Media Consumption
AWS Elemental MediaLive converts image-based subtitles for mobile playback
Previously, web and mobile video players have not been able to handle image-based subtitles
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England v Scotland scores for ITV
Friday's match reached an audience of 18.4 million viewers - much more than the corresponding game at Euro 96 when there were 250 fewer...
Media Consumption
Why balancing digital opportunities is vital to broadcaster survival
As online consumption grows and targeted ads become more important, Smart AdServer chief strategy officer Romain Job says going hybrid is paramount to future-proof...
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UHD Spain carries out UHD HDR/SDR simulcast
Organisation aims to demonstrate standard's potential both to the industry and viewing public
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CNN to sell moments from its archive as NFTs
The tokenholder of each Moment will own the digital copy for collectible purposes, with some limited edition sets available with a premium video display...
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Watching one hour of online video is equivalent to boiling an electric kettle three times
The carbon footprint of watching online video on a 50-inch TV is roughly 4.5 times more than watching on a laptop, and 90 times...
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Sky, Channel 4 and ITV’s new advertising metric takes CFlight
New post-campaign online evaluation tool uses combined linear TV and broadcaster VoD (BVoD) data to show media buyers how popular their campaigns have been
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Could Netflix stream content in 8K?
Per title encoding will be "critical" to achieving manageable bit rates for 8K content, says the 8K Association
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Apple’s FaceTime update will let audiences watch together
Apple has already partnered with Disney Plus, HBO Max and more on the technology
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Broadcasters look to score with Ultra HD during Euro 2020
Euro 2020 kicks off later this week
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BT launches new STB with 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos
BT Box Pro also gives BT customers 1TB of storage, as well as the ability to record three shows and watch a fourth at...
Media Consumption
Is traditional TV advertising dead?
As AVoD and FAST services continue to rollout, traditional TV providers will need to provide a more holistic offering to keep advertisers on board,...
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BARB to significantly increase audience reporting sample
Organisation's audience panel is set to undergo its biggest expansion in 40 years
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Analysts: Pay-TV market fragments as it matures
The top 50 pay-TV operators are predicted to lose 20 million subscribers over the next five years
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Eurovision Song Contest breaks viewing records across Europe
This year's Grand Final saw a 99.9 per cent viewing share in Iceland
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BT Sport adds its Timeline feature to the big screen experience
The feature lets viewers watch key events in the match, including goals, yellow and red cards, and substitutions
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NHK to showcase latest broadcast tech in online event
Event will discuss a number of research projects including high-definition light-field reproduction 3D imaging systems, advanced terrestrial broadcasting technology, and a companion robot that...
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Extreme E races off with 18.7 million global audience for inaugural X Prix
New motorsport series proved to be a hit with viewers around the world
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Rohde & Schwarz’s Venice adds Ultra HD support
Venice servers can now be configured for multiple HD and Ultra HD signals, and units can work together as a single resource from a...
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DTG: Staying in is the new going out
DTG's latest report finds in 2020 total UK TV sales were up 17 per cent YoY – the biggest increase in a generation
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Eurosport 4K to broadcast Olympics in UHD HDR
Both this Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 will be available to viewers in UHD HDR
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For the first time, kids are watching more online video than traditional TV
New report from Ofcom looks at time spent watching TV during the past year
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EBU investigates best practice for UHD and HDR
Organisation has launched two new activities looking at UHD and production codecs
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UKTV’s suite of channels breaks viewing records in first quarter of the year
UKTV Play also saw a 41 per cent increase in direct-to-consumer views during Q1 2021 compared to the previous year
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Apple takes a bite out of high frame rate HDR
New model is powered by A12 Bionic chip which also supports Dolby Vision
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LTN Global releases signalling system for addressable adverts
LTN Target designed for delivering ad decisioning and ad signalling system integration
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Europeans are watching more TV than their American counterparts
Daily TV viewing rose by 15 minutes across Europe during 2020 according to new figures from research company Glance
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Watch Together is the ‘silver lining’ of innovation for watching sport
New report from Sports Innovation Lab looks at the various apps and technologies that let fans watch sport together, even when they are...
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Synamedia debuts suite of data-driven SaaS services, Black Box expands KVM solutions, and more
TVBEurope rounds-up the latest products and services news from Synamedia, Black Box and Signiant
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F1 set to test HDR during 2021 season
"We will be conducting tests this year, and that for us I think is potentially the next stage of an offering," said sport's director...
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HDR Vivid: What is it, and why should the media tech industry care?
TVBEurope investigates the new standard which has recently been released in China
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BritBox to launch on Amazon Channels
The launch on Amazon Prime Video Channels will make BritBox available to approximately 90 per cent of VoD homes in the UK
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NOW TV launches new Sky Sports reruns feature
Fans can rewatch Premier League matches and Formula 1 races for up to seven days after the live event
Media Delivery
DAZN hires former Disney D2C boss as chairman of the board
Former Disney D2C chairman Kevin Mayer has been appointed chairman of the board at DAZN Group; incumbent chair John Skipper remains on board of...
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BBC Three to return as a linear channel
The BBC said it does not intend to take any further traditional TV channel capacity for its services, but reallocate distribution capacity from existing...
Media Management
MediaKind integrates Dolby Vision into encoders
Dolby Vision is an advanced imaging technology that combines HDR with wide colour gamut capabilities to provide high-quality pictures
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Canal Plus offers football fans 360-degree stream of live match
Broadcaster installed four high-resolution 360-degree cameras, one behind each goal and the other two on the touchlines, covering the entirety of the pitch
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BBC, Microsoft, Intel, Adobe join standards group for online content
New coalition will develop open technical standards for certifying the source and history or provenance of media content
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YouTube TV adds 4K, offline viewing options
YouTube says that its vMVPD service is its fastest area of growth
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Imagine Communications, Sky Media partner on cloud-based ad sales system
Once new platform is fully rolled out in the UK, Sky Media intends to deploy it across its European footprint
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TF1 plans to launch personalised news bulletins by end of 2021
Viewers will be able to choose the length of the bulletin, and select specific topics such as sport or culture
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Disney Plus at 100m subscriber milestone
Official figures released yesterday show the streaming service at 94.9 million subscribers as of 2 January, 2021, an increase of eight million from December...