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Goal?!: Can streaming ever catch up with live sport?
As more and more sports fans turn to OTT to watch their favourite sports, how can operators make sure their feed is as close...
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Broadpeak launches SaaS-based streaming platform
API platform is aimed at TV operators and OTT providers who want to offer better streaming quality to their viewers
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Why streaming services need new ways to differentiate
With the streaming sector becoming ever more saturated, Ian Waters, senior director, Cisco ThousandEyes, takes a look at what SVoD and BVoD operators need...
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Canal Plus launches low-latency UHD OTT streaming
Broadcaster was able to reduce latency on its OTT service from 40 seconds to 5
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Mediavision: HBO Max adds over 600K subscribers in the Nordics
"The demand for strong content has still not reached its peak in the Nordics," said MediaVision CEO Marie Nilsson
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Ampere: Streaming market set for busy M&A year
The company predicts 2022 will see the return of large-scale vertical integration in the streaming market
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Formula One, Digital Catapult to explore 5G solutions
Project intens to test emerging technologies to analyse how fans engage with the sport, both at the track and at home
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Synamedia, Ateliere partner for enhanced OTT delivery
Combines Ateliere Connect and Ateliere Discover with Synamedia’s VIVID WaaS low-latency OTT offerings
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Electronic contact lenses poised to access the Metaverse
InWith Corporation to showcase wearable technology at CES 2022
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WandaVision is most pirated show of 2021
All four Marvel series released on Disney Plus during 2021 were in the top 10
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Vodafone Iceland signs up to Red Bee Channels Store
Red Bee has deployed a Point of Presence for the Faroe Islands
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iPlayer to break 6 billion streams for the first time
Line of Duty tops the rankings with 137.1 million streams
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Euro 2020, Love Island drive ITV Hub to ‘biggest year yet’
Video on demand service has achieved 1.5 billion streams so far during 2021, up 26 per cent year on year
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IBC Accelerator focuses on 5G
Over 40 organisations have taken part in the projects aimed at evaluating 5G capabilities and driving innovation with new technology across live sports, esports,...
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BritBox partners with C More on Nordics launch
Will take the streamer's international presence to eight countries
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Nordic streamer Viaplay set for US launch
Launches in the Netherlands and the UK will follow in 2022
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The Ashes bowls onto BT Sport’s Matchday Experience
Cricket fans will be able to re-watch highlights such as boundaries, wickets, dropped catches and more, as part of the app's timeline feature
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Amazon’s Premier League coverage scores UK network traffic peak
BT said it saw the highest peak yet on its fixed network, 25.5Tbps, around 25,000gb of data every second
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NativeWaves aims to enhance audience EXPerience
TVBEurope talks to the team at NativeWaves about their new platform which enables broadcasters and streaming services to give audiences the ability to dive...
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Virgin Media’s TV services hit by “major power outage”
Company's TV service was unavailable for around seven hours
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iPlayer debuts on PlayStation 5, enabling more viewers to watch UHD content
PS5 owners can add the BBC iPlayer app by going to the Media tab on the PS5 home screen
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ViacomCBS, NENT take Pluto TV to the Nordics
Following the launch of Pluto TV, Viafree will be phased out as a standalone platform
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Ampere: Disney surpasses 100 million SVoD subs in the US
Company's three SVoD services are continuing to attract subscribers
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Viva Espana! Spanish government forces global streamers to air shows in local languages
Global platforms will be expected to include at least six per cent of their catalogue in Spain's three co-official languages
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New consortium aims to find sustainable solution for streaming over 5G
It's hoped that the solution will enable multicast for 5G, allowing operators to take a greener approach to streaming
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BBC iPlayer gets a new look as part of “modern audience experience”
The navigation menu has moved to the left side of the screen to make it easier to browse content categories
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Analysts: Big five streamers to reach over 900 million subs by 2026
Analysts at Digital TV Research predict the five major US-based platforms will control 53 per cent of the world’s 1.7 billion SVoD subscriptions by...
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Viaccess-Orca, French football league block football piracy
VO assists Ligue de Football Professionnel in preventing the illegal redistribution of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches
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V-Nova sets sights on the metaverse
Construct VR showcases applications for 6DoF volumetric movie format to transform existing 3D assets into immersive experiences
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Disney Plus eyes the metaverse as subs slow down
Bob Chapek describes the metaverse as a "three-dimensional canvas" for new types of storytelling
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DAZN launches innovation hub
DAZN X will focus on developing interactive and engaging content layers for DAZN's audience
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Edgecast’s technology helps Discovery Plus reach a bigger audience
Yesterday, Discovery reported that its direct-to-consumer (DTC) efforts hit the 20 million sub milestone at the end of Q3 2021
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RTL Plus adds music, books, magazines as it aims to compete with global streamers
Relaunched streaming service will include content from across parent company Bertelsmann's portfolio
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Bundesliga launches interactive stream that lets broadcasters personalise feed
Technology has been developed by the DFL Group alongside German company TeraVolt, which modified and enhanced its AI-based SaaS platform TVXRAY especially for the...
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DTG mandates HbbTV in latest update to UK transmission standards
The D-Book sets out the technical interoperability requirements for digital terrestrial and hybrid delivery television in the UK
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Sport, drama drive BBC iPlayer to record figures in Q3
According to the BBC's own figures, coverage of the Tokyo Olympics was streamed over 90 million times
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Kantar: Amazon Prime remains the UK’s most popular streamer
Sports rights helped power Amazon to the most popular SVoD service in the UK for the fifth quarter running
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UHF frequencies should be preserved for broadcasting says German association
The Alliance for Broadcasting and Cultural Frequencies says UHF range between 470 and 694 MHz should not be given over to mobile communications
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Tudum!: Netflix’s European subscriber numbers bounce back
Globally, Netflix beat analysts' expectations, adding 4.38 million new subscribers to reach nearly 214 million worldwide
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BBC aims to ‘modernise’ audience experience
Viewers will see changes to the broadcaster's linear channels as well as its digital services, which will be updated to include recognisable colours, logos...
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5G broadcast/multicast: Redefining the future of content delivery
A new ebook from Rohde & Schwarz addresses how broadcasters can maintain the high quality content offering as options continue to grow, and how...
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JW Player receives new US patent for real-time ad viewability technology
New patent makes JW Player "the only video platform outside of 'walled gardens' that provides real-time viewability metrics"