Media Delivery
Bitmovin’s HDR and AV1 technology powers MUBI’s global platform
Bitmovin’s cloud VoD encoding infrastructure replaces MUBI’s legacy on-prem stack
VOD
Media Delivery
YouTube to stream first ten minutes of FIFA World Cup matches
The 'innovative agreement' aims to enhance viewer experiences and unlock monetisation opportunities with premium content across FIFA and its Media Partners’ respective official YouTube...
Media Consumption
UK government announces enhanced Ofcom regulations for streamers
As part of its announcement, the government also revealed plans for new legislation that will aim to widen accessibility on VoD services
Artificial Intelligence
Brightcove unveils AI-driven vision for 2026
Following its acquisition by Bending Spoons in 2025, the company has announced a renewed focus on innovation and Quality of Experience delivered through a...
Media Consumption
Research: definitive action on IPTV could minimise digital gap
A new report published by Sky shows viewers across all demographics continue to embrace IPTV
Media Consumption
UKTV enjoys record year-on-year growth figures
The BBC Studios owned company recorded its best year yet increasing viewer share across VoD and linear
Media Delivery
France’s regional broadcasters reach across the country with OKAST and Locales.tv
The strategic partnership aims to drive a fair and sustainable distribution model capable of guiding local media through the transition to IP and streaming
Media Delivery
Telefónica transforms 4K VoD delivery with Ateme cloud solutions
Built on Google Cloud Platform, the solution aims to drive scalable, high-quality content delivery across Telefónica’s international operations
Media Consumption
UK ad-supported streaming hits record 23 million subscribers
Data from Worldpanel by Numerator's Q3 2025 Entertainment on Demand report showed an almost 50 per cent single month surge for DAZN and a...
Media Delivery
Carriage marriage between UKTV and Channel 4 streaming
The 'ground-breaking' deal aims to build on Channel 4's recent streaming growth and significantly increase the footprint of U, making both catch-up and boxset...
Media Consumption
Latest NPAW findings show global quality gains in VoD and linear TV
Europe leads the way in engagement while global device share is dominated by TVs, which show improvements across all quality KPIs
Media Delivery
MBS expands Euro presence with acquisition of SES’s media services in UK and Germany
Rebranded as full season GmbH, the new business will provide a comprehensive suite of services across the European media sector
Business
ORS Group and Insys Video Technologies roll out Big Blue Marble
The company aims to combine broadcast-grade reliability with cloud-native OTT agility to deliver globally scalable, intuitive video service solutions for modern media organisations
Media Management
Outperforming with outsourcing: staying competitive with Media Capability Centres
Nitin Jain, managing partner, director at Skandha Media Services investigates how Media Capability Centres are emerging as a strategic alternative to traditional in-house operations...
Media Consumption
Kantar: Q1 boom in bundled streaming services with growth across multiple platforms
Analysis shows Netflix led the way with growth in new subscriptions and reduced churn
Media Consumption
Kantar: UK streaming war intensifies in Q1
First quarter data reveals growth in ad-supported streaming tiers, with Prime Video and Apple TV+ standout performers at the start of 2025
Media Delivery
Unified Streaming and ITV expand collaboration
Unified Streaming's solutions aim to enable ITV to meet challenges associated with ambitious growth, and to elevate its streaming services
Media Delivery
Hearst Networks’ VoD platforms migrate to the cloud with Arqiva
Arqiva will continue to deliver the broadcaster's VoD assets to 40+ pay-TV and OTT platforms across EMEA
Media Consumption
Ampere: streaming growth to outpace broadcasters for first time in 2025
Global content spend on streaming is predicted to reach $95 billion this year
Media Consumption
UKTV claims digital strategy success as U streaming service doubles views
UKTV said its FAST channels enjoyed a "successful" year with views almost doubling over the summer
Media Delivery
Sky Switzerland selects Zattoo’s Stream API suite
Sky Switzerland hopes to streamline workflows and expand its monetisation opportunities
Media Consumption
Opinion: How EPG and personalisation are shaping the future of FAST
Sri Hari Thirunavukkarasu, EMEA SVP sales, at Amagi, talks to TVBEurope about the changing roles of EPG and content personalisation in the FAST environment...
