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
OTT
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
Media Delivery
Opinion: is super aggregation still the way forward for pay-TV operators?
Steve Russell, vice president, video entertainment solutions at Irdeto, looks at ways to meet the challenges of super-aggregation in a fragmented content environment
Sustainability
Finding the sustainability balance with personalised video streaming
As the expansion of personalised video streaming continues apace, JUMP's CEO and co-founder, Jerónimo Macanás and François Polarczyk, sustainability director at Accedo, consider how...
Media Delivery
Bedrock and M6+ launch AVoD free tier across new devices in France
The collaboration enables free universal distribution of M6+ across France
Live Production
Opinion: charting a cloud driven future
M2A Media's Matt Hughes asks, is it time for news broadcasting to shift to the cloud?
Media Delivery
WSC Sports agrees AI-driven content delivery deal with Movistar Plus+
The collaboration will modernise Movistar's content delivery process across linear, web and social channels, as well as the brand's new OTT platform, Movistar Plus+
Media Consumption
Meeting the Gen Z demand for interactive viewing experiences
ViewLift's Fabio Gallo, general manager Europe and Asia, comments on reimagining sports production to meet Gen Z's growing demand for interactive and personalised viewing...
Media Delivery
Creating a fully managed live sports streaming service
As the way that viewers watch sport continues to evolve, broadcasters and streaming services must keep a finger on the pulse of the market...
Business
Planetcast brings OTT in house with Switch Media acquisition
The acquisition transfers full control of Switch Media's assets to Planetcast, enabling integration of their online video solutions with Planetcast's NexC unified platform
Media Delivery
NativeWaves, SportPass form strategic alliance on personalised viewing experiences
NativeWaves will add SportPass’ Asport technology to its NativeWavesEXP framework. which provides tools to personalise the user experience with multiple camera feeds, live data,...
Media Delivery
Swisscom selects Bitmovin Player to broaden blue TV reach
Bitmovin Player will ensure Swisscom can launch blue TV on new devices and platforms as soon as they are available, said the company
Media Consumption
‘Cloud production is not the future, it is the present’: Participants discuss 5G UHD-HDR broadcast trial
The proof of concept trialled UHD-HDR broadcasting and next-generation audio (NGA) using 5G contribution, cloud mixing, 5G Broadcast, and the public internet for signal...
Media Delivery
Simplestream powers rugby OTT service on iOS and Android
Simplestream has deployed its proprietary modular backend Media Manager to manage content for distribution
Media Delivery
How streaming services can seek differentiation with technology-enabled engagement strategies
Service providers that master the development, deployment and management of effective technology-enabled engagement strategies will be best positioned to grow through the turbulent business...
Media Delivery
The changing face of the video industry
If there’s one thing that’s certain in the video industry, it’s that nothing stays the same for long, so providers must also embrace a...
Adtech
New initiative launched to “unlock potential of biddable CTV”
Omnichannel platform OpenX has unveiled TV+, in what it said is "the programmatic industry’s first initiative to unlock the full potential of biddable CTV"
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
Media Consumption
UHD Spain conducts 5G UHD-HDR broadcast trial
"In the not too distant future, the production model we have tested will become standard for covering live events at the highest UHD-HDR quality,...
Media Delivery
How OTT providers can stay ahead of the game with user recommendations
By Simon McGrath, VP strategy and portfolio, Merapar
Media Management
Comcast Technology Solutions announces new cloud-based Managed Channel Origination service for Europe
The service enables broadcasters and streaming video providers to outsource and modernise the creation, management, and distribution of linear TV and OTT video channels...
Media Consumption
OTT revenues to increase a third by 2029
SVoD will remain the principal OTT revenue source, growing by $19 billion between 2023 and 2029
Artificial Intelligence
Portuguese Football Federation looks to score with AI-automated video production
The FPF will utilise Pixellot's solution suite for coverage of over 1,000 matches
Media Consumption
Cost of living crisis sees UK fall behind Germany in SVoD subscriptions
Western Europe is forecast to have 273 million SVoD subscriptions by 2029, up from 210 million by end-2023
Media Delivery
Endeavor Streaming hosts new global rugby OTT platform
RugbyPass TV is being hosted on Endeavor Streaming's Vesper platform, a complete end-to-end streaming solution that enables clubs and rightsholders to deliver direct-to-consumer streaming...
Media Delivery
A wake-up call for broadcasting and OTT video providers
In a world where change is the only constant, the broadcasting industry must adapt or risk becoming a relic of the past, writes Accedo's...
Media Delivery
Analysts: The boom years for US OTT are over
SVoD revenues will increase by only $2 billion to $55 billion – with little growth from 2025. leading analysts at Digital TV Research to...
Media Management
Norway’s NRK upgrades mezzanine encoding for DVB and OTT distribution
NRK has chosen Appear to expand and modernise its media delivery platform, which will include the deployment of Appear's X and XC platforms being...
Media Delivery
Are vision-based interfaces the future for pay-TV and OTT operators?
Innovation company Adeia predicts by the end of the decade, viewers will be able to navigate interfaces by simply moving their eyes on designer...