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New Year, New Trends: How Covid will reshape digital content for years to come

Matt Cuson, VP of marketing and products at Minerva Networks takes a look at the impact of Covid and other industry anomalies on digital...

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Discovery, Vodafone partner on Europe roll-out of new streamer

New streamer officially launches worldwide today following its roll-out in the UK at the end of 2020.

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On-demand subs ‘to reach 2 billion by 2025’

According to Juniper Research, the driving force will be traditional broadcasters who are moving their focus towards BVoD and on-demand, and away from linear.

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This is the way: The Mandalorian is most pirated TV show of 2020

2020 saw a number of new series enter the top 10 list.

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All 4 views set to hit 1.2 billion in 2020

BVoD service saw views up by 30 per cent compared to 2019.

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Samsung achieves 305Gbps on its 5G SA Core

Achievement will foster more immersive 5G use cases that require much higher data volume processing with low latency such as augmented reality, virtual reality...

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Sceenic, ScreenHits partner on live video Watch Together feature

The feature is available on content across a number of different streaming services, it just has to be watched via the ScreenHits TV app.

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Freesat adds Amazon Prime Video

Follows earlier announcement of Amazon's availability on SkyQ and NOW TV.

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UK minister: Streamers could face regulation

"Whether or not we would want to look at having some kind of basic requirements on the video on demand services is something which...

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TikTok app launches on Samsung TVs

App is available in the UK and will launch in Europe in due course.

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Sky, Vodafone test live Bundesliga coverage over 5G

Fans will be able to watch the match in 9:16 ratio via their smartphones.

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Amazon, Sky sign “deal of the year”

Deal includes Sky customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy.

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Disney Plus smashes targets again, aims for 260 million subs by 2024

Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the huge popularity of Disney Plus has exceeded the company’s “wildest expectations.”

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Streaming wars: The data-driven revolution

Frederic Vander Sande, vice president – Telecom, Media & Entertainment at Capgemini, explains why media and entertainment need to learn to balance creativity, tech...

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70,000 hours of content and we still can’t find anything to watch

Ampere Analysis warns the golden age of cheap content for SVoD companies is ending.

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YouTube launches HDR support for livestreams

Feature supports HEVC hardware encoders with a bit depth of 10 bits.

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LiveU assists Sky Deutschland’s first 5G multi-cam sports broadcast

Handball match was produced using several smartphones equipped with LiveU’s software for real-time encoding and upstreaming to cover multiple camera angles.

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BBC sets out new TV structure to drive iPlayer growth

"BBC iPlayer will be at the very heart of our offer, but our channels are what set us apart and will continue to be...

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European Commission launches 6G project

Hexa-X includes stakeholders from network vendors, communication service providers, verticals, to technology providers, as well as prominent European communications research institutes.

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HBO Max will launch in Europe in second half of 2021

Streamer's global boss says he expects HBO Max to be "very active" in Europe by the end of 2021.

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Analyst: Discovery Plus ‘Once in a lifetime opportunity to leverage Olympics to drive subscriptions’

TVBEurope talks to analyst Paolo Pescatore about Discovery's entrance into the crowded global streaming market.

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Report: Sports rights holders view D2C as ‘essential part’ of future distribution strategy

MediaKind's new report includes analysis from the likes of the ATP Tour, ECB, Formula One, Manchester United, the four major US sports leagues (MLB,...

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Exfo launches ‘industry first’ OTT video monitoring solution

Solution enables service providers to pinpoint whether problems like freezing, buffering or lagging come from their network, the video platform, the user’s device, or...

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Discovery’s new streaming service to launch globally on January 4th

Discovery Plus will debut in 25 key markets in 2021, including the Nordics, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

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Rohde & Schwarz’s enhanced 5G BSCC 2.0: “Agility meets innovation”

Rohde & Schwarz's Aziz Taga talks exclusively to TVBEurope about the new Broadcast Server & Control Centre (BSCC2.0), which supports TSoIP, DASH, HLS, and...

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Germany’s Bundesliga ‘planning international streaming service’

The DFL is said to be looking to launch a new OTT offering in the Middle East.

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Simplestream helps Sony’s POP Player burst onto Freeview Play

Younger viewers will be able to watch POP, Tiny Pop and POP Max shows on-demand.

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UK government backs 5G testing facility

Facility, based in Oxfordshire, will showcase the benefits of hybrid 5G and satellite communications networks.

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Channel 4 to prioritise digital growth over linear ratings

Broadcaster wants to double its audience for All 4 by 2025.

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How content providers can generate success with OTT

TVSquared's Marlene Grimm explains how media owners can help advertisers find the optimal combination of linear and OTT.

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Spain’s RTVE planning new OTT service

RTVE Play is expected to launch in 2021.

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BT Sport’s Match Day Experience aims to turn viewers into pundits

TVBEurope finds out more about the augmented reality being employed in BT Sport's Match Day Experience feature.

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Eleven Sports Belgium takes esports linear

Broadcaster to launch coverage on its Pro League channels in Belgium

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Liberty Global’s Malone says Apple could dominate the streaming space

Malone says he thinks Apple, Amazon and Roku could dominate streaming landscape

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Transmitters sent to broadcast Germany’s DAB+ network

In DAB radio broadcast news, Rohde & Schwarz has announced the delivery of 71 VHF transmitters to Media Broadcast, the operator of Germany’s second...

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The sustainability of delivering high resolution’s wow factor

Chris Wood, CTO at Spicy Mango, explains that sacrificing stream speeds to preserve quality of experience isn't exclusive to Netflix... it's a continuation of...