘s Nicole LaPorte explores what The Interview‘s $15-million four-day VOD haul says about the future of the business model for studios. She writes,...
News and Features
Bjork Releases ‘Biophilia’ VOD Pack
Bjork’s multi-platform Biophilia–the original album of which was released in 2011–still has legs. The singer has just released a VOD pack featuring three documentaries...
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How VOD Has Boosted TV Consumption
Lost Remote’s Adam Flomenbaum talks to Matt Strauss, SVP and GM of Video Services for Comcast Cable, about the positive impact that VOD has...
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‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ Director: The Accessibility of VOD Is Super Exciting
Gregg Araki reflects on the "instantaneous" availability of his new movie.
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Radius Releases VOD Grosses: ‘It Makes a Statement’
"You need to start reporting this," the production company's co-president says.
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Video on Demand Users Watch More Live Video
Nielsen said its most downloaded report focused on the growing impact of digital as well as some early conversations around shifting currency models.