Media Delivery
Virgin Media O2 and UKTV extend successful partnership
The multi-year partnership builds on a successful existing agreement which has seen both companies report viewer growth
FAST
Media Delivery
It’s all on 5 as Channel 5 and My5 unify and relaunch
The relaunch aims to meet growing demand for My5 streaming services while continuing to engage with linear viewers
Media Delivery
Comcast Technology Solutions debuts MediaExpress VoD management platform
The solution provides a single platform for ingesting video, metadata and supporting files, streamlining monetisation strategies across SVoD, AVoD, TVoD or FAST channels
Media Consumption
Kantar: ‘significant momentum’ in ad-supported streaming
Kantar Worldpanel's Q4 data shows robust growth in paid ad-supported streaming with live sports impacting figures significantly
Media Consumption
Amagi: Audiences frustrated with fragmented streaming experience
Content providers need to develop unified distribution strategies rather than deploying separate teams and infrastructure, said Amagi's 14th Global FAST Report
Audio
Opinion: FAST needs better audio quality
Costa Nikols, strategy advisor, M&E at Telos Alliance explains why FAST platforms must no longer accept "good enough" for audio
Media Delivery
Comcast launches global Cloud TV platform
The company aims to enable broadcasters and video service providers to deliver multi-platform TV, both broadcast and OTT, from the cloud via a managed...
Media Delivery
X Games powers FAST channel with Frequency
Frequency aims to enable X Games to deliver live action and content from its extensive content library
Media Delivery
Amagi: Sports FAST channels score with EMEA viewers
Globally, Amagi's latest report reveals a 150 per cent increase in sports channel viewership on FAST
Media Delivery
Rakuten TV announces Enterprise Services to help rightsholders launch and monetise FAST channels
Enterprise Services offers a cloud-based solution for FAST channels, with platform deliveries fully managed, ensuring content is live and monetised immediately, said the company
Artificial Intelligence
INSIGHT TV and Edge Video AI partner on UK AI-powered live shopping
Products such as tours, hotels, flights and travel essentials will be chosen by AI and showcased according to the context of the programme being...
Media Delivery
First personalised FAST news channel powered by Amagi
The new FAST channel leverages Amagi's SaaS platform, allowing viewers to curate their own news content
Media Consumption
Gracenote, Amagi partner on FAST metadata
The integration offers users faster ingestion of programmes and schedules into the Gracenote ecosystem, said the companies, allowing for more efficient content management and...
Media Delivery
Pluto TV and M6+ team up with strategic alliance in France
The agreement aims to develop both companies' digitalisation and expansion plans
Media Delivery
TiVo expands European footprint to boost AI-powered content discovery
Tivo's metadata and tagging capabilities aim to enable targeted content search and discovery initiatives across diverse programming types
IBC
IBC2024: Meet the speaker – Kasia Jablonska
BBC Studios director of digital and on-demand for EMEA, Kasia Jablonska gives us an insight into her session of the growth of FAST in...
Media Consumption
Opinion: How EPG and personalisation are shaping the future of FAST
Sri Hari Thirunavukkarasu, EMEA SVP sales, at Amagi, talks to TVBEurope about the changing roles of EPG and content personalisation in the FAST environment...
Business
TVBEurope September 2024 issue out now
The latest issue includes features on Formula One, Deadpool & Wolverine, remote production, the Olympics, diversity, greenhushing and more
Media Consumption
Re-classifying broadcast: The slow history of change
Benjamin Shirley, product manager, broadcast at MainConcept, takes a trip through broadcast's recent history, from MPEG-2 to AVC, HD to UHD, and the arrival...
IBC
AI, FAST, emerging technologies and the Olympics feature in IBC Conference line-up
The IBC Conference will last an extra day in 2024, running from 13th-15th September, and is moving to the Auditorium Complex at the RAI
Media Management
BBC Studios automates collection, repurposing and content delivery for FAST channels
Content is repurposed to remove bars and tone, create slates and add transitions with minimal user intervention
Media Delivery
Tubi ready for UK debut
Tubi has become the fastest growing US streaming service since its debut on the Nielsen Gauge just over a year ago
Media Management
Opinion: winning the FAST race with SSAI
Tim Sewell, CEO at Yospace explains the opportunities available to FAST broadcasters with SSAI integration
Media Consumption
UKTV to launch new masterbrand next month
The masterbrand will unite the broadcaster's content, enabling greater ease of use, said UKTV
Media Delivery
A+E Networks EMEA extends Simplestream partnership
The renewed agreement provides the BLAZE channel, A+E Network EMEA's free-to-air brand in the UK market, with Connected TV apps on Samsung, LG and...
Media Consumption
Kantar: VoD continues to grow globally, except in Great Britain
FAST is also growing, with services now active in more than a third of households
Media Consumption
FAST channels continue to find viewers
According to Amagi's latest Global FAST Report, EMEA saw the number of hours viewers spent watching FAST channels rise by 111 per cent in...
Business
What happened in Vegas: 2024 edition
TVBEurope's editor Jenny Priestley highlights some of the main talking points at this year's NAB Show
Adtech
New Veset platform puts ads in the picture
Veset AdWise can be used for live sports broadcasting, news and live events, entertainment, and TV shows, said the company
Media Consumption
Report: 2024 will be a ‘pivotal’ year for FAST
Amagi's report found the news is the most-watched genre globally, put falls to second place behind films in EMEA
Media Consumption
UKTV Play saw 50 per cent increase in viewers during 2023
Views, active users and views per active user on UKTV Play increased year-on-year across every month in 2023, added the company
Media Delivery
TAG Video Systems, Amagi partner on QoS
The initial launch leverages TAG’s APIs to allow Amagi to efficiently monitor substantial amounts of streams for key customers, said the companies
Media Consumption
The evolution of the customer experience
Stuart Green, Accenture’s media and entertainment industry lead in the UK & Ireland, shares five trends that will shape the media industry in 2024
Media Delivery
Moving forward: The future of media delivery in 2024
From the arrival of 6G and Apple Vision Pro, to the ongoing adoption of AVoD by the global streamers, the way content is delivered...
Media Management
The trends of 2023: Cloud adoption moves from ‘if’ to ‘when’
Geoff Stedman, chief marketing officer, SDVI, looks at how media organisations are dealing with the pressure to make the most of existing resources, and...
Media Consumption
The trends of 2023: Ad-supported streaming and FAST
Sri Hari Thirunavukkarasu, SVP sales, EMEA, Amagi, discusses the growing adoption of advertising-supported models by the major streaming services, as well as how traditional...
Artificial Intelligence
The trends of 2023: A disconnect between vendors and buyers
Robert Ambrose, co-founder, Caretta Research, explains how media companies are focused on getting their existing operations working more effectively and remain very cautious about...
Business
DTG releases new FAST handbook
The FAST Forward handbook has been created to provide guidance on the free ad-supported TV (FAST) environment
Features
Industry partnerships accelerate AI-augmented video streaming
Partnerships between video streaming ecosystem experts are key to fostering innovation, writes Alain Pellen, senior manager, OTT and IPTV solutions, at Harmonic
People
BBC Studios appoints digital and on-demand director
Kasia Jablonska has been moved up to director of digital and on-demand for EMEA at BBC Studios
Media Delivery
Unlocking streaming experimentation with flexible technology foundations
In the fast-evolving streaming landscape, flexibility isn't just an advantage; it's a necessity, writes Thomas Box, director of solutions engineering, media and entertainment, Edgio
Sponsored
Speed and economy: why cloud supply chains are vital to the future of FAST
SDVI Rally is a cloud-native platform that orchestrates class-leading applications to create an adaptable and responsive media supply chain, ideal for creating FAST services