OTT/Streaming

 

Max Goes Global in Latin America, Launches Feb. 27 (Variety)

Fernando Medin, president and managing director of Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America and U.S. Hispanic, drilled down on the company’s programming and growth strategy for the r... More

The Comeback of Content Licensing (Senal News)

According to the latest research by Ampere Analysis, content licensing is set to grow again after four years, offering significant benefits for major studios.... More

MLB Launches Colorado Rockies Streaming Service (TV Tech)

The Rockies.TV streaming service will offer live and on demand games for $99.99 a year.... More

Going Beyond the Fundamentals of SSAI (Synamedia Blog)

One of the key advantages of SSAI over client-based solutions is the ease with which it can be integrated into other parts of your ad-tech ecosystem. Since most of the interactions... More

Digital Déjà Vu: Streaming’s Shift Back to Ad Revenue and Big Network Dynamics (FilmTrack Blog)

In the relentless pursuit of profitability, content owners are grappling with the challenge of monetising streaming channels, with some contemplating launching their own in today's... More

Forecast: Africa SVOD to Add 9M Subs by 2029 (Advanced Television)

South Africa and Nigeria will supply 59 per cent (9.4 million) of the region’s total. However, SVOD penetration will still be low by 2029, with only 7.1 per cent of TV households... More

NBCUniversal Launches New FAST Channels on Pluto TV (TTV)

The latest offering includes entertainment, news, sports, and true crime programmes from NBCUniversal’s TV and streaming portfolio and NBCU Global TV Distribution’s library.... More

Globo Names Streaming and International Chief to Replace Veteran Erick Brêtas (TBI)

Brazilian media giant Globo is restructuring its streaming and international operations with the appointment of Manuel Belmar to replace veteran Erick Brêtas. Belmar will oversee ... More

Warner, Fox, Disney to Launch Streaming Sports Joint Venture (Variety)

Fox Corp., Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are set to launch a new streaming joint venture that will make all of their sports programming available under a single broadband roof,... More

Nagra Sport, European Broadcasting Union Partner to Launch ‘Eurovision Sport’

NAGRAVISION, a Kudelski Group company, and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an alliance of public service media organisations, announced a partnership to deliver and operate ... More

Report: SVOD Subscriptions in Japan Exceed 52M (Variety)

Japan was a latecomer to the video streaming era, with many viewers still preferring the collectability of physical media. But now the Japanese streaming sector appears to have rea... More

DAZN Sport Channel Launches on YouTube (DTVE)

The sports streamer said DAZN Sport will re-imagine formats and optimise the platform’s archive for social distribution. The channel launches alongside a new season of No Days Of... More

One Third of Streamers Still Sharing Passwords (TV Tech)

Amid a crackdown on password sharing nearly half were very worried or somewhat worried that streaming services would crackdown on the practice, according to Horowitz.... More

Verimatrix, AWS Collaborate to Further Increase Speed, Reliability for OTT Content Security

Verimatrix announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services to further bolster scalability, availability and ease of use for its Streamkeeper Multi-DRM cloud-based OTT content se... More

Audiohuis and ITV Studios Launch Crime Podcast ‘Autopsy’

Starting today, the first episode of Autopsy, a podcast series by Audiohuis and ITV Studios will launch initially on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. The 10 episode series will re... More

U.S. Streaming Market Nears Saturation (TV Tech)

The U.S. streaming industry has reached the point of near saturation, with 123 million U.S. homes (95% of all homes) having at least one streaming VOD service in December of 2023, ... More

Research Finds FAST Growth While SVOD Slows (BroadcastTech)

The UK now has 21% of video users watching FAST channels weekly, following in the footsteps of the US (46%), and Brazil (36%).... More

Nielsen: U.S. Audiences Streamed Record 21M Years of Video in 2023 (TV Tech)

`Ted Lasso’ was the most popular streaming original; library content dominated the list of most streamed shows and Suits was the most streamed show.... More

Sports Cause 2023’s Biggest Spikes in Web Traffic (Advanced Television)

Champions League football and NFL games caused the biggest spikes in web traffic in Europe and the US in 2023, according to new analysis.... More

Netflix Secures WWE Raw Deal for $5B (ReadWrite)

Netflix revealed a long-term partnership with WWE’s flagship programme, exclusively available in the US, Canada, UK and Latin America. It will be the first time Raw has not aired... More

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