Media Delivery
Disney Plus adds another 8.7 million global subs
Streamer has now reached 103 million global subscribers
streaming
Media Delivery
Netflix exploring ‘DVD extras’
Streamer is reportedly considering N-Plus, a new feature that would include behind-the-scenes content, user reviews, and even get viewers involved in commissioning
Media Delivery
Conviva: Europe sees 122 per cent streaming growth year-on-year
Latest report also finds viewers are turning to connected TV devices and smart TVs to watch content
Business
Research forecasts OTT revenues to reach $210 billion by 2026
New insight from Digital TV Research indicates that global OTT TV revenues will reach $210 billion in the next five years
Media Delivery
Sony returns to video streaming, but only in Poland
New video service will be available to subscribers across PlayStation 4 and 5 devices for the next year
Media Delivery
What’s the delay? Pushing the limits of ultra-low latency HLS streaming
Recent updates to the HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) standard have made new ways of standard-compliant low-latency streaming possible. But how low can the latency...
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer achieves record-breaking 1.7 billion streams in Q1
The Serpent and Line of Duty help BBC streamer reach new heights
Media Delivery
How streaming providers can create a more intuitive user experience
Marcus Bergström, CEO of Vionlabs, explains why streaming services need to better understand their content
Media Delivery
Akamai: Web traffic hits another all-time high
The company's web traffic has doubled since October 2019
Media Delivery
HBO Max unlikely to debut in UK, Germany or Italy until 2025
Current licensing deals will stop the streamer's launch in certain territories
Media Delivery
How can streaming brands retain customers in 2021?
James Manderson, VP of Global Success at Braze, argues that if 2020 was the year of streaming, then 2021 needs to be the year...
Media Delivery
Global online video subscriptions reach 1 billion
New figures released by the Motion Picture Association
Media Delivery
The streaming wars are over. Nobody won. So, what now?
Gideon Gilboa, EVP Product and Marketing at Kaltura, explains that the time is ripe for pay-TV providers to rise to the challenge of the...
Media Delivery
Mediaset ‘to unify its streaming apps into one’
Mediaset Play Infinity is expected to debut next month
Media Delivery
Disney Plus reaches 100 million subscribers
It took Netflix around six years to reach the same figure
Media Delivery
DAZN hires former Disney D2C boss as chairman of the board
Former Disney D2C chairman Kevin Mayer has been appointed chairman of the board at DAZN Group; incumbent chair John Skipper remains on board of...
Media Delivery
Paramount Plus’ European roll-out to begin with the Nordics
Company plans to have Paramount Plus available "very broadly in almost every major market"
Media Delivery
BBC launches first fully-owned streamer in the US
BBC Select, which is operated by BBC Studios has initially launched to American viewers on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app
Production & Post
Blackmagic debuts self-contained streaming solution, new 6K Pocket Cinema Camera
Company also announced the ATEM Mini Extreme, a larger model of its ATEM Mini live production switcher
Media Delivery
Almost three quarters of UK SvoD subs say streamers ‘have all their content needs’
Amdocs surveyed UK consumers on their subscription habits during lockdown
Media Delivery
Akamai: Internet traffic hit all time high in November
Traffic on the Akamai platform reached 181 terabits per second, 50 per cent greater than the peak in 2019
Media Management
Changing channels
Darren Hardman, general manager, UK and Ireland, Amazon Web Services, details how the company is helping companies deal with TV’s shift from broadcasting to...
Media Delivery
News UK to launch its first series for connected TV market
Panel show News to Me is currently in pre-production
Business
ViacomCBS UK sets Dan Fahy to lead new streaming growth division
Fahy will oversee Channel 5’s AVoD service, My5 and Pluto TV UK, which moves under UK management
IP Migration
Cerberus Tech enables interoperable conversion of IP video traffic, Haivision introduces Path Redundancy for live streaming, and more
TVBEurope rounds up news on new products and solutions from Cerberus Tech, Haivision and Vizrt
Media Delivery
Getting close to the edge
Lars Larsson, CEO at Varnish Software details why CDNs are key to meeting consumers’ expectations of 5G
Sponsored
How sustainable is the future of video entertainment?
InterDigital publishes white paper on the importance of sustainability as the energy footprint of the video entertainment industry grows
White Paper
Media Delivery
News channel aggregator launches in the UK in time for US inauguration
NewsPlayer+ has been developed by a team of OTT and pay-TV specialists, headed by CEO Richard Jacobs
Media Delivery
Roku reaches 50 million active accounts
Streaming service added approx. 12 million users during 2020.
Media Delivery
This is the way: The Mandalorian is most pirated TV show of 2020
2020 saw a number of new series enter the top 10 list.
Media Delivery
Sceenic, ScreenHits partner on live video Watch Together feature
The feature is available on content across a number of different streaming services, it just has to be watched via the ScreenHits TV app.
Audio
Netflix tests audio-only option on Android app
Test lets users disable video and listen to the audio of a TV show or film in the background.
Media Delivery
UK minister: Streamers could face regulation
"Whether or not we would want to look at having some kind of basic requirements on the video on demand services is something which...
Media Delivery
Disney Plus smashes targets again, aims for 260 million subs by 2024
Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the huge popularity of Disney Plus has exceeded the company’s “wildest expectations.”
Media Delivery
70,000 hours of content and we still can’t find anything to watch
Ampere Analysis warns the golden age of cheap content for SVoD companies is ending.
Media Delivery
HBO Max will launch in Europe in second half of 2021
Streamer's global boss says he expects HBO Max to be "very active" in Europe by the end of 2021.
Media Delivery
Discovery’s new streaming service to launch globally on January 4th
Discovery Plus will debut in 25 key markets in 2021, including the Nordics, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
Business
Netflix spends $1 billion on UK productions in 2020
Streamer says it intends to "invest in the best content in every genre, and are fully committed to supporting British production and creative talent...
Media Delivery
Liberty Global’s Malone says Apple could dominate the streaming space
Malone says he thinks Apple, Amazon and Roku could dominate streaming landscape
Media Delivery
The sustainability of delivering high resolution’s wow factor
Chris Wood, CTO at Spicy Mango, explains that sacrificing stream speeds to preserve quality of experience isn't exclusive to Netflix... it's a continuation of...
Media Consumption
Disney Plus smashes expectations as subs hits 73.7 million
Platform reaches 2024 subscriber goal within 12 months of operation, but may need more baby Yodas and original content offerings to maintain (and retain)...
Business
Viaplay set for international push
Streamer will launch in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the United States in 2021