Media Consumption
BritBox launches on Roku
The "British Netflix" is now available on Roku streaming players and Roku TV models
Britbox
Media Management
Case study: Telestream encodes over 7,000 hours of content for BritBox UK
Migration to the cloud enables ten-fold increase in media processing capabilities at UK broadcaster
Business
ITV revenues hit by Covid, but broadcaster is ‘seeing more positive trends’
BritBox UK, which ITV runs with BBC Studios, is ahead of the company’s business plan after hitting 500,000 subscriptions in January 2021
Media Consumption
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
Media Delivery
BritBox heads to South Africa
BBC/ITV joint venture is set to launch in its fifth worldwide territory
Media Management
Deltatre, ITV extend BritBox partnership
The two parties say they plan to explore new technologies, including investigating the potential for increased UX personalisation.
Media Delivery
Lack of Love Island sees fewer viewers to ITV Hub
ITV's online viewing fell six per cent during Q3 2020
Business
Analyst: ITV restructure ‘not so much smart as very necessary’
Analyst Alex DeGroote talks to TVBEurope about ITV's plan to refocus the business.
Business
ITV announces restructure, new focus on broadcast and on-demand
Broadcaster also reveals plans to reduce its London office space "over the coming years"
Media Delivery
BritBox launches on Freesat
Earlier in the summer ITV CEO Carolyn McCall said the so-called British Netflix is “on around 20 million devices and in 60 per cent...
Business
Carolyn McCall: ‘This has been one of the most challenging times in the history of ITV’
Broadcaster has announced its earnings for the first half of 2020
Media Delivery
BritBox announces plans to launch in another 20 countries
ITV and BBC Studios announce ambitious plans for the 'British Netflix'
Media Management
BritBox selects M2A Media’s VoD Workflow for Canadian expansion
Workflow is being used to transcode, package and deliver VoD content with subtitles and technical metadata for BritBox's launch on Amazon Prime Video in...
Media Delivery
BritBox lands on LG, Nat Geo on NOW TV and more
TVBEurope rounds up the new channel arrivals on streaming platforms and devices
TVBEverywhere
BritBox heads Down Under
BBC and ITV continue to evaluate opportunities for additional territory launches
Media Consumption
BritBox aims to “grab people’s attention” with Spitting Image return
The classic comedy revival is the service's first original commission
TVBEverywhere
BritBox signs exclusive mobile deal with EE
EE monthly mobile and tablet customers can stream BritBox content without impacting their data allowance
TVBEverywhere
2019 in broadcast and technology
How streaming, sport and HDR dominated broadcast news in 2019
Videos
Business
Sky, BritBox deal “highly unlikely”
Sky said the platform would not offer significant additional value for its customers
Media Management
BritBox selects LoginRadius to power its managed identity platform
Working alongside Akamai, Irdeto and Deltatre
Media Delivery
Deltatre’s AXIS powers BritBox across all platforms
Quickest timeframe Deltatre has ever brought service on BritBox's scale to market
TVBEverywhere
BritBox: “Nowhere else will you find as much great British TV and film”
BritBox execs talk to TVBEurope about today's launch
Business
Deltatre to power BritBox
LoginRadius to build customer identity and access management platform
TVBEverywhere
BritBox confirms first distribution partners
Samsung, YouView, Freeview Play all sign-up
TVBEverywhere
BritBox adds Channel 5, Comedy Central
Content from Channel 5 can appear on BritBox following a 30-day catchup window on My5
Business
Ofcom: BritBox poses “no significant risk” to BBC mandate
Regulator finds no material change in broadcaster's commercial activities
Business
Channel 4 executives “will not relocate to Leeds”
Expects majority of staff to resign rather than relocate
Data Centre
Netflix and Amazon streaming revenues “double those of UK broadcasters”
Streaming giants made £1.1bn in UK revenues last year
Business
BBC outlines iPlayer upgrades and Britbox launch in annual plan
Expects Britbox to be launched "towards the end of 2019"
News TVBEverywhere
BritBox partnership ‘supports the whole PSB ecology’ says Hall
Both Lord Hall and ITV's Carolyn McCall have been setting out their vision for BritBox
TVBEverywhere
BBC and ITV confirm plans for new ‘transformational streaming service’
Set to launch in the second half of 2019