Media Delivery
Netflix’s ad-supported tier may stop users from downloading content
An independent developer has reportedly found code that informs users they can not download content on the streamer's forthcoming advertising plan
streaming
Media Consumption
Amazon Interactive Video Service basic channels adds support for HD and Full HD inputs
The expanded functionality is designed to enable streamers and viewers globally to enjoy higher video quality when using a basic channel
Business
NativeWaves, Net Insight announce technology partnership
Going forward, all NativeWaves EXP customers will receive their services via Nimbra Edge
Media Consumption
Live events help BBC iPlayer break more records
Glastonbury was Q2's best performing boxset with 36 million streams up to the end of June, and 39.4 million to date
Media Delivery
Disney signs intellectual property licence agreement with DivX
Disney will gain access to DivX’s global portfolio of video technology patents
Media Delivery
Disney surpasses Netflix in terms of total subscribers
Company has announced its new Disney Plus advertising-funded tier will launch in the United States on 8th December
Media Delivery
Warner Bros Discovery confirms plans to merge HBO Max and discovery Plus
New unnamed streaming service will launch in the United States next summer, with other markets to follow
Media Delivery
Live sports streaming at scale with the cloud
With the return of domestic football, Eric Gallier, VP, video customer solutions at Harmonic, explores the current issues facing service providers offering live sports...
Media Delivery
Streaming Video Alliance rebrands to embrace technology
SVTA executive director Jason Thibeault said the new brand "clearly supports" the story that the Alliance wants to convey: that is a technical association...
Media Consumption
House of the Dragon set for 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos release
The show is set to debut on HBO Max on August 21st
Media Delivery
Kantar: Half a million Brits leave streaming market
According to the company's Entertainment on Demand Q2 UK streaming market data, the decline is being driven by households with under 24s present
Business
DAZN ‘in talks to acquire Eleven Sports’
Talks are said to be advanced but there's no guarantee the deal will happen
People
Bundesliga’s Andreas Heyden to lead new German sports streamer
S Media Nation is due to launch in the third quarter of 2023 and aims to be the new German home of sports other...
Media Delivery
No further European roll-out for HBO Max
Warner Bros Discovery is instead focusing on a singular streaming service that will combine HBO Max and discovery+
Media Delivery
DAZN to stream Bundesliga, Champions League matches in HD
Streaming service intends to upgrade matches to full HD quality (1080p) during the new season
Media Delivery
Telecom Italia, Eutelsat, Broadpeak test multicast streaming over satellite
The trial employed the TIMVision box in Adaptative Bit Rate (ABR) multicast mode, Eutelsat's Konnect satellite, which provides internet services in Europe, and Broadpeak's nanoCDN...
Media Delivery
Ateme debuts 5G streaming solution
Solution includes 5G-broadcast tech from Rohde and Schwarz, a VVC codec, the CMAF streaming protocol for low-latency and a reduced transport delay via 5G...
Production & Post
Teradek debuts new mobile streaming and wireless video solution
Serv Micro is a wifi-based wireless video transmitter system that works with or without an internet connection
Media Delivery
Leveraging the full power of streaming analytics
Why streaming services need an analytics tool that combines video and app analytics, by Rubén Senor-Megias, chief sales officer, NPAW
Media Delivery
Spain’s Tivify aims to stream UEFA Champions League at same latency as broadcast
Tomorrow's match marks the first time that Tivify will use the CMAF features within Ateme's TITAN to live-stream a football match at a latency...
Media Management
TV5MONDE expands global streaming reach with Harmonic’s cloud SaaS platform
In addition to directly streaming to consumers, the VOS360 platform also delivers TV5MONDE's content to affiliates across the globe
Media Delivery
Netflix with ads could launch this year
According to reports, an AVoD version of the global streamer could launch in the final three months of 2022
Media Delivery
Mediaset España sets Unified Streaming to optimise live streaming
Broadcaster has moved from push-based streaming to a pull-based protocol, which runs in Microsoft Azure and facilitates a multi-CDN strategy
Media Delivery
Paramount Plus confirms UK launch date
Further launches are planned in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria in the second half of the year
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer reports best-ever quarter
Viewers streamed programmes a record 1.83 billion times in the first three months of the year, 100 million more times than in the same...
Media Delivery
Virgin Media gets into streaming
Stream includes UHD content and is available as a 30-day rolling contract
Media Delivery
Tokyo 2020 was ‘the first streaming Games’ says IOC
Olympic Broadcasting Services produced 3,300 hours of UHD/HDR coverage, and 10,200 hours of content in total
Media Delivery
Kantar: Cost of living crisis leads to record numbers cancelling streaming services
Proportion of consumers planning to cancel SVoD services and stating the primary reason as ‘wanting to save money’ has risen to its highest ever...
Media Delivery
FIFA kicks off global OTT service
The free platform, named FIFA Plus, promises to provide access to live matches from "every corner of the world"
Media Delivery
Bitmovin debuts first automated video streaming testing solution
Stream Lab enables development teams to test their streams in real environments on physical devices
Media Delivery
IPTV and streaming gain ground on terrestrial in DACH market
Zattoo's 2022 Streaming TV Report found that for the first time, the internet is the most used TV reception method among German internet users
Media Consumption
Netflix’s ‘Skip Intro’ button is pressed 136 million times a day
Streamer's director of product innovation reveals why it decided to let viewers skip a show's opening credits
Media Consumption
Conviva: European streaming adoption outpaces rest of world
Southern and Western Europe saw growth of 44 per cent and 34 per cent, respectively in Q4 2021
Media Delivery
Red Bee provides OTT backbone for sustainable film streamer
All content available on newyonder.earth is albert-certified
Media Delivery
Streaming Video Alliance announces new tech specifications
New tech specifications address CDN APIs and harnessing the potential of 5G
Media Delivery
Netflix shifts stance on ad-supported platform
"Never say never," said Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann
Media Delivery
Survey: Poor video quality remains top tech issue for streaming services
Market is increasingly moving toward automating quality assurance as a way to improve the quality of streaming video delivered to consumers
Media Consumption
Disney Plus surges past 130 million subscribers
The Walt Disney Company has released its Q1 2022 fiscal report which showed a total of 129.8 million global subscribers had signed up by...
Business
Dawes: ‘Real value’ in Ofcom regulating streaming services
Ofcom CEO Melanie Dawes says she wants to be able to regulate the global streaming services in the same was the organisation oversees the...
Media Delivery
HBO Max to launch in 15 more European countries next month
New launches will take the number of territories streamer is available worldwide to 61
Media Delivery
The future of 5G in the video industry
Ateme's VP of video delivery solutions Alexandre Arnodin takes a look at the range of applications 5G will offer broadcasters, content providers and the...