SeaChange Acquires Xstream
Adds more than 5 million active subscribers; transaction expected to increase revenues and be accretive to SeaChange in current fiscal year
Darren Childs to Step Down as UKTV CEO
The Board of UKTV has announced that Darren Childs has [...]
Qvest Media equips ORF with new Studio Control System
Qvest Media, the systems architect and ICT integrator, has been [...]
Three TV & VOD Use Cases for Amazon Rekognition
ITV, Accedo and Make.TV have all been using Amazon's Rekognition software so I decided to check it out.
Expanding BBC iPlayer & The Challenges in Opening up Broadcast Archives for VOD Viewing
On January the 7th, the BBC announced plans to reinvent [...]
BBC iPlayer Serves 3.6bn Programmes in 2018
December saw a total of 298 million requests, with an average of 9.6m requests per day.
Conviva Reports 165% Growth in Streaming in Q418
Overall, 2018 saw 89% growth in overall viewing hours. Live viewing was up 65%.
UK Kids Spend More Time Online, Watch Less TV
Children’s online time has settled at just over two hours per day, as a new study by Ofcom uncovers the reasons young people are drawn to video services such as Netflix and YouTube.
11.6m UK Homes Now Use at Least One SVOD Service
The number of households using two or more SVOD services has risen by 40% from 2.8 million to just under 4 million in the past year.
Channel 4 launches “Dynamic TV” – a European first in VOD Ad Targeting
Boots and Suzuki are first brands on board
