OTT / Streaming
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
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
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
France: VOD Consumption Growing (Advanced Television)
In 2023, French VOD consumption made up a third (33 per cent) of overall video viewing, a rise of seven points over four years.... 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
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
Video Anti-Piracy: Mitigating Unauthorised Access and Token Sharing in OTT Streaming (Verimatrix Blog)
All OTT streaming solutions are vulnerable to malicious attacks. The use of DRM is essential for protecting content, as it ensures that the content is not exposed in the clear and ... More
Whip Media Deploys AI-Powered Tools Across Its SaaS Solutions to Solve FAST Reporting Challenges and Predict Content, Consumer Trends
Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organisations, today announced at CES new functionality to its SaaS te... More
Global Music Streams Grew by 33.7% to 7.1T in 2023 (Music Ally)
Yes, that’s 7. 1 trillion music streams last year across the world. The stat comes from research firm Luminate’s 2023 Year-End Music Report. The 7.1tn streams were across audio... More
TiVo Launches TiVo Broadband Streaming Platform (TV Tech)
TiVo Broadband provides operators with a streaming platform they can market to broadband only subs.... More
Survey: 70% Want More Control Over Streaming Experience (Advanced Television)
As streaming providers continue to compete for customer loyalty, 70 per cent of consumers want better control over their experience. Findings show consumers would prefer to create ... More
Canal+ Group Expands European Streaming Footprint (TVBEurope)
Already available in Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia, the platform, which is currently being distributed in the Netherlands via subsidiary M7, will be rebranded CANAL+ from Ja... More
Paramount+ Content Deal with LATAM Airlines (Advanced Television)
Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount, has announced a partnership with LATAM Airlines Group to launch a Paramount+ Branded Channel on over 300 aircrafts across 148 dest... More
Paid Streaming Services are Now Found in Almost 70% of the Swedish Households (Senal News)
Today, close to 70% of the Swedish households have at least one SVOD service, according to Mediavision’s latest report, which also notes that a subscribing household on average p... More
Streamers Fuel UK Show Exports to Record $2.28B (TBI)
UK finished programme exports including Frozen Planet II and Litvinenko made up 60% of exports and rose 11% to £1.11bn – breaching the £1bn mark for the first time – while mo... More
Edgio Partners with Wurl to Introduce FAST Syndication for Channels, Platforms
Edgio announced a partnership with Wurl to offer global FAST syndication via Edgio's Uplynk service. With FAST Syndication powered by Wurl, Edgio customers can generate linear chan... More
OTT Streaming is Primed for Content Monetisation (Synamedia Blog)
Most consumers can tap into an unlimited range of video content choices covering every interest. But with easy access to almost every eyeball on the planet, how do video providers ... More
Navigating the FAST Lane (Whip Media Blog)
With FAST, content providers are no longer simply licensing their content to distributors. Instead, they are becoming channel editors, responsible for crafting daily schedules, cur... More
AMC Networks to Re-Brand UK Channels (BTN)
AMC Networks International announced a re-brand of its portfolio of UK channels and streaming services owned by the CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership with Paramount Global. ... More