Media Delivery
Comcast launches global Cloud TV platform
The company aims to enable broadcasters and video service providers to deliver multi-platform TV, both broadcast and OTT, from the cloud via a managed...
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Media Delivery
Rakuten TV announces Enterprise Services to help rightsholders launch and monetise FAST channels
Enterprise Services offers a cloud-based solution for FAST channels, with platform deliveries fully managed, ensuring content is live and monetised immediately, said the company
Media Delivery
Pluto TV and M6+ team up with strategic alliance in France
The agreement aims to develop both companies' digitalisation and expansion plans
Media Delivery
TiVo expands European footprint to boost AI-powered content discovery
Tivo's metadata and tagging capabilities aim to enable targeted content search and discovery initiatives across diverse programming types
Media Consumption
Apple ‘preparing to take a bite out of AVoD market’
According to reports, the company has met with UK ratings body Barb about tracking ads on its streaming service, Apple TV+
Media Delivery
M6+ arrives on Apple Vision Pro in France
The integration aims to provide French viewers with optimised viewing experiences in a spatial computing format
Business
PWC: Ads will make up of a quarter of streamers’ revenues by 2028
In its Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024-2028, PWC analysts suggest that by 2028, advertising will contribute almost 28 per cent of all the...
Media Delivery
Tubi ready for UK debut
Tubi has become the fastest growing US streaming service since its debut on the Nielsen Gauge just over a year ago
Media Delivery
FrightPix launches AVoD on Brightcove platform
The Brightcove solution enables FrightPix to gain consumer insights and deliver optimised content
Media Delivery
Bedrock and M6+ launch AVoD free tier across new devices in France
The collaboration enables free universal distribution of M6+ across France
Business
Ampere: US streaming revenue will overtake pay-TV this year
The inflection point will be driven by increased revenue from advertising and a boost in subscriber growth, said Ampere Analysis
Adtech
New Veset platform puts ads in the picture
Veset AdWise can be used for live sports broadcasting, news and live events, entertainment, and TV shows, said the company
Media Delivery
Moving forward: The future of media delivery in 2024
From the arrival of 6G and Apple Vision Pro, to the ongoing adoption of AVoD by the global streamers, the way content is delivered...
Media Consumption
The trends of 2023: Ad-supported streaming and FAST
Sri Hari Thirunavukkarasu, SVP sales, EMEA, Amagi, discusses the growing adoption of advertising-supported models by the major streaming services, as well as how traditional...
Media Delivery
The changing face of the video industry
If there’s one thing that’s certain in the video industry, it’s that nothing stays the same for long, so providers must also embrace a...
Media Delivery
Unlocking streaming experimentation with flexible technology foundations
In the fast-evolving streaming landscape, flexibility isn't just an advantage; it's a necessity, writes Thomas Box, director of solutions engineering, media and entertainment, Edgio
Adtech
Hold on, not so FAST…
Oscar Gutierrez, VP business development, Switch Media explains how FAST channels can be used to target specific audiences via individual channels to drive reach...
Media Consumption
Amazon introduces adverts to Prime Video
The adverts will be introduced in the UK, Germany, United States and Canada in early 2024
Media Consumption
OTT revenues to increase a third by 2029
SVoD will remain the principal OTT revenue source, growing by $19 billion between 2023 and 2029
Media Delivery
Analysts: The boom years for US OTT are over
SVoD revenues will increase by only $2 billion to $55 billion – with little growth from 2025. leading analysts at Digital TV Research to...
Media Delivery
Disney Plus confirms ad-supported tier to rollout in Europe
The ad-supported version of Disney Plus had attracted 3.3 million subscribers since its launch in December 2022
Media Delivery
Monetisation on the move: Three surprising ways to build-in flexibility for the future of OTT
Carlos Prieto, head of sales EMEA for 24i, offers three suggestions as to how content owners can "flex" their streaming business models. from AVoD...
Media Delivery
‘Even if you’re Netflix it’s quite tricky’: How SVoD services can balance the integration of AVoD
Bedrock CEO Jonas Engwall talks to TVBEurope about how it's helping content owners develop the rights streaming platform for them, and how building a...
Media Delivery
Iger: Ad-supported Disney Plus to roll out in Europe this year
"I'm incredibly bullish on our longer-term advertising positioning," said Disney CEO Bob Iger
Media Consumption
Mixed results for Netflix
More questions than answers from earnings report as streaming giant offers lighter forecast than expected
Media Consumption
Global OTT revenues to hit $235 billion in 2028
New data from Digital TV Research predicts that global OTT TV episode and movies revenues will reach $235 billion in 2028, and increase of...
Thought Leadership
Core triggers moving M&E beyond the tipping point of cloud migration
The M&E industry’s migration to the cloud is now in full swing, marking the next inevitable step in what amounts to the most transformative...
Business
AVoD will drive growth in Western Europe OTT revenues over next five years
OTT TV episode and movie revenues in the region are predicted to reach $45 billion in 2028
Media Delivery
What’s in store for the media tech industry in 2023: Streaming and 5G
We asked experts across the media tech industry to share their thoughts, with topics including the rise of sports streaming, FAST, low-latency, and the...
Media Delivery
Analyst: Still plenty of growth left in SVoD
Analysts at Digital TV Research suggest SVoD services will see an increase of 428 million subscribers between 2022 and 2028
Media Consumption
Global OTT revenues to hit $243 billion by 2028
Revenues from OTT television and movies predicted to generate $17 billion in 2023, growing to $243 billion globally by 2028
Business
Analysis: Global AVoD revenues to almost triple by 2028
The analysts suggest that by 2028, 15 platforms will generate AVoD revenues in excess of $1 billion
Media Delivery
Disney Plus to launch ad-supported tier next month
Disney CEO Bob Chapek told investors the company has "proven technology" to deliver a great experience for users from day one
Media Delivery
Combined HBO Max/Discovery Plus streamer to launch in the spring
The two services jointly added 2.8 million customers in during Q3 20222, said the company, which means the number of paid subscribers to WBD's...
Media Delivery
Deltatre’s turnkey end-to-end video platform enables OTTs to go live in 90 days
Platform can support both AVoD and SVoD business models, with users granted access to Deltatre’s publishing platform and data analytics tools
Media Delivery
Netflix now in direct competition with free-to-air broadcasters
The streamers move to incorporate an ad service was not part of the company's script, but is a significant move which takes it in...
Media Management
ITV Studios selects Whip Media for content performance tracking
Whip Media's platform maps a FAST network’s performance data to both its linear schedules and internal metadata, creating an automated performance tracking solution for...
Media Delivery
Netflix’s AVoD platform ‘could reach 40 million global viewers by Q3 2023’
Netflix expects to attract advertisers from a dozen launch markets, including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy
Media Delivery
Six US-based platforms to account for 81 per cent of all SVoD subscriptions in Western Europe by 2027
Netflix is predicted to add three million more subscribers in Western Europe over the next five years, with its share of the total number...
Business
Analysts: Netflix set for bigger ad revenues in Western Europe than United States
Almost one in five of Western Europe’s Netflix users will be on the ad tier by 2027 predicts Ampere Analysis
Media Delivery
Leveraging content sets to deliver an engaging experience and boost OTT revenue opportunities
Setplex's Marc Mulgrum explains how content sets allow for ultimate flexibility in content creation and discovery for consumers
Media Delivery
Netflix’s ad-supported tier may stop users from downloading content
An independent developer has reportedly found code that informs users they can not download content on the streamer's forthcoming advertising plan