Media Delivery
DPP publishes VoD onboarding guidance
Guidance breaks down the onboarding process into a structured set of steps which enable organisations to simplify and improve communication, documentation, and technical integration
VOD
Live Production
LiveU, Blackbird partner on end-to-end live and VoD production
LiveU feeds can be ingested into the Blackbird editing workflow in near real-time
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
Business
Analyst: European VoD revenues increased 30-fold between 2010-2020
Report suggests paid VoD revenues are still a small fraction of total audiovisual revenues in the EU (7 per cent of €114.5 billion in...
Media Management
RTVE selects VSN for MAM, Cerberus Tech enables live content self-management, and more
TVBEurope rounds up the latest products and solutions news from VSN, 24i, Verizon Media, Cerberus Tech and Riedel.
Media Consumption
Why the paradox of choice will bring content together in virtual channels
Unified Streaming's Simon Westbroek explains why using playlist-based workflows offers content owners an opportunity to go a step further and curate channels from a...
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
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