UKTV Play Arrives on Apple TV
UKTV has announced that its on demand app, UKTV Play, is now available on Apple TV where its vast catalogue of shows can be easily discovered. The service is also integrated with the all-new Apple TV app which brings together different ways to watch TV, as well as universal search and ...
Channel 4 Announces Development of Ground-breaking Ad Data Product
Today at the Channel 4 Upfronts event at London’s Roundhouse, Chief Commercial Officer, Jonathan Allan announced to 1,200 members of the advertising community the development of a new first in broadcaster VOD advertising. Codenamed “Project Agora”, this Channel 4-developed technology will enable advertisers to match their own custom ...
ProSiebenSat.1 & Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland Establish JV to Boost Addressable Advertising
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1 are entering into a groundbreaking partnership that will drive long-term growth in the addressable TV and online video advertising market in Germany. Advertisers will be able to target relevant audiences in the area of addressable TV and online video across the complete portfolio ...
BBC and BT in UK’s First Live 5G Production Trial
The BBC and BT successfully made the UK’s first live TV contribution over a public 5G connection, using EE’s 5G network. On BBC Breakfast this morning, viewers will have seen BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones cover the launch of the UK’s first 5G network from Covent Garden. But ...
China Claims 3 of the World’s Top 5 SVOD Services
The three ‘BAT’-owned SVOD services - iQIYI, Youku-Tudou and Tencent Video - dominate China’s streaming landscape
Mediaset Acquires 9.6% Stake in German Broadcaster, Prosiebensat.1
Mediaset Italy has announced the acquisition of a 9.6% stake in the German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media corresponding to up to 9.9% of the voting rights, excluding treasury stocks. Mediaset Italia and Mediaset España have have a strong relationship with ProSiebenSat.1 in the European Media Alliance (EMA) for five ...
CANAL+ Buys M7
CANAL+ Group has announced the acquisition of M7, one of the largest independent pay-TV companies in Europe operating in Benelux and Central Europe. M7 is owned by Astorg, a leading European private equity firm. This acquisition is subject to the European Commission’s approval. M7 is an aggregator and ...
TiVo Announces Plan to Separate IP Licensing and Product Businesses into Two Independent Companies
TiVo today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. Earlier, the Company also announced a plan to split its Product and IP Licensing businesses into two separate independent companies. “We had a solid quarter with a strong focus on company execution,” said Raghu Rau, Interim President ...
Top 10 TV Service Providers in the US lose 1.28 million subscribers in Q1 2019
The top 10 service providers in the United States collectively lost over one-and-a-quarter million television subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, as reported by the informitv Multiscreen Index. AT&T moved to the top of the table, with 22.36 million premium television subscribers in the United States, as ...
Ooyala Flex Media Platform Chosen By BFI to Transcode & Access its Digital Archive Of Moving Image Assets
Ooyala Flex Media Platform Will Integrate with Existing BFI Systems to Distribute British Film Heritage in Ambitious Multi-Year Project
Armstrong Selects TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to Deliver Game Changing TV Experiences to its Subscribers
TiVo Corporation, a global leader in entertainment technology and audience insights, has announced that Armstrong has chosen TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to bring cutting-edge entertainment solutions to its subscribers. With more than 50 years of experience in the cable television industry, Armstrong has been a leader in innovation, providing ...
BBC Submits Plans to Reinvent BBC iPlayer to Ofcom
Proposals to improve BBC iPlayer for audiences by making programmes available for longer and offering more box sets and archive titles have been submitted to Ofcom. The BBC is proposing that programmes should be available on BBC iPlayer for at least 12 months after they are first shown; ...
Tata Sky Launches Personalized Content Recommendations on its Mobile and Desktop App using ThinkAnalytics
Tata Sky, India's leading content distribution platform, has introduced a new feature that enables personalized content recommendation on Tata Sky Mobile App (iOS/Android) and Watch.tatasky.com. Tata Sky is using personalized content discovery and recommendations from ThinkAnalytics™. Tata Sky chose the ThinkAnalytics solution to enable an experience where users ...
DAZN Unveils Global Live Sports Content Distribution Service
DAZN Group, the digital leader in global sports media, has launched a global, live sports content distribution service for rights holders, broadcasters and media partners called DAZN CONNECT. With over 30,000 live sport events across multiple leagues and competitions, DAZN CONNECT offers access to one of the largest ...
Astro partners with Synamedia for new video services
Airtel also renews long-term partnership with Synamedia to drive digital TV innovation
RCN chooses TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to give subscribers a superior user experience
RCN will deploy IPTV suite of products on Android TV, streaming devices and mobile
How Will Disney+ Stack up Against its Rivals?
Disney has announced an impressive slate of headline titles for its new Disney+ direct-to-consumer service, launching in the US in November 2019. Titles such as the Marvel and Star Wars franchises, classic Disney and Pixar animations and a host of family-friendly Fox titles – including 30 seasons of ...
Witbe Implements Nielsen Watermark Detection
Witbe, a leader in Quality of Experience Monitoring, has announced the launch of a new product dedicated to audience measurement monitoring for the North American market, thanks to its recent implementation of Nielsen watermark tag detection. With this new feature, Witbe customers that use Nielsen watermarking technology will ...
STATS and Perform Combine to Expand Global Reach and Accelerate Innovation in Sports
Vista Equity Partners’ Investment Enables the Creation of a Global Sports Technology Platform
Disney+ Set to Launch in US in November
Service to cost $6.99 pm and offer new originals and content from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel Studios, and National Geographic, as well as “The Simpsons” and 20th Century Fox Titles “The Sound of Music,” “The Princess Bride,” and “Malcolm in the Middle”















