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Consumers rate OTT services higher than pay-TV operators
Research shows that both still struggle with customer experience
STV appoints MD for new Digital division
Richard Williams joins the company from UKTV, where he was general manager of UKTV Play
Telestream’s Vantage adopted by BT TV
Platform is being employed to analyse technical properties of VoD content, extract and create appropriate metadata
Ofcom “concerned” at Virgin/UKTV row
Four million viewers estimated to have lost UKTV's 10 channels
RTL Interactive appoints head of VoD content
Moritz Pohl will take up the newly created role from the 1st of October
castLabs supplies DRM technology for France’s M6 Group
Solution is being used to handle a large number of license requests across the 6play VoD and live streaming platform
State of the Media Industry 2018: Data-driven video is the key
Ooyala's head of content strategy Paula Minardi weighs in on the company's latest industry report
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More than 85 per cent of US millennials subscribe to at least one OTT service
Research suggests overall penetration of subscription OTT video services among the generation have topped out
VideosViacom scores first mobile deal for Paramount+
App will launch to mobile subscribers in Sweden via new Telenor streaming service
Amazon adds STARZPLAY to Prime Video line-up in UK, Germany
Channel will feature STARZ Originals launching exclusively on the same day as the US
Filmstruck launches in France and Spain
Turner and Warner Bros' subscription VoD service will draw on local content partners
Ex-BBC producer’s ‘Netflix of Islam’ launches crowdfunding campaign
East London based VoD service is pledging for funds to offer 500 new titles of video content
Liquid Media Hub nets ATP Media contract
Will provide a full range of services including ingest and digitisation of a large archive of historical footage
Netflix leads the way in UK mobile viewing times
Platform saw the highest average viewing times during the month of March
Europe’s leading commercial TV company sees decline in free TV business
RTL operates 61 television channels in 30 European countries
Rakuten TV acquires TalkTalk TV’s off-net transactional base
Acquisition sees Rakuten TV extend its reach to over three million users in the UK
Binge buys Fulwell 73’s cryptocurrency doc for Blockchain VoD platform
Beyond Bitcoin has been acquired by Slate Entertainment Group
Rakuten TV to offer Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos on Smart TVs
It becomes the first VoD service in Europe to offer the technology
France Télévisions, RAI, ZDF partner on Alliance
New VoD platform aims to take on the likes of Netflix
Rakuten TV launches cinema arm
Rakuten Cinema will simultaneously release films theatrically and on VoD
ITV, Channel 4, Sky collaborate to prove value of VoD
Companies join forces with Thinkbox to unveil study into broadcasting video on demand
Movistar+ integrates with Amazon Fire TV
Service is now available on the Fire TV Stick where customers can access films, series, documentaries and programmes
Unreel.me gets Vewd’s app in a Snap
Partnership has already led to 35 new apps on the Vewd App Store
Sky expands Spanish OTT offering with fresh Sony deal
AXN will immediately join Sky’s OTT platform as part of the deal, with AXN White launching later this month
Amagi employs machine learning for new content preparation service
Tornado allows content owners to scale their operations, accelerate broadcast workflows, generate new revenues and reduce operational costs
Vodafone Spain to offer complete mobile TV service in Europe
Service will be available for free from the 1st of April
ITV to undergo “strategic refresh”
CEO Carolyn McCall admits ITV is struggling to monetise VoD
Simplestream, Little Dot Studios partner on VoD service
Developed with Simplestream's VoD-in-a-box platform
Globecast celebrates year of ‘streaming successes’
Projects completed with the Ladies European Tour, The British GT Championship, Equestrian Endurance and Star Sixes football
Netflix surpasses $11 billion in 2017 revenue
Streaming giant reports on a "beautiful" fourth quarter
2018: ‘Consolidation central’
Consolidation and microservices will dominate the next 12 months
Vodafone Spain adds Filmin
Users will be able to access VoD content via STBs and mobile app
Netflix boom continues throughout Spain
Subscriptions have doubled in the past six months
All Media Baltics selects Encompass for playout and distribution
Multi-year contract will see Encompass deliver various playout services to Latvian facility
ITV to close linear Encore channel
Brand will continue as a VoD-only service, and will no longer be exclusive to Sky