Media Delivery
Digital film sales surpass discs for the first time
PVoD content accounted for 6.2 per cent of all digital rentals over the lockdown period according to BASE
VOD
Media Management
BritBox selects M2A Media’s VoD Workflow for Canadian expansion
Workflow is being used to transcode, package and deliver VoD content with subtitles and technical metadata for BritBox's launch on Amazon Prime Video in...
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 Consumption
Only a third of UK viewers are aware of AVoD
New figures from study by Rakuten Advertising
Media Management
DPP report reveals chaos in VoD content supply
The research, Supplying the VOD revolution, exposes pain points in the supply of content to video on demand platforms
Business
TV ad spend to suffer 46.6% decline in Q2
Stark evidence of COVID-19's impact on media ad spend as report forecasts TV ad spend decline of 46.6% in Q2, with VoD seeing slump...
Media Delivery
New study finds three-quarters of world’s UHD services are predominantly linear
Ultra HD Forum's new Tracker looks at 150 commercial consumer-facing UHD TV services worldwide
Data Centre
Live TV viewing up 64 per cent during lockdown
Havas Media Group also finds 22 per cent increase in VoD viewing
Media Delivery
Streaming activity up 30 per cent worldwide in March
Figures reflect streaming activity across linear, VoD and OTT
Media Delivery
VoD platforms urged to include coronavirus PSAs
PSAs should run pre-content, post-content and even in live streams
Data Centre
Disney Plus could have 7.6 million UK subscribers
Only two per cent of Netflix users are considering leaving the service for the Disney platform
TVBEverywhere
Bitmax joins EuroVoD association
Association aims to defend and promote VoD as a legal channel for distribution of content
Media Delivery
Arqiva delivers A+E to Amazon Prime
Transcodes in the Cloud using AWS Elemental MediaConvert
TVBEverywhere
BBC to launch revamped iPlayer in 2020
Broadcaster says iPlayer will become “the heart of everything we do"
Business
Synamedia, Telestream partner on VoD workflow products
Telestream’s Vantage platform complements Synamedia's video network portfolio
Data Centre
Young Irish viewers ‘deserting linear television faster than expected’
15-24 year olds are watching just 70 minutes of linear TV a day
News Releases
SSIMWAVE monitors Dolby Vision quality
SSIMPLUS VoD Monitor Inspector helps customers take control of HDR
Production & Post
Speechmatics, Limecraft partner for automatic subtitling
Creates cost-savings for producers and distributors
News Releases
Interra Systems delivers quality control
Demonstrates BATON ABR QC and ORION-OTT monitoring solutions at IBC
Technology
Switch Media launches live linear OTT channels solution
Can be used on pop-up or existing linear channels
News Releases
Simplestream to demo CloudTV at IBC
Showcasing how its solutions empower broadcasters to stay ahead of the technology curve
Features
This month in the world of streaming…
Catch up on all July's activity from the streamers
Videos
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom confirms approval for iPlayer changes
"Helps ensure the BBC remains relevant in the face of changing viewing habits"
Content
Freeview Play reaches 20,000 hours of content
7 million devices sold since its launch in 2015
Content
Three Pluto TV channels launch on My5
First collaboration between the two Viacom-owned AVoD platforms in the UK
TVBEverywhere
STV rolls out innovations for Player
Plans to launch picture in picture for web and mobile by September
Business
Alchimie, SFR sign factual content deal
Available for all SFR Power and Premium subscribers
Technology
German TV viewers struggle with HDR, OLED, UHD etc
Just 26 per cent of Germans understand the term HDR
TVBEverywhere
Nickelodeon Play app launches in Poland and Bulgaria
Certain episodes will premiere on the app ahead of broadcast on the Nickelodeon linear channel
Data Centre
Co-commissions bring record investment to UK production industry
Evidence to be submitted to House of Lords Communications Committee
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom gives provisional approval for BBC iPlayer changes
Broadcaster plans to make programmes available for 12 months or longer
Data Centre
VoD advertising “grew six-fold in seven years”
The Advertising Association publishes UK Advertising’s Digital Revolution report
TVBEverywhere
Channel 4 lets advertisers target custom VoD audiences
'Project Agora' due to launch in the autumn