Production & Post
Ostmodern launches Skylark
Ostmodern has launched end-to-end video delivery platform and content management system Skylark. The broadcast content and VoD specialist is already providing
VOD
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport 1 launches free streaming in Germany
Eurosport 1 is now available as a free live-stream throughout Germany. The linear TV channel has been registered as an OTT service and...
Opinion
Three steps to curbing video piracy
The digital revolution that has and continues to flourish globally has led to a rise in consumer expectations. Access to their favourite movies, TV...
Data Centre
SVoD-only homes on the up
The proportion of households cancelling traditional TV services in favour of exclusive SVoD use is on the rise, according to the latest Ampere Analysis...
Features
Akamai webinar series: Analysing the “next generation” of challenges
Four insightful and innovative webinars will be delivered over the coming weeks
Business
Amazon prepares for Indian launch with Dharma deal
Amazon has penned a deal with India film producer Dharma as it prepares to launch Prime Instant Video throughout the country. The launch is...
Data Centre
Netflix ‘difficult to sustain’ as VoD revenues rise
Global SVoD revenues will double by 2021, but current market leader Netflix may struggle to maintain its current model, according to the latest Juniper...
Videos
Data Centre
Netflix gaining ground on YouTube, iPlayer
SVoD leader Netflix is rapidly making up ground on YouTube and iPlayer in the UK, according to eMarketer. The BBC and Google have dominated...
Analysis
Are pay-TV providers an endangered species?
As more television sets become internet-enabled, online content is finding its way from computer and mobile screens to the TV screens of our living...
IBC
iTX On-Demand speeds VoD creation
iTX On-Demand is Grass Valley’s new system for automating video-on-demand workflows, reducing the delay in publishing for live programmes by processing files as they...
Production & Post
BT chooses Accenture Video Solution
BT TV has selected the Accenture Video Solution (AVS) platform to support current and future BT TV offerings. The software platform supports live streaming...
News
Interviews
Driving engagement
George Jarrett talks to Fabrice Hamaide, CFO and president of Piksel, about the huge advantages that come with a micro services architecture. Netflix and...
Business
Production & Post
Freesat launches live audience measurement
Freesat has launched a live audience measurement service for free-to-air television. Running on TVbeat’s audience attribution platform, the service will deliver viewing
News
Business
TVBAwards: Nominate now for TVBEverywhere
The clock continues to tick on the nomination deadline for the TVBAwards 2016, and there are now less than two weeks to put names...
News
Business
UKTV reports record half-year results
UKTV has announced its half-year results, which reveal a record-breaking six months for the multichannel broadcaster. UKTV is the fastest-growing network in Britain
Business
News Releases
shomi looks to the cloud with Elemental
Canadian SVoD service shomi is using technology from Elemental to help reach its goals of scaling and accelerating growth in the Canadian online video...
Videos
TVBEverywhere
Channel 5 launching ‘Best Of’ channel
Channel 5 is set to launch a ‘Best Of’ channel My5 early next month. The free-to-air channel, which will broadcast the ‘best content from...
News
Data Centre
German pay-TV revenue to hit €3 billion in 2016
Germany’s pay-TV and paid VoD revenues will reach €3 billion this year, according to the latest report from the country’s commercial broadcaster association, VPRT....
News
TVBEverywhere
Tele Columbus to launch TVoD service
German cable operator Tele Columbis is set to launch its own TVoD service. Developed in partnership with the Tele München Group and On Demand...
News
Business
Trace acquires Buni.tv
Urban entertainment group Trace has acquired pan-African service Buni.tv. The move comes ahead of the launch of its own TracePlay VoD platform, and sees...
News
TVBEverywhere
BBC moves to HbbTV
The BBC, working in collaboration with Freeview, DUK and the DTG, intends to accelerate the adoption of international standards around interactive TV in the...
News
Production & Post
Ostmodern aids maxdome overhaul
Ostmodern played a ‘key role’ in the redesign of Germany SVoD service maxhome, according to the broadcast and VoD specialist. The redesign, which took...
News
IBC
Ericsson provides USA Today network with TV listings
FYI Television, now part of Ericsson, has been selected by media and marketing company Gannett to provide TV listings across its USA Today network....
Videos
Business
Disney and Lucasfilm heading to Netflix
Netflix users in the US will be able to stream all Disney films, including Pixar, Lucasfilms and Marvel titles, from September this year. All...
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
Opinion
Maximising the ROI from media technology investment
For many next generation projects, the most challenging issue by far is establishing the total return on investment (ROI), and agreeing how to monitor...
Business
Data Centre
Europe contributes a quarter of VoD film
European production companies supply 27 per cent of the continent’s VoD film content, according to the latest report from the European Audiovisual Observatory. The...
News
Analysis
What we will learn from NAB: Steve Plunkett, Ericsson
Ahead of NAB 2016, TVBEurope asked a number of industry leaders for their views on the progress of the broadcast and video technology industry,...
Features
TVBEverywhere
YouTube continues to dominate UK streaming
YouTube maintained its status as the leading UK streaming service throughout 2015, according to Enders’ analysis of the home entertainment market. The streaming giant...
News
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
Features
Making the jump to IT speed
Overlooking a rainy London, Avid hosted a TVBEurope roundtable that sought to get a high altitude view of the transition to an IT-based broadcast...
Videos
Features
MediaGeniX to take UKTV “beyond 2016”
Dave, one of ten UKTV linear channels, has been part and parcel of the UK broadcast setup ever since its Freeview relaunch in 2007....
Features
Data Centre
Russia operating over 2,300 TV channels
The Russian TV market now offers 2,370 TV channels, according to a European Audiovisual Observatory report. ‘Focus on the audiovisual industry in the Russian...
Business
TVBEverywhere
Seven in ten have pay-TV or VoD subscription
The majority of UK households now hold a pay-TV or VoD subscription, according to the latest Nielsen report. Nielson’s ‘Global Video-on-Demand Report’ reported that...
News
Production & Post
Simplestream partners with MP & Silva
Simplestream has agree a partnership deal with sports distributor MP & Silva. The company, which provides live streaming at live-to-VoD solutions, will enable MP
News
News Releases
Tedial brings MAM Evolution to CABSAT
Tedial is showcasing its multi award-winning Tedial Evolution, an enhanced version of its Media IT platform, for the first time in the Middle East...
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
BVE
Streaming “Like telly, only better”
ITV is on a mission best summed up as to make OTT streaming “like telly only better”
News
TVBEverywhere
UK TV advertising tops £5 billion
A record £5.27 billion was invested in UK TV advertising in 2015, according to Thinkbox
News
Analysis
As VoD hots up, how can providers stand out?
The OTT sector is in rude health. According to German research firm Statista, in October 2015, Netflix alone boasted 67 million paid subscribers in...
Features
Business
NBC to launch hayu
NBCUniversal International is launching hayu, a reality themed OTT service
News
Business
Spotify to release video content
Spotify will begin rolling out video content to its users this week
News