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...
streaming
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
Business
Eleven Sports acquires football streaming company MyCujoo
Eleven Sports said it intends to fold MyCujoo into its global platform, and will use the company's tech stack to power its new global...
Media Delivery
DAZN will expand to 200 countries on 1st December
Streamer first announced its global expansion plan back in March
Media Delivery
What went wrong with Quibi?
As the mobile-first video app announces it will shut down on 1st December, Grabyo CEO Gareth Capon looks at what went wrong for the...
Media Delivery
Is Quibi nearing the end?
Reports suggest Jeffrey Katzenberg is considering closing down the mobile-first streamer
Media Delivery
Discovery Plus streamer to launch in the UK and Ireland
New streamer replaces the existing dplay.
IP Migration
Cinema tech developer Christie granted patent that lets cinemas stream films to the home
Christie's system could support delivery options from compressed H.265 streams at 4Mbps to uncompressed 8K at 120Hz at 100Gbps.
Media Delivery
Scottish football scores international streaming platform with StreamAMG
New platform gives Scottish Championship clubs access to a new revenue stream.
Media Delivery
Akamai preparing for record-breaking streaming surge in coming months
Company predicts 50 million people could concurrently streaming a single live event in the coming months, about double the current record.
Media Delivery
TV and film distribution will see a dramatic shift in the post-Covid world
Vuulr CEO Ian McKee on why this is a watershed moment for the way the content industry operates.
Media Management
Costs replaces concerns over complex tech for OTT and streaming providers
Bitmovin's annual Video Developer Report found the increase in viewers due to coronavirus has driven up OTT and streaming platforms' costs.
Media Delivery
Almost 30 per cent of streaming TV providers have no visibility into customer QoE
In a survey conducted by Edgeware, almost 20 per cent of participants said they know that their customers have QoE issues but can’t tell...
Media Delivery
Verizon Media aims to boost live streaming experience
Capabilities offer advantages for live sports streaming and other streaming services
Business
DAZN ‘looking to raise $1 billion to fund global expansion’
An IPO using a special purpose acquisition company is reportedly one of the options being considered by the sports streaming service
Media Delivery
Aser Ventures launches new D2C platform, LIVENow
Will offer pay-per-view access to a host of live events – including sport, music, fitness and industry conferences
Media Delivery
ViacomCBS considering launching Paramount Plus ‘super streamer’
Company wants a bite out of the streaming market and thinks the CBS brand tends to appeal to "a mainly older audience"