Media Consumption
WBD surges to UK’s third-most popular SVoD in latest Kantar EoD study
Sport content has been a key driver for 1 in 4 new subscribers, helping Warner Bros Discovery (TNT/EuroSport/discovery+) increase market share, said Kantar
Media Delivery
Opinion: is super aggregation still the way forward for pay-TV operators?
Steve Russell, vice president, video entertainment solutions at Irdeto, looks at ways to meet the challenges of super-aggregation in a fragmented content environment
Media Delivery
Sportall adds Bitmovin solutions for playback and monitoring
Bitmovin Player aims to improve Sportall's time to market when delivering streams to different iOS and Android devices
Live Production
Rohde & Schwarz Pixel Power drives graphics and playout at SWR
The solution can operate on-premises, in the cloud or as a hybrid
Media Consumption
Report: We’re still glued to our TVs as linear and VoD viewing increased globally in 2023
2023 also saw significant improvements in Quality of Experience globally with a decrease of 38 per cent in the buffering ratio, said NPAW's report
Media Consumption
The trends of 2023: A renewed focus on the value of data
Patrick Béhar, global CEO, Kantar Media, takes TVBEurope through the changing streaming landscape in 2023, and why he believes broadcasters and platforms need to...
Features
Industry partnerships accelerate AI-augmented video streaming
Partnerships between video streaming ecosystem experts are key to fostering innovation, writes Alain Pellen, senior manager, OTT and IPTV solutions, at Harmonic
Media Delivery
Unlocking streaming experimentation with flexible technology foundations
In the fast-evolving streaming landscape, flexibility isn't just an advantage; it's a necessity, writes Thomas Box, director of solutions engineering, media and entertainment, Edgio
Media Consumption
Hybrid video on demand in growth, says report
Hybrid video on demand (HVoD) services are becoming more prevalent as subscription premium video platforms embrace ad-supported tiers, according to new research in the FreeWheel...
Media Delivery
What cost of living crisis? Number of UK homes with one SVoD subscription rises in Q2 2023
The research also found 7 per cent of British households took out a new streaming subscription in the second quarter of 2023, up from...
Media Consumption
Women’s World Cup forecasted to attract 1.4 billion followers
New research from WSC Sports forecasts that growth in 'avid followers' of the Women’s World Cup is set to increase by 57%, from 929...
Media Consumption
Is streaming killing the video star?
A new report from Ampere Analysis reveals that almost half of internet users say they have switched off broadcast TV and watch more than...
Media Management
Vizrt replaces Multichannel with new automated branding solution
Viz Channel Branding introduces greater automation, control, stability, and visibility for branding and channel cross-promotion needs across all linear and on-demand outputs, said the...
Media Consumption
New on demand research shows struggle for Netflix in UK
Kantar's UK entertainment on demand study shows promising signs for ITVX and AppleTV+, while Netflix experiences a gradual decline across all areas, including content...
Features
Delivering streaming media: reimagining CDNs
Greg Burns, head of media products, Arqiva looks at the ways streaming media providers (including traditional broadcasters) are looking to improve their approaches to...
Media Delivery
Unified Streaming launches new API combining VoD and live sources
The solution repurposes and mixes pre-encoded media assets, previously prepared for VoD streaming, into a live linear stream
Media Management
Alibaba Cloud aims to support European customers with new video solutions
ApsaraVideo Live and ApsaraVideo VOD aim to support broadcasters with live broadcast services and video production and management tasks
Business
MEDIAGENIX acquires video distribution services company BeBanjo
The acquisition generates a broad solution portfolio combining MEDIAGENIX's WHATS’ON Media Business Management Platform with BeBanjo’s Movida VoD-first solution
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
Media Management
Imagine takes to the cloud with Aviator
“This is a fully cloud based platform that covers the entire scope of planning, making and monetising any form of video content,” Imagine president...