Business
Viaplay pulls out of UK, US; considers sale
The company has announced it will be laying off more than 25 per cent of staff, and is considering a potential sale
streaming
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
New German sports streamer Dyn relies on Qvest technology
Qvest has been working with the company on processing signals and distribution on various IP-based channels
Media Delivery
PwC: Brits to spend more on streaming than TV by 2025
The analysts' Global Entertainment & Media (E&M) Outlook 2023-2027 suggests SVoD (£4.2 billion) will overtake TV subscriptions (£4.1 billion) in terms of revenue by...
Media Delivery
Could lasers be the future of IPTV delivery?
Google's parent company Alphabet is trialling a project that delivers internet to rural communities via laser beam
Media Delivery
Bitmovin debuts ECO Mode for sustainable streaming
ECO Mode optimises video quality in order to reduce the number of transmitted bits, thereby reducing the resulting CO2 emissions, said the company
Media Delivery
Netflix ‘in talks to stream first live sport event’
The steamer is in early discussions to broadcast a celebrity golf tournament which would feature some of the stars of its Drive to Survive...
Artificial Intelligence
New company uses neuroscience, AI and emojis to help viewers find what they want to watch
The platform's propriety AI system can accurately match film content with a specific emