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Akamai’s OTT webinar series starts tomorrow
The first of four webinars will be available at 2pm GMT tomorrow via TVBEurope
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Akamai webinar series: Analysing the “next generation” of challenges
Four insightful and innovative webinars will be delivered over the coming weeks
TVBEverywhere
BBC Worldwide rolls out first TV Everywhere service
BBC Worldwide has launched the BBC Player, its first TV Everywhere service, in partnership with Singaporean pay-TV offering StarHub. The service offers StarHub users
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Amazon prepares for Indian launch with Dharma deal
Amazon has penned a deal with India film producer Dharma as it prepares to launch Prime Instant Video throughout the country. The launch is...
TVBEverywhere
Rai rolls out OTT service
Italy’s Rai has launched Rai Play, a free OTT service delivering live streams of its linear channels. Rai Play, which will be launched this...
Data Centre
OTT adds £20 million to video industry
The global OTT market has added approximately £20 million to the global video industry, according to the latest Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study. 'The...
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Data Centre
Illegal streaming the ‘method of choice’ for millennials
Sixty-nine percent of millennials use at least on method of piracy, according to the latest Anatomy Media research. The company’s 2016 ‘Millennials at the...
Data Centre
Netflix ‘difficult to sustain’ as VoD revenues rise
Global SVoD revenues will double by 2021, but current market leader Netflix may struggle to maintain its current model, according to the latest Juniper...
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Opinion
Explaining the value in dynamic ad insertion
Dynamic ad insertion has transformed the way broadcasters monetise OTT content, especially where live simulcast is concerned. Paul Davies, manager of communications
Data Centre
Netflix gaining ground on YouTube, iPlayer
SVoD leader Netflix is rapidly making up ground on YouTube and iPlayer in the UK, according to eMarketer. The BBC and Google have dominated...
Analysis
Are pay-TV providers an endangered species?
As more television sets become internet-enabled, online content is finding its way from computer and mobile screens to the TV screens of our living...
Business
Muvi adds physical store
OTT technology provider Muvi has added a sales feature that will allow platform owners to monetise their video streaming service with physical goods and...
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Business
Lionsgate partners with Vimeo for OTT content
Lionsgate has partnered with Vimeo to become the first major Hollywood studio and exclusive launch partner to license its content to Vimeo's global television...
Business
Liberty pens global Netflix deal
Liberty Global has secured a multi-year partnership with Netflix to deliver the OTT service to its customers across over 30 countries throughout the world....
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TVBEverywhere
Kaltura forms VR Alliance
Kaltura is launching the VR Alliance at IBC2016, in partnership with VR content and distribution company Inception, as well as 24i, Encompass and Harmonic,...
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Production & Post
T-Mobile partners with Ericsson for Knippr
T-Mobile Netherlands has selected Ericsson to power its Knippr, its new OTT service. The multi-year deal will see Ericsson provide an end-to-end online video...
IBC
Cost-effective OTT in the Limelight
Limelight Networks has released bundled services aimed at helping OTT providers become more cost-effective and tackle the various challenges in the online content space
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Interviews
Driving engagement
George Jarrett talks to Fabrice Hamaide, CFO and president of Piksel, about the huge advantages that come with a micro services architecture. Netflix and...
Business
Business
BBC iPlayer law change takes effect
The iPlayer ‘loophole’ saga has drawn to a close after new law changes were implemented today. The amendment means that users of the BBC...
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TVBEverywhere
AT&T secures extended multi-platform HBO deal
HBO has agreed a multi-year deal with AT&T to deliver its content across all platforms, including the upcoming DirecTV Now service. The new contract...
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Business
BBC reaching 111 million in Africa
The BBC now reaches 111 million people per week throughout Africa, according to the corporation’s latest statistics. According to the BBC, African audiences make...
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Data Centre
4K OTT services used by 189 million people by 2021
The impending rise of 4K adoption rates will see 4K OTT users climb from the current 2.3 million to 189 million by 2021, according...
News
TVBEverywhere
Sky plans Spanish Now TV launch
Sky is planning launch a version of its Now TV online service in Spain, according to the Sunday Telegraph. According to the report, Sky...
News
Business
ESPN Player launches Select
ESPN has added ESPN Select to its OTT offering, ESPN Player. The new channel will join its NCAA College sport flagship channel to provide...
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Production & Post
Furious, IRIS partner for online video monetisation
IRIS.TV and Furious have partnered to build a monetisation platform for online video publishers. The solution will be designed to help publishers increase both...
News
Business
The QYou heads to Knippr
The QYou has secured a deal with Knippr to deliver its video content to the Dutch OTT service. The move marks further expansion into...
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Business
Disney invests $1 billion in BAMTech
Walt Disney has acquired a 33 per cent stake in technology services and video streaming company BAMTech. Disney will pay $1 billion in two...
News
Data Centre
TV licence desertion could cost BBC £1.4 billion
Research by broadband and TV comparison site Broadband Genie has found more than nine million Brits could drop their TV licence in favour of...
News
Business
Sky extends Vubiquity deal
Vubiquity has secured an exclusive multi-year extension to their wholesale content supply chain contract with Sky. The deal will see Vubiquity manage and deliver...
News
Data Centre
Netflix extends OTT lead as Now TV chases Amazon
Netflix has extended its lead over Amazon Instant Video in the UK, according to the latest Ofcom data. The regulator’s annual ‘Communications Market Report’...
News
Business
Amazon to double video spend, triple original content
Amazon is moving to double its programme budget for the second half of 2016, while tripling the number of original shows available on its...
Business
News Releases
shomi looks to the cloud with Elemental
Canadian SVoD service shomi is using technology from Elemental to help reach its goals of scaling and accelerating growth in the Canadian online video...
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TVBEverywhere
Twitter secures MLB, NFL rights
Twitter has signed a deal to live-stream out-of-market games from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL) on a weekly basis....
News
TVBEverywhere
SvoD services could become standalone apps
Niche SvoD services may evolve into standalone apps, according to the latest research from Parrot Analytics and Mipcom. The change would see apps distributed...
News
TVBEverywhere
OTT TV and video revenues to generate $65 billion
Global OTT TV and video revenues will reach $65 billion in 2020, according to the latest Digital TV report. ‘Global OT TV & Video...
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Business
SVoD needs local programming for growth
International SVoD services need to focus on local programming in local languages for growth, according to the latest Pyramid Research report. Pyramid stated that,...
News
TVBEverywhere
Amazon to launch throughout Europe
Amazon is looking to deliver its Prime Instant Video platform throughout France, Spain and Italy, according to Le Figaro. No statement has been made...
News
Production & Post
ADB launching graphyne2
ADB is launching a next-generation personal TV software platform, graphyne2. The platform, a client device and backend software suite, is designed to provide a...
News
TVBEverywhere
Molotov launches in France
Long-anticipated OTT service Molotov.tv has completed its launch throughout France. First announced in June last year, the service has been designed by JeanDavid Blanc...
News
Business
AT&T completes Quickplay acquisition
AT&T has completed its buyout of Quickplay Media from Madison Dearborn Partners. The acquisition adds an OTT and TV everywhere services provider to AT&T’s...
Business
TVBEverywhere
OTT captures 80 per cent of millennials
Eighty per cent of millennials now subscribe to at least one OTT service, according to the latest Limelight Networks report. ‘State of Online Video’...
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News Releases
TVBEurope and Akamai partner for webinar
Following the success of the webinar event last week, TVBEurope will host its first multi-lingual video webinar next Tuesday 5 July. ‘Navigating the OTT...
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