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Amazon Prime reaches 200 million subscribers
In comparison, Netflix had around 204 million worldwide subscribers at the end of 2020, and Disney Plus recently announced it had passed the 100...
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Analyst: Netflix to lose European market share, but remain market leader
HBO Max's growth to be hampered by current licensing deals
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Portugal’s Estádio Da Luz employs 5G to transform the viewing experience
5G will provide fans in the stadium with access to immersive content, provided by the combination of 5G and virtual or augmented reality
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Media Broadcast, LiveU successfully test 5G production use cases
Two companies collaborated on sending the signal from one HD camera via a LU800 unit
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Norigin Media joins EU’s 5GMediaHUB
Project will look at low latency streaming, 5G Network Slicing, 8K streaming and AR and VR streaming distribution
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Broadpeak leverages AWS Wavelength and 5G to streamline video delivery
Move will "empower the delivery of immersive experiences, such as 4K video and virtual, augmented, and mixed reality"
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How streaming providers can create a more intuitive user experience
Marcus Bergström, CEO of Vionlabs, explains why streaming services need to better understand their content
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BBC iPlayer debuts pared-back interface
Update also includes significant changes to subtitles, including the ability to change the size
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Disney Plus, HBO Max to drive Eastern Europe SVoD subs
Digital TV Research forecasts 40 million SVoD subscriptions in the region by 2026 by 2026
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Netflix aims for net zero carbon footprint by 2022
Netflix's carbon footprint in 2020 was 1.1 million metric tons, about half of which was generated by physical production of the streamer's TV shows...
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Akamai: Web traffic hits another all-time high
The company's web traffic has doubled since October 2019
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Analyst: Pay-TV’s loss will be digital’s gain in Eastern Europe
Pay-TV will still lead its digital counterpart in terms of overall subscribers
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PSBs should collaborate on ‘one-stop shop’ VoD offering
Report on the future of public service broadcasting published by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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DPP publishes VoD onboarding guidance
Guidance breaks down the onboarding process into a structured set of steps which enable organisations to simplify and improve communication, documentation, and technical integration
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HBO Max unlikely to debut in UK, Germany or Italy until 2025
Current licensing deals will stop the streamer's launch in certain territories
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How can streaming brands retain customers in 2021?
James Manderson, VP of Global Success at Braze, argues that if 2020 was the year of streaming, then 2021 needs to be the year...
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Global online video subscriptions reach 1 billion
New figures released by the Motion Picture Association
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Sky’s NOW drops the TV
Streaming service has also dropped the phrase 'passes' in favour of 'membership'
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Analysis: $28 billion ‘goldmine’ in stopping sports piracy
Research found that OTT sports streaming services stand to gain $5.4 billion by employing anti-piracy measures
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HBO Max to launch in another 21 European territories by end of 2021
"We are looking forward to building HBO Max's current US momentum and begin to offer it across the globe," said WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar
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hayu selects AWS for personalisation and data analysis
New deployments make it easier for fans to Keep Up with the Kardashians
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The streaming wars are over. Nobody won. So, what now?
Gideon Gilboa, EVP Product and Marketing at Kaltura, explains that the time is ripe for pay-TV providers to rise to the challenge of the...
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Zattoo’s streaming service certified carbon neutral
Zattoo calculated it created 692 tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2019
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Nokia brings 5G to motorsport
New 5G network at Finland's KymiRing will enable broadcasters to use reliable, secure, high-bandwidth connectivity
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Mediaset ‘to unify its streaming apps into one’
Mediaset Play Infinity is expected to debut next month
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Disney Plus reaches 100 million subscribers
It took Netflix around six years to reach the same figure
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F1 TV updates its streaming speeds
F1 TV is also now available in Slovakia and the Czech Republic
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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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Finding fruitful ground in the European D2C landscape
MediaKind's Dheeraj Ravula analyses the trends in the D2C sports space including the use of live content, fan engagement and monetisation
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Digital Entertainment Group seeks to standardise streaming video, VoD terms
The terminology is described as a first step in proactively addressing key issues related to helping digital businesses realise their full potential
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World’s first cognitive intelligence TVs to launch in Europe
Cognitive Processor XR is described as a new processing method designed to replicate the ways humans see and hear
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Germany’s Media Broadcast to test 5G TV production
Company intends to examine and test connectivity, data throughput, latency, susceptibility to failure and reliability within various parameters
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Paramount Plus’ European roll-out to begin with the Nordics
Company plans to have Paramount Plus available "very broadly in almost every major market"
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Mediaproxy LogServer adds SRT, Zixi capability
Company is latest to adopt SRT open-source video transport protocol
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Apple ‘starting to work on 6G connectivity’
6G could enable viewers to download 140 hours of content in just one second
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BBC launches first fully-owned streamer in the US
BBC Select, which is operated by BBC Studios has initially launched to American viewers on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app
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Almost three quarters of UK SvoD subs say streamers ‘have all their content needs’
Amdocs surveyed UK consumers on their subscription habits during lockdown
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BritBox heads to South Africa
BBC/ITV joint venture is set to launch in its fifth worldwide territory
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Analyst: Disney Plus subs to overtake Netflix in next five years
According to Digital TV Research, much of the subscriber growth will be driven by India's Disney Plus Hotstar
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Working from home? Don’t forget about compliance!
Covid-19 has forced broadcasters to dramatically rethink how TV operations are carried out. But as Mediaproxy chief executive Erik Otto writes, remote working is...
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Amazon Prime UK nets LaLiga distribution agreement
Distribution deal runs until the end of 2021/22 season
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Akamai: Internet traffic hit all time high in November
Traffic on the Akamai platform reached 181 terabits per second, 50 per cent greater than the peak in 2019