Production & Post
The stylistic secrets behind the streamers’ biggest hits
Ryan Kamata, product manager at Canon Europe, discusses why streaming services need to deliver the best quality content for their viewers
streaming
Media Delivery
NENT Group, Elisa Viihde launch new Finnish streamer
Elisa Viihde Viaplay is due to launch on 30th June and will include local and Nordic content as well international content
Media Delivery
Global streaming accounts predicted to surpass pay-TV numbers by end of 2020
New figures from GlobalData
IP Migration
How streaming workflows can help broadcasters deliver live events more efficiently
Mike Flathers, CTO of IBM Aspera, discusses how Cloud adoption and IP networks can take live content into the future
Media Delivery
Barcelona kicks off new streaming service
Available worldwide in Spanish, Catalan and English
Media Delivery
WWE launches free version of streaming service
Free VoD service includes 15,000 hours of programming
Media Delivery
Akamai, Conviva form streaming video experience partnership
Aims to improve streaming video quality for end users
Media Consumption
Great content still needs a great engagement strategy to drive viewers
By James Manderson, general manager at customer engagement platform Braze EMEA
Media Management
Connecting the dots between open source and the viewer experience
Tom Gilman, technical marketing manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS), explains why open source can advance the M&E technology landscape
Media Consumption
Changing TV habits in the era of Covid-19
Analyst Paolo Pescatore takes a look at the current situation for TV and streaming services
Business
Entertainment industry set for $160 billion hit from coronavirus
New figures from Ampere Analysis
Media Delivery
Netflix starts to lift streaming quality restrictions
Viewers in Europe report being able to access content in 4K HDR again
Media Consumption
Global streaming up by 50 per cent YoY in March
New figures from Conviva's State of Streaming report
Media Delivery
Broadcast quality is most important when delivering streaming service
Poll findings part of our Live Streaming 2020 - Shifting Consumer Habits webinar
JW Player launches enhanced live streaming solution
Events can start live streaming from the encoder in under 30 seconds
TiVo’s 4K streaming device to launch “in the next few weeks”
Device originally announced during CES 2020 in January
Data Centre
Stay-at-home viewers ‘watching extra 170 hours of streaming services a week’
USwitch survey found almost 50 per cent of viewers are watching a higher proportion of streamed content than normal
Business
COVID-19: What will be the long-term impact on the video industry?
Cerberus CEO Chris Clarke explains why the current situation will prove the untapped potential of IP
Europe sees huge jump in streaming since lockdown began
Just Watch reports spikes of over 200 per cent in traffic as viewers search for content to watch
Technology
Atomos enables 5.9K Apple ProRes RAW recording for Panasonic and more
TVBEurope rounds up the top tech stories of the day
Data Centre
Havas Media Group: UK streaming up 4 per cent during last two weeks
"The entertaining content provided by streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime is playing an increasingly valuable role"
Netflix predicted to win the streaming wars during coronavirus lockdown
Predicted to add 10 million subscribers worldwide during Q1 2020
Business
Netflix “currently worth more than Disney”
Netflix is expected to gain up to 8.45 million new subscribers in Q1 2020
Technology
Samsung achieves record 5G speeds across multiple devices
Will enable mobile operators to deliver 8K streaming via 5G
Business
Quibi hits 1.7 million downloads in first week
"The coronavirus has definitely had an impact" says analyst
Production & Post
The importance of keeping people connected in a time of crisis
LiveU explains how its technology is currently helping people communicate across Europe
Media Delivery
How do broadcasters engage with viewers at a time of national importance?
By Ian Sharpe, CEO, Promethean
Business
Crunchyroll wraps up VIZ Media Europe SAS
Closed a deal with the anime publisher on 4th December
Data Centre
Coronavirus pandemic sees shift in primetime peak viewing
Conviva finds 40 per cent increase in daytime viewing
Business
DAZN defers rights payments while sports are postponed
Company's board is "officially placing it in survive mode"
Streaming activity up 30 per cent worldwide in March
Figures reflect streaming activity across linear, VoD and OTT
BBC iPlayer to stop streaming in Ultra High Definition
Follow's the EBU's call for broadcasters to reduce bitrates on their VoD services
EBU calls on Members to follow streamers’ lead and adapt bitrates
Organisation has issued a Recommendation to its Members regarding efforts to avoid internet congestion
Netflix: No programming disruption in immediate future
"People certainly are watching a lot more Netflix"
Disney Plus postpones French launch, will reduce bandwidth in Europe
Launch postponed at the request of the French government
YouTube follows Netflix and reduces stream quality in Europe
Will switch all traffic in the EU and Britain to SD by default
Netflix agrees to reduce bit rates across all streams in Europe
Estimates will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25 per cent
Features
Netflix and chills – the state of streaming amid pandemic
Lars Larsson, CEO of Varnish Software, explores the potential impacts of the health pandemic on streaming companies
Videos
EU commissioner tells Netflix to switch to SD to ease internet traffic
Vodafone reports 30 per cent rise in UK traffic