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Ericsson reveals findings of annual ConsumerLab Report
Every third viewing hour is now spent watching on-demand TV and video, according to the latest edition of the annual Ericsson ConsumerLab TV and...
BusinessVOD
Opinion
The evolution of entertainment discovery
Rapid changes in the way that consumers view content means that operators must rethink the way that content is discovered
Production & Post
Imagine Communications takes IBC TV Everywhere
Imagine Communications will once again be providing the encoding facilities for IBC TV, the news and information service produced on site at broadcast convention
News
Opinion
How will Project Dovetail transform the broadcast industry?
With BARB (Broadcaster’s Audience Research Board) announcing that they will be publishing their TV Player report this September, what particularly interests us at TVPlayer...
News
Business
2015 TVBAwards nominations shortlist unveiled
This year’s shortlist for the TVBAwards has now been drawn up following an overwhelming influx of nominations
Videos
Production & Post
BBV is first to sign on to ABOX42-powered IPTV service
Only weeks after DNMG confirmed cooperation with ABOX42 and Zattoo for a while label IPTV multiscreen service for its members, German broadband provider BBV...
News
Business
BBC and Sky unveil new additions to on-demand services
The public broadcaster has added a number of features to its iPlayer, while Sky customers can now benefit from new additions that bring its...
News
Business
Full UKTV offering now available on BT TV
A deal announced yesterday will allow BT customers to access all ten of UKTV’s channels for the first time
News
Business
BBC Trust launches consultation on proposed changes
The BBC Trust has launched its second public consultation on the BBC Executive’s proposals to move BBC Three from a broadcast to an online-only...
Business
Production & Post
NetRange selects Paywizard for global subscriber management
NetRange has chosen Paywizard to power subscriber management for its pay-TV and TVoD customers. Available in over 96 countries, NetRange provides smart TV applications...
News
Production & Post
PerceptionTV adds regionalisation capability to multiscreen platform
IPTV technology specialist PerceptionTV has added a regionalisation version of its multiscreen IPTV/OTT platform allowing content providers, TV start-ups and aggregators to personalise the...
News
IBC
IBC TV makes headline news
IBC TV is the event’s own live, linear web channel, produced on site and packed full of commentary, interviews and opinions. It is distributed...
IBC
Watermarks to deter pirates
NexGuard, the content protection arm of Civolution, is demonstrating forensic watermarking technologies at IBC for cinema, pre-release, pay-TV, live sports and online. Being showcased...
Business
Teletrax exits Civolution following 4C acquisition
Civolution to focus on its NexGuard Forensic Watermarking business following the completion of the sale of its Teletrax business to 4C
Business
Business
Don’t break the spell: Conviva releases latest findings on viewing behaviour
Slow start times, inferior picture resolution, or excessive interruptions lead to viewers quickly abandoning content, and nearly a third of viewers will abandon a...
News
Business
BBC Worldwide to launch in India withTata Sky
BBC Worldwide has signed a VoD deal with the direct-to-home provider (DTH), Tata Sky
News
IBC
Anvato to demo live-to-VOD at IBC
A showcase of live-to-VOD syndication for OTT and mobile services by Anvato at IBC2015 will demonstrate automated asset creation, with no human intervention
Business
NeuLion reports second quarter revenue of $22.7 million
NeuLion has reported its financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015, including a revenue increase of 69 per cent to $22.7...
Business
Business
Twentieth Century Fox to release UHD films in HDR for home viewing
Ateme has worked with Twentieth Century Fox to enable distribution of what the company claims is the first ever UHD with High Dynamic Range...
Business
The reinvention of ITV: the difference a decade makes
ITV’s second quarter results have been published today, and in light of this Ampere Analysis has taken a closer look at how the broadcaster...
Business
Business
Last week to nominate for TVBAwards in Infrastructure and TVBEverywhere
After its successful launch last year, the TVBAwards returns to London this October, and nominations for the Awards are open until the end of...
Business
Quickplay continues global expansion reaching one billion addressable viewers
Company concludes record fiscal year as the largest global distributor of linear OTT with over 700 live channels and over 200,000 new VoD titles
Business
Opinion
No, the world isn’t ending for the cable and satellite industry
The cable and satellite industry is in flux at the moment. Streaming video platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Now TV continue to...
News
Business
The truth about youth: video lives revealed
Analysis from Platypus and Thinkbox has shown that TV viewing (live, playback and the broadcasters’ VoD services) dominates the video viewing of all ages.
News
Business
TVBAwards 2015 nominations are now open
New awards and revamped categories will celebrate the success stories in the production, management, and delivery of media content
Production & Post
Globecast provides VoD service for British Muslim TV
British Muslim TV has partnered with Globecast to launch a new VoD service as part of its TV Everywhere offering.
News
Business
UPC acquires Irish commercial broadcaster TV3
Liberty Global subsidiary UPC Ireland has entered into an agreement with Doughty Hanson to acquire TV3, a major commercial broadcaster in Ireland, for a...
Business
Opinion
The moving picture of the broadcast industry
We all know change is happening fast, but a quick look back at the history of UK broadcasting shows just how rapidly the pace...
Business
BBC Three to go online; BBC One +1 launch fails; iPlayer update
The BBC Trust has published its conclusions on BBC executive proposals, stating that BBC Three will move online; a +1 channel for BBC One...
News
TVBEverywhere
InPlayer wins FightBox Live pay-per-view contract
Technology from InPlayer, a paywall for video content, has been selected to power the new pay-per-view online service being introduced by FilmBox Live, the...
News
News Releases
Technicolor paves the way for next-gen TV with HDR and SDR compatibility solution
Technicolor has announced the availability of its new High Dynamic Range (HDR) single-layer solution for testing by key ecosystem partners.
News
TVBEverywhere
Transavia pilots Piksel Voyage for in-flight entertainment
European airline Transavia has chosen Piksel Voyage to power its new in-flight entertainment service, allowing travellers to access content through their own devices.
Business
Lebara launches multi-ethnic content service Lebara Play
Lebara is aiming to bridge the content gap with the launch of a new ‘entertainment service for migrants’.
News
TVBEverywhere
Prime Focus Technologies goes OTT in Asia
Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology subsidiary of Prime Focus, has agreed a deal with HOOQ which will see PFT’s CLEAR Operations Cloud help...
News
Business
Sports pass launches on NOW TV for Premier League kick-off
Sky’s chief marketing and digital officer, Stephen van Rooyen has announced a number of developments to online streaming service NOW TV, including the launch...
TVBEverywhere
Vimond kicks off collaboration with Nordisk Film across all Nordic markets
As part of the multi-region, multi-year frame agreement, Vimond will provide an end-to-end managed cloud OTT TV and video streaming service for Nordisk Film...
News
Opinion
Why is digital critical to sales success at MIPCOM?
A great idea can make or break a successful TV programme. For producers and distributors that stumble on a workable product, the rewards of...
News Releases
ABOX42 provides smart IPTV set-top box platform for German cable operators
Deutsche Netzmarketing and German provider of advanced set-top box solutions, ABOX42 have agreed on a partnership agreement for Germany for delivery of advanced IPTV...
IBC
Elemental enhances content delivery for Indonesia’s first commercial OTT service
Elemental Technologies is enabling the Orange TV Group to expand its Genflix OTT service on a variety of smart devices, aiming to broaden content...
Business
BARB releases new Viewing Report
BARB (Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board) has released its second Viewing Report, which provides a review of the way people are watching television and how...
News
TVBEverywhere
Vonetize and Hisense launch global channels on smart TVs
MoffettNathanson revealed recently that during Q1 of 2015, the pay-TV industry lost an estimated net total of 86,000 subscribers ��� marking the first time...
News
Business
No advertising coming onto Netflix, promises CEO
“No advertising coming onto Netflix. Period.” So retorted Reed Hastings, CEO and co-founder of Netflix this week, after the streaming site began showing trailers...
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