Business
NextUp: The Netflix of comedy
Stand-up comedy SVoD service NextUp has launched throughout the UK. The new offering, which delivers a collection of recorded stand-up performances for £3.50 per...
YouTube
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YouTube launches VR app for Google Daydream
YouTube has launched a standalone virtual reality (VR) app which will be available on Daydream, Google’s new VR platform. VR video, which will include...
Business
Google acquires FameBit to push YouTube revenue
Google has acquired FameBit in a deal designed to drive more revenue from YouTube and enable individual content creators to increase profit. The technology...
Business
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...
TVBEverywhere
Vestel begins roll out of Freeview Play-enabled TVs
Vestel is preparing to launch a range of Freeview Play TVs. The move will significantly expand the presence of subscription-free, connected TV services in...
IBC
YouTube: ‘Video is now a mobile-first experience’
By 2020 YouTube expects video to account for 77 per cent of all US mobile data traffic, according to the video sharing network’s content...
Production & Post
Trio take YouTube Space London into IP
YouTube has partnered with Evertz, Ross Video and Solid State Logic for the launch of YouTube Space London. The trio have delivered their various...
News
TVBEverywhere
Twitter to share ad revenue with content creators
Twitter is planning to share advertising revenue with video content creators as it looks to battle YouTube and Facebook. The move will see Twitter...
TVBEverywhere
Virgin unveils V6 box
Virgin Media has revealed new details about its upcoming set-top box. The Liberty Global EOS box, which will be marketed as the Virgin TV...
News
IBC
Shahrzad Rafati to give IBC2016 Conference keynote
Shahrzad Rafati, founder and CEO of BBTV, will deliver a keynote on Saturday 10 September
Videos
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Champions League and Europa League finals live on YouTube
BT has partnered with YouTube to broadcast free coverage of the Champions League and Europa League Finals.The deal will see BT Sport stream its...
News
Business
Amazon launches YouTube-style service
Amazon has released Amazon Video Direct (AVD), a new self-service programme allowing its users to upload their own video content. The programme serves as...
News
TVBEverywhere
YouTube planning video subscription service
YouTube is reportedly in talks to launch its own online TV subscription service. The service, Unplugged, would allow customers to stream cable TV channel...
News
Business
Mobile piracy streaming on the increase
Twenty-eight per cent of all visits to piracy sites in 2015 were through mobile devices, according to Muso a provider of content protection, data...
TVBEverywhere
YouTube to introduce live-streaming VR
YouTube is releasing live-streamed 360-degree videos. The streaming service, which initially made VR compatibility available in March 2015, will also introduce spatial audio to...
News
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
TVBEverywhere
Google to rival Periscope
Google is developing YouTube Connect, a new live streaming app capable of rivalling Periscope and Facebook Live. According to VentureBeat, the app will offer...
News
Business
Facebook, Twitter interested in live video
Facebook and Twitter are moving into the live TV market. According to the New York Post, both companies are looking to compete directly with...
News
Business
Kidoodle launches globally
Children’s SVoD service Kidoodle has completed it’s global launch. The service is now available across 145 countries via the Apple App Store and Google...
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
TVBEverywhere
Internet ‘more popular than TV’ for children
The amount of time children spend on the internet has overtaken TV viewing for the first time
News
Business
Yahoo axes video service
Web portal Yahoo has pulled the plug on its online video service Yahoo Screen less than four years after launch
Business
YouTube seeking TV and film rights?
YouTube has been in talks with Hollywood studios and production companies regarding deals for TV and film content rights, according to the Wall Street...
News
TVBEverywhere
Sky promises ‘Fluid Viewing’ with new service
Sky has announced its new home entertainment system, Sky Q, designed to create a TV viewing ‘ecosystem’ in the home
News
Business
The Economist Films launches documentary series
The global current-affairs newspaper announced its video initiative in June with the premiere of two series pilots in New York London. Content from the...
News
TVBEverywhere
YouTube announces subscription service
YouTube is to offer a new subscription service featuring original content including films starring popular vloggers from the site. YouTube Red launches on October...
News
TVBEverywhere
Global trends in video streaming apps revealed by App Annie
Apps delivering streaming to mobile devices are experiencing tremendous growth, and the reasons behind this growth are country-specific, driven by different content preferences and...
News
TVBEverywhere
Formula E goes social with Little Dot Studios
Formula E has signed a partnership with broadcaster and producer Little Dot Studios to create and distribute video content across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat...
News
Business
Facebook debuts 360-degree video with Star Wars exclusive
Facebook has announced a new capability allowing users to upload, view and engage with 360 videos on the website’s News Feed. The move follows...
Videos
Data Centre
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...
Business
Production & Post
Telestream unveils live streaming app
Telestream has introduced Wirecast Go, a stand-alone iPhone live streaming application that enables users to capture content using their phone camera, and stream live...
News
Production & Post
ITN Productions kicks off three seasons of Football League with EVS
ITN Productions, the in-house TV production business from ITN, recently signed a three season contract to produce all content from the Football League to...
News
Business
Endemol Shine UK takes controlling stake in Simon’s Cat
Endemol Shine UK has acquired a controlling share in animation company Simon’s Cat, founded in 2008 by illustrator, animator and director Simon Tofield
Business
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Imagine Dragons live streams tour with Telestream
Grammy Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons is using the Telestream Wirecast software to give fans a glimpse at life on the road by streaming...
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.
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Business
Netflix now in Nordics on Netgem
Netgem has announced a major content upgrade to its internet TV platform with the addition of Netflix. The new service is already available in...
News
Business
‘Netflix for green content’ opens Bristol office
Green.TV, a production and distribution house dedicated to the sustainability, conservation and the clean tech sector, has opened a new office in Bristol and...
News
Business
Traditional broadcasters are buying up YouTube’s MCNs
Ampere Analysis has reviewed the overall market impact, video views and financial worth of the largest Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs) on YouTube including which traditional...
News
IBC
Wirecast brings fans onboard Extreme Sailing Series
Telestream Wirecast live video streaming software is being used to connect online sailing fans worldwide with the Extreme Sailing Series. Now in its ninth...
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
Vivendi finalises acquisition of Dailymotion
French media company Vivendi yesterday acquired an 80 per cent stake in Dailymotion from Orange, for €217 million.
Business
Business
Facebook catching up with YouTube in advertising ‘arms race’
Ampere Analysis has released findings of it latest report into video content on YouTube and Facebook, concluding that there will be both winners and...
Videos