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Article: Online TV generating mainstream revenues - Internet TV services no longer perceived as marginal services
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- Al Bawaba
- Article date:
- March 30, 2008
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New research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that legitimate
online TV and video services will generate revenues of US$7.9
billion in 2013, almost six times the 2007 figure. Advertising will
consistently outperform a la carte and subscription-based download
services in terms of revenue generation and North America will be
the largest revenue-generating region, accounting for 63% of the
2013 global total.
The Informa report, called Online TV and Video: The over-the-top
challenge to traditional TV, is published today and has found that
online TV and video is successfully shaking off its perception as a
marginal technology. Adam Thomas, author of the report, said "The
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