Business
Freesat considers next-gen options
Company has invited discussion on a number of possible enhancements to the platform
streaming
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Eurovision Media Services joins SRT Alliance
SRT Alliance now has 35 member organisations
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Viacom to launch new streaming service in the Nordics
Paramount+ is expected to launch on 1st October
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Stand-up comedy platform acquires investment, distribution agreement
NextUp, the stand up comedy online video platform, has secured an additional £230,000 in funding as well as its first distribution agreement with Virgin...
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Telefónica ‘set to launch Netflix-style European service’
Telefónica is reportedly planning to launch its own European-wide Netflix-style streaming service. According to Spanish newspaper El Pais, the operator is considering a streaming service with an à...
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Disney plans to pull content from Netflix and launch its own streaming service
Studio is also pulling its films from Netflix
Opinion
The future of OTT streaming
Gert Rieder, CEO, Falcon Media House, looks at how to overcome some of the challenges preventing content providers and producers embracing the latest innovations
Data Centre
Two-thirds of European consumers prefer to download or stream
Based on a survey of 3,500 consumers in France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the UK, and US
Technology
Preaching to the connected: The how of House of Worship broadcasting
Houses of worship are becoming a serious market in the broadcast tech sector. Michael Burns investigates new tools and ubiquitous streaming are helping one...
Data Centre
Immersive formats to create biggest revenue streams
AOL releases new 'State of the Industry Mobile Video Report'
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Net Insight aims ‘to make the user the producer’
Sye 360 allows broadcasters to synchronise a live OTT feed with the linear broadcast
Business
BBC extends Unified Streaming deal
The BBC and Unified Streaming have extended their deal for another two years. The two companies have been working together since 2013 with Unified...
Production & Post
Aspera to preview new streaming service at NAB
Aspera has announced it will preview a new streaming service for high-quality video and data streaming at this year’s NAB Show. The company says the new...
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BBC World News streams on Hulu Japan
Marks the first time the channel has been made available on a third party subscription service
Data Centre
Streaming shift brings ‘significant opportunities’ in 2017
Deloitte releases 11th Digital Democracy Survey
Business
UK commercial broadcasters win case against TVCatchUp
ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have won their long running dispute with streaming platform TVCatchUp over the distribution of their content over the...
Business
Crackdown on illegal streaming
A new agreement in the UK will make it harder for internet users to search for illegally streamed sports, movies and music
Analysis
How to compete with billions of new broadcasters
The news desk phone rings: a downtown building is on fire. But, as a 21st century news gatherer, you already knew that… you’re watching...
News
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BT plans “next generation” YouView, Dolby Atmos launch
BT is set to introduce a “next generation” YouView service in the coming months. The update will see an improved user interface for managing...
Data Centre
Millennials ‘turning away’ from sports
The vast increase in TV and online video content is turning millennials away from sport, according to the latest Ampere Analysis report. The report...
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Periscope targets pro market with Producer launch
Service will now allow users to broadcast with professional equipment
Opinion
A war on two fronts?
As major pay-TV players scramble to win back audiences falling victim to the OTT revolution, are social media sites taking advantage of the siege...
News
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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...
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...
Videos
Production & Post
BT chooses Accenture Video Solution
BT TV has selected the Accenture Video Solution (AVS) platform to support current and future BT TV offerings. The software platform supports live streaming...
News
Technology
Case Study: Building dynamic ad streaming for Channel 4’s online player
Last year Channel 4 took a major step forward with dynamic ad insertion for its online platform All 4. Here's how they did it
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Rooney testimonial makes Facebook history
Wayne Rooney’s testimonial has become the first football match between Premier League teams to be streamed live on Facebook. The game between Rooney’s two...
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Business
Disney and Lucasfilm heading to Netflix
Netflix users in the US will be able to stream all Disney films, including Pixar, Lucasfilms and Marvel titles, from September this year. All...
News
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Streaming spend to surpass DVD purchases
Britons’ total spend on video streaming subscriptions and downloads is set to surpass that spent on buying and renting DVDs, according to Strategy Analytics...
News
Business
Mobile piracy streaming on the increase
Twenty-eight per cent of all visits to piracy sites in 2015 were through mobile devices, according to Muso a provider of content protection, data...
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House of clouds
Netflix has completed a seven-year migration to the Amazon Web Services cloud
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Opinion
OTT video services: Four questions to consider
With a third of UK broadband households now subscribing to at least one internet-delivered TV service, streaming services are growing steadily. The rise of...
Features
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Netflix cracks down on VPN, proxy, blocker use
Netflix is to crack down on users who use virtual private networks (VPNs) to watch content only available in certain countries
News
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Vimeo offers 4K streaming to all users
Video sharing website Vimeo is to introduce adaptive streaming to its player, a major upgrade that enables 4K viewing both on and offsite
News
Business
Netgem secures 29 new content partnerships
Video entertainment provider Netgem secured 29 additional content partnerships throughout 2015, bringing the total number of partners to more than 50
News
Business
YouTube seeking TV and film rights?
YouTube has been in talks with Hollywood studios and production companies regarding deals for TV and film content rights, according to the Wall Street...
News
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Discovery GO streaming app launches in US
Discovery Communications has launched Discovery GO, a TV streaming service in the US, giving viewers access to live and on-demand content from nine US...
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Business
Younger viewers unfazed by poor quality of experience
One in five viewers will abandon poor video streaming services immediately, and after such an experience one in five will never return to that...
News
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70 per cent of mobile data traffic will be from video by 2021
Almost a quarter of Europeans watch streamed on-demand content on a daily basis, 50 per cent watch such content weekly, and a third of...
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