Business
Amazon, Netflix ‘set to bid for Formula 1 US TV rights’
Current rights holder ESPN is expected to face competition from NBCUniversal as well as streaming services Amazon and Netflix
United States
Media Consumption
Analyst: US pay-TV viewers continue to cut the cord
Number of households without a pay-TV subscription will rise from 11.34 million in 2010 to 72.86 million in 2027 according to Digital TV Research
Media Delivery
Nordic streamer Viaplay set for US launch
Launches in the Netherlands and the UK will follow in 2022
Media Management
ATSC opens RFP for Broadcast Core Network technologies
Core networking capabilities will be an integral part of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast system architecture
Media Delivery
Ampere: Disney surpasses 100 million SVoD subs in the US
Company's three SVoD services are continuing to attract subscribers
Business
Is the BBC planning to launch a subscription-based news channel in the United States?
Plans are said to be at an early stage, and could involve video content or a tier on the BBC website
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
Business
Viaplay set for international push
Streamer will launch in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the United States in 2021
Live Production
Vizrt graphics ‘seen by billions’ on election night
Vizrt graphics were used by CNN, NBC, Fox, BBC, Al Jazeera, TV 2 Norway, NHK, Al Arabiya and Mediacorp
Media Delivery
Akamai: Election night streaming up by double compared to 2016
Live news streaming traffic peaked at approx. 18 Tbps on Akamai's Intelligent Edge platform
Live Production
LiveU breaks records during US election
Company saw a 35 per cent increase in LiveU field unit use, while simultaneous live streams rose by 30 per cent compared to election...
Live Production
All eyes on the United States
Philip Stevens looks at how European broadcasters have elected to cover Biden vs Trump.
Business
US bankruptcy court approves Technicolor’s safeguard plan
Ruling prohibits Technicolor's creditors from taking any action inconsistent with the accelerated financial safeguard plan in the United States
Media Delivery
Globecast to distribute ProSiebenSat.1 Welt across multiple platforms internationally
Deals covers United States, Central and South America, Australia and New Zealand