Media Consumption
Verbit introduces industry-first speaker identification for live ASR broadcast subtitles
The identification feature enables viewers to see captions and subtitles that clearly identify the speaker
Media Consumption
Media Consumption
Apple releases world’s first haptic film trailer
As Brad Pitt's Sonny Hayes races around various Grands Prix, the phone vibrates to give the viewer the feeling of being in the car's...
Media Consumption
Barb: UK viewers continue to embrace streamers’ AVoD options
Disney+ saw the biggest increase in terms of the number of homes subscribing to its AVoD tier, up from 1.5 million in Q4 2024...
Sustainability
Opinion: The real green screen
As streaming platforms compete in an increasingly crowded market, François Polarczyk, sustainability director at Accedo, explains why sustainability and user experience don't have to...
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 has highest viewing share in over 20 years
The 69th Contest, staged in Basel, Switzerland, reached 166 million people across 37 public service media markets, said the EBU, 3 million more than...
Media Consumption
Disney+ gets into sport with UEFA Women’s Champions League deal
Coverage of the matches will be produced by ESPN, with fans promised an "enhanced viewing experience"
Media Consumption
Ampere: four in ten YouTube viewers watching TV and film content
Documentaries, TV shows, and films keep users on the platform for longer, growing audiences and creating new revenue streams, said Ampere
Media Consumption
Opinion: The FA Cup Final shines a light on linear TV’s transformation
Dave Dembowski, Operative's SVP of global sales and marketing, explains how major sports events like the FA Cup Final can help broadcasters marry their...
Media Consumption
Kantar: Q1 boom in bundled streaming services with growth across multiple platforms
Analysis shows Netflix led the way with growth in new subscriptions and reduced churn
Media Consumption
UHD Spain offers to become testbed for Spanish broadcasters
The association is offering to work with the entirs broadcast industry chain on the move to UHD
Media Consumption
Netflix introduces dialogue-only subtitle option
The new experience reflects the popularity of subtitles, which are selected in nearly half of all viewing hours on Netflix in the US
Media Consumption
Kantar: UK streaming war intensifies in Q1
First quarter data reveals growth in ad-supported streaming tiers, with Prime Video and Apple TV+ standout performers at the start of 2025
Media Consumption
Ampere predicts growth in European women’s football media rights
Analysis suggests the gap in media rights value is now much larger than the differences in the fanbase, and its willingness to pay
Media Consumption
Vodafone, Three ‘considering launching pay TV service’
According to reports, the two companies are planning to take on the likes of Sky, BT and Virgin Media by offering the service as...
Media Consumption
SkyShowtime’s Monty Sarhan shares his Euro vision
CEO of the Comcast-Paramount Global joint venture discusses lessons learned in streaming subscription content to 22 diverse markets
Media Consumption
Ultra HD Forum and UHD Alliance discuss potential merger
The organisations said they believe unification could reshape the future of Ultra HD, HDR and next generation entertainment
Media Consumption
Netflix rolls out HDR10+ streaming
"With the addition of HDR10+ streams to AV1, we expect the day is not far when AV1 will be the most streamed codec at...
Media Consumption
Spanish, French and Italian associations agree to drive UHD adoption in Europe
The collaboration aims to promote widespread UHD rollout across the continent, positioning Europe as a global leader in audiovisual innovation
Media Consumption
FAST, AVoD drive HDR technology momentum
Encoding manufacturers have also continued to adopt HDR technology in order to enhance their offerings for HDR workflows
Media Consumption
F1 TV adds 4K HDR and multiviewer capabilities
The multiviewer option, available on select devices, lets viewers watch the F1 live feed, onboard cameras and live timing pages together on one screen
Media Consumption
Ampere: European streaming revenue overtakes PSB for first time
The company predicts revenues will grow to €38.4 billion by 2029 and calls on governments to recognise the need for financially stable PSB models
Media Consumption
Barb to measure YouTube TV viewing for the first time
Barb will become the first TV joint-industry measurement system in the world to incorporate YouTube viewing
Media Consumption
BBC releases LUTs under zero-cost licence
According to the broadcaster, the wider release will make it easier for others to access and adopt the LUTs in order to create more...
Media Consumption
Kantar: ‘significant momentum’ in ad-supported streaming
Kantar Worldpanel's Q4 data shows robust growth in paid ad-supported streaming with live sports impacting figures significantly
Media Consumption
Opinion: what can OTT learn from social media?
Bleuenn Le Goffic, VP business transformation at Accedo, explores the opportunities available to video services through emulating social media models
Media Consumption
FA Cup and Six Nations coverage boosts ITV weekend ratings
The England v France Six Nations match peaked at 6 million viewers, said the broadcaster
Media Consumption
Ampere: streaming growth to outpace broadcasters for first time in 2025
Global content spend on streaming is predicted to reach $95 billion this year
Media Consumption
Barb: UK SVoD growth ‘largely flat’ in fourth quarter
The report included an ad tier estimate for Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon
Adtech
Measuring the impact of AVoD
TVBEurope meets Luca Vannini, head of campaign audiences at Barb, to find out how the company is adapting to the rise of advertising tiers...
Media Consumption
Amagi: Audiences frustrated with fragmented streaming experience
Content providers need to develop unified distribution strategies rather than deploying separate teams and infrastructure, said Amagi's 14th Global FAST Report
Media Consumption
How France’s M6 broadcast UEFA Euro 2024 in HDR
The broadcaster worked with Cobalt Digital, InterDigital and independent consultant Jean-Luc Wackermann on the project
Media Consumption
Opinion: Captioning the global content boom
Anupama Anantharaman, product management VP at Interra Systems, explains why captions and subtitles have become mission-critical in the video streaming marketplace
Media Consumption
UK public service broadcasters challenge terrestrial TV switch-off date
According to reports, the PSBs are pushing back against plans to keep signals on air until at least 2034
Adtech
Netflix smashes through 300 million worldwide subscribers
Co-CEO Greg Peters said the advertising tier represented over 55 per cent of new subscribers across the countries where it is available (including the...
Media Consumption
UKTV claims digital strategy success as U streaming service doubles views
UKTV said its FAST channels enjoyed a "successful" year with views almost doubling over the summer
Media Delivery
Evolve and elevate: the role of standards in bringing immersive video to a wider audience
Philippe Guillotel, director and head of the video lab’s metavideo group at InterDigital, comments on the crucial nature of standards in providing foundations for...
Media Consumption
Festive period helps My5 reach record growth
The growth figures come ahead of a relaunch in March, which will unify the Channel 5 brands under the parent name, 5
Media Consumption
Plex boosts AVoD quality with Advanced HDR by Technicolor agreement
The agreement aims to ensure streaming platform Plex can deliver high quality HDR AVoD services
Artificial Intelligence
Samsung adds 8K AI upscaling, auto HDR remastering, AI translation model to latest TVs
“Samsung sees TVs not as one-directional devices for passive consumption but as interactive, intelligent partners," said the company
Media Consumption
Opinion: Following the viewer’s journey
Matt Ross, chief analytics officer at SVoD viewing measurement company Digital i, explains why broadcasters and streamers continue to need timely and insightful audience...
Media Management
Looking forward: industry insights into the coming year in media delivery, consumption and management
In the second of TVBEurope's special features looking at expectations for the year ahead, we focus on media delivery, consumption and management
Media Consumption
Samsung, Google partner on 3D audio technology for TVs
Content creators will be able to upload videos with Eclipsa Audio tracks to YouTube for viewing on Samsung's 2025 range of TVs