Just last week, the CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings announced that the popular streaming website will now be available in another 130 countries, expanding Netflix’s already wide reach even further. It seems that Netflix is now expanding exponentially, so how has this changed our viewing habits, and what might this mean for Australia’s local media?… Keep Reading
In his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, announced that Netflix will now be available in 130 new countries. This sees Netflix more than triple its global presence. The world map of Netflix availability on the company’s website is now a sea of red. Among… Keep Reading
Telstra last week announced that it will launch Telstra TV in September. This could be the “all-in-one” video streaming service many Australians have craved, bundling together the three leading video-on-demand (VoD) services: Netflix, Stan and Presto. However, it also puts Telstra in an odd position, straddling multiple services, some of which compete with other products… Keep Reading
Analyst firm UBS this week placed a halt on any growth by the Australian television networks in 2016. Instead of the previous forecast 2% growth, UBS is now predicting zero growth in the TV market. The long-term projection was also adjusted to 0.5%, down from a previous analyses which projected 2% growth. As predicted, the… Keep Reading
Australians have spent the past six weeks celebrating the long awaited arrival of a local version of streaming giant Netflix, however it seems that the honeymoon period may soon be over. Since its launch in March, Netflix hasn’t had to charge GST as it operates outside of Australia. However, this is set to change after… Keep Reading
Marc C-Scott, Victoria University 2015 will be an eventful, and testing, year for television in Australia. It could be the year that we ask the fundamental question: what is television? A year where Australia rethinks its “free television” philosophy, that tests Australia’s technological infrastructure for its capability to shift toward a television culture encompassing the… Keep Reading