Business
Private equity and VC investment into streaming media companies drops by almost 75 per cent
So far in 2023, just three deals have been completed, said S&P Global Market Intelligence
Video on Demand
Media Delivery
Austria’s ORF selects Bitmovin for video streaming optimisation
Using the Bitmovin Player ORF can quickly deploy and launch content on new devices and operating systems as soon as they become available to...
Media Delivery
European streamers launch VoD Coalition
Organisation aims to encourage VoD companies to continue to invest in Europe, and policy makers not to over regulate
Business
UK government sets out plans for TV industry’s future
Document reveals plans for Channel 4 privatisation, a new Video-on-Demand code to regulate streaming services, and legislation around prominence for public service broadcasters
Media Delivery
RTÉ Player ‘requires several million Euros of investment’
Broadcaster's video-on-demand service has come under criticism from viewers due to its perceived instability and unreliability, especially in terms of live sporting events with...
Media Delivery
ITV Hub records best ever month
ITV Hub+, the ad-free subscription version of ITV Hub, also broke records
Production & Post
Boosting fan engagement and interaction during the summer of sport
With the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games just days away, Vualto's Femke Schurer looks at how broadcasters can mimic a seamless linear...
Production & Post
BT’s media operations takes flight with Blackbird
Telco will use Blackbird to access and edit multiple live broadcast streams of sports and other content for downstream distribution to OTT and VoD...
Media Delivery
ITV employs DIMPACT web app to build sustainable design into its VoD service
App enables users to understand their ‘downstream’ carbon impacts, right through to the end-user
Media Consumption
Live TV, VoD, video streaming see drops following easing of lockdown
Latest iteration of Havas Media report shows TV consumption is dropping as more people head out after lockdown
Media Delivery
Sky, Discovery agree linear channel, VoD, D2C partnership
Sky Q and Eurosport will join forces on UHD and HD pop-up feeds during the 2021 Olympics
Media Delivery
Streaming activity up 30 per cent worldwide in March
Figures reflect streaming activity across linear, VoD and OTT
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer to stop streaming in Ultra High Definition
Follow's the EBU's call for broadcasters to reduce bitrates on their VoD services
Media Delivery
VoD platforms urged to include coronavirus PSAs
PSAs should run pre-content, post-content and even in live streams
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom disagrees with BBC over iPlayer changes
BBC should conduct a ‘public interest test’ to properly assess value and potential impact on other broadcasters
Business
“Window is closing” to launch a British Netflix warns ITV’s McCall
ITV CEO says UK broadcasters have little time left to act to turn the tide of the big US streamers
Production & Post
Paramount Network tasks Red Bee Media with key services
Red Bee will provide media management, transmission, VoD and access services
TVBEverywhere
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 ‘in early talks to launch British streaming service’
NBC Universal also said to considering joining venture
Content
France Télévisions, RAI, ZDF partner on Alliance
New VoD platform aims to take on the likes of Netflix
TVBEverywhere
Rakuten TV launches cinema arm
Rakuten Cinema will simultaneously release films theatrically and on VoD
TVBEverywhere
Simplestream, Little Dot Studios partner on VoD service
Developed with Simplestream's VoD-in-a-box platform
Features
Video on Demand – it’s not just about video
Platforms need to look past the video itself and add extra information for the viewer.
TVBEverywhere
Channel 4 says ads on YouTube, Facebook have less impact than TV VoD
Channel 4 has released details of its own research into the cost and impact of advertising on social video compared to TV VoD. The...
Business
On-demand broadcasters legally required to include subtitles
The government passed the amendment as part of the Digital Economy Bill
TVBEverywhere
Cinépolis goes OTT with Elemental
Cinépolis has selected an integrated solution from Elemental and Amazon Web Services for its transactional video on-demand (TVOD) service
News
TVBEverywhere
Ooyala predicts state of the media industry
Mobile, big data, and content creation are coming together to create a new digital video landscape
News
Business
Eurosport remains home of World Snooker
Eurosport, World Snooker and IMG have announced a ten-year extension of the TV and digital rights to show 18 tournaments of the World Snooker...
News Releases
AfricaXP selects Babeleye for pan-African TV services
AfricaXP has selected Babeleye, the multilingual video content metadata platform, to manage rich EPG metadata of its linear channels distributed to two of ...
News
Opinion
Video killed the radio star, will Netflix kill the broadcaster?
Rumour has it the BBC is in early-stage talks with rivals, including ITV, about launching a Netflix-style subscription streaming service. The move comes at...
Videos
Business
Vimond launches Connect for social media and VoD
Vimond Media Solutions has launched Vimond Connect, to allow digital media service providers to facilitate a social media experience for video on-demand (VoD) viewers
News
Opinion
Content discovery: The importance of going global
Just how important is ’being global’? Of course, generating scale economies and gathering international insights is important, but in media, does having a global...
Videos
TVBEverywhere
CABSAT 2016 to focus on ‘transformed’ MENA market
CABSAT 2016 is set to focus on the “transformed” Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market when it takes place at the Dubai World...
Production & Post
Ooyala powers SVoD service Feeln
Feeln, a subscription video streaming service from Hallmark Cards, has partnered with Ooyala and is now streaming a diverse content library including original series,...
News
TVBEverywhere
Jazz and Blues TV to go online with Piksel
Jazz and Blues TV has partnered with Piksel to launch the first digital music TV channel dedicated to jazz and blues
Production & Post
BBC Worldwide picks Vindicia payment tech for VoD Store
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has chosen Vindicia’s CashBox solution to manage ecommerce on BBC Store
News
Production & Post
Vision247 develops anti-piracy VoD platform
Vision247 has created a bespoke video on-demand screening platform that enables content distributors to share and stream media assets with partners and clients around...
News
TVBEverywhere
Discover Digital launches OTT VoD platform with Broadpeak
Discover Digital, a South African digital entertainment company, has selected Broadpeak's video delivery solution to power its OTT transactional VoD and subscription VoD platform
News
TVBEverywhere
ITV Hub to go live next week
A promotional ad for ITV’s new online service has hit YouTube. The ITV Hub will become the new digital destination for all its TV...
News
Features
A new model for news delivery
CNN delivers news and information through its basic cable and satellite television channels, numerous affiliates and its website. News never stops and the amount
Features
TVBEverywhere
Ericsson and Airtel unveil NuVu SVoD service in Nigeria
Ericsson and telecoms provider Airtel Nigeria have announced a subscription video on-demand content service, NuVu, giving subscribers in Nigeria access to around 3,000 local...
News
Business
Netflix to reach 115 million subscribers
The number of subscription video on-demand (SVoD) homes is forecast to reach 306 million across 200 countries by 2020, according to a new report...
Business
TVBEverywhere
WatchAfrica and net-m launch tailored VoD service
WatchAfrica has partnered with payment solutions company net-m to launch an IPTV and VoD service to provide African content that is exclusively available for...
News