Media Management
Levira Media Services Leeds the way with new Yorkshire facility
The launch underpins Levira's commitment to expand its presence in key markets, providing secure, scalable solutions for global content delivery
OTT
Business
Accedo and Magine Pro combine SaaS businesses into a single entity
The new, jointly owned company aims to leverage the Accedo Group's reach to meet the global needs of OTT streaming services
Media Delivery
France’s regional broadcasters reach across the country with OKAST and Locales.tv
The strategic partnership aims to drive a fair and sustainable distribution model capable of guiding local media through the transition to IP and streaming
Business
Sportway acquires Eyecons to bolster Dutch sports coverage
The acquisition of the Dutch OTT platform aims to broaden strategic partnerships and boost the reach of rightsholders and sports federations across the Netherlands,...
Media Delivery
New UK data centre aimed at broadcast, IPTV and OTT users opens
Designed to ingest satellite RF signals for conversion to IP streams, the new site allows data to be stored or originated for ultra-low latency distribution...
Media Consumption
Opinion: factors driving change across the streaming marketplace
Craig Ferguson, director of regional sales, Europe at Evergent, outlines the key shifts in the streaming market and takes a look ahead at the...
Media Delivery
The R&D and product development landscape 2025: Big Blue Marble
Krzysztof Bartkowski, CEO of Insys Video Technologies (part of the Big Blue Marble joint identity), discusses why current global industry challenges are an opportunity...
Media Delivery
MainStreaming and BT partner on streaming delivery
The agreement combines infrastructure strength with scalability, enabling broadcasters and OTT platforms to boost efficiency and enhance audience QoE
Media Consumption
Latest NPAW findings show global quality gains in VoD and linear TV
Europe leads the way in engagement while global device share is dominated by TVs, which show improvements across all quality KPIs
Media Delivery
Broadpeak and Nagravision join forces to fight piracy
The collaboration aims to provide live sports broadcasters with end-to-end protection against content piracy
Media Delivery
MBS expands Euro presence with acquisition of SES’s media services in UK and Germany
Rebranded as full season GmbH, the new business will provide a comprehensive suite of services across the European media sector
Adtech
RMC-BFM boosts monetisation opportunites with Broadpeak SSAI
The SaaS-based solution aims to provide RMC-BFM with the scalability to handle peak ad loads while ensuring high performance, maximum fill rates, and improved...
Media Delivery
Skandha delivers Warner Bros Discovery channels across Indian market
The agreement builds on Skandha’s track record in delivering reliable managed services across the full content life cycle for existing high-profile broadcast, streaming...
Business
ORS Group and Insys Video Technologies roll out Big Blue Marble
The company aims to combine broadcast-grade reliability with cloud-native OTT agility to deliver globally scalable, intuitive video service solutions for modern media organisations
Media Management
Outperforming with outsourcing: staying competitive with Media Capability Centres
Nitin Jain, managing partner, director at Skandha Media Services investigates how Media Capability Centres are emerging as a strategic alternative to traditional in-house operations...
Adtech
Magnite upgrades SpringServe video platform
The update aims to provide media owners with enhanced tools for streamlined workflows and smarter yield optimisation
Live Production
Zixi solutions integrated with Overwatch Aero drone
The collaboration showcased bonding low-bandwidth, lossy networks such as LTE, LEO (Starlink), and 5G to deliver reliable video feeds
Media Delivery
Comcast deploys MediaKind MK.IO to power Xfinity Multiview
Aiming to enhance personalisation, the platform enables viewers to toggle between camera streams during live events
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion: the future of CTV
Nick Reid, SVP and managing director EMEA at DoubleVerify, looks at how AI is powering optimisation and transparency in connected TV
Media Consumption
Opinion: what can OTT learn from social media?
Bleuenn Le Goffic, VP business transformation at Accedo, explores the opportunities available to video services through emulating social media models
Media Delivery
TAG Video Systems, Witbe partner on monitoring and quality assurance for OTT content delivery chain
The partnership will also enable users to measure and compare latency across different platforms, from the source to the end user stream, examining video...
Media Delivery
Ensuring a quality future for OTT
Viewing habits have changed considerably in the last ten years and that shows no sign of slowing up. But as Erik Otto, chief executive...
Business
TVBEurope January/February 2025 issue now available
Focusing on streaming and OTT, the issue features an interview with Channel 4's director of technology and distribution, Grace Boswood; finds out how BT's...
IP Migration
DICE Verse rolls out IP distribution with Zixi
The partnership aims to enable secure, scalable global distribution of DICE’s premium IP channels, including sports, entertainment, and lifestyle content
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
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
Media Delivery
MediaKind and Skreens partner on Multiview live event streaming solution
The solution aims to enhance personalisation, enabling viewers to toggle between camera streams during live events
Media Management
Opinion: The cloud adoption curve and what the future holds
Jean-Christophe Perier, chief marketing officer at Globecast, gives TVBEurope the reasons behind Media & Entertainment's continuing race to the cloud
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
Media Delivery
Simplestream and Virgin Media Television partner on new Virgin Media Play app
The multi-device streaming solution aims to redefine how consumers engage video streaming content
Media Delivery
Harmonic in tune with RTL Deutschland’s new FAST channels
The VOS360 Media platform aims to enable RTL Deutschland to rapidly create and deliver FAST channels on a pay-per-use basis
Business
PwC: UK entertainment and media market on track to become largest in Europe
In its latest Global Entertainment and Media Outlook, 2024-28, PwC analysts indicate growth in advertising spend and data consumption will make UK E&M market...
Audio
Opinion: the changing audio landscape in live production
Lawo’s Christian Scheck remembers the days when only the most expensive microphones, preamps, speakers, etc., were deemed adequate for broadcast
Features
Opinion: modelling content’s future – the role of AI in the media ecosystem
Tao Chen, VP of advanced R&D, media IP at Adeia, outlines the areas in which AI will impact content creation and distribution
Business
PWC: Ads will make up of a quarter of streamers’ revenues by 2028
In its Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024-2028, PWC analysts suggest that by 2028, advertising will contribute almost 28 per cent of all the...
Media Delivery
Ateme goes OTT with Canal+
The companies have previously collaborated on high-quality video compression, low-latency OTT streaming, multi-device packaging and dynamic ad insertion
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion: The impact of data-driven broadcasting
Vinayak Shrivastav, CEO, Magnifi by VideoVerse, explains how harnessing the power of data can boost creativity in broadcasting
Media Delivery
Opinion: Why the drive for operational efficiency is mission critical in the streaming marketplace
Martin Sebelius, CEO at Accedo Video Solutions, explains the need to place efficiency at the front and centre of operational thinking
Media Delivery
Opinion: How harnessing automation fosters innovation and agility
David Edwards, product manager at Net Insight, looks at ways in which automation drives agility and enables creativity to flourish
Media Management
Opinion: How unified video encoding APIs are redefining industry standards
Thomas Kramer, VP strategy and business development at MainConcept, explains how unified APIs are enhancing integration and streamlining workflows in the media industry
Live Production
Opinion: overcoming Olympic hurdles with technology
As Paris counts down to the 2024 Olympics, Stephane Guez, co-founder and principal, Dalet, explains how technological innovation will deliver an engaging experience
Media Delivery
Mediaset future-proofs workflows with Video Progetti and Unified Streaming
Italy's largest commercial broadcaster has implemented its first fully cloud-based OTT headend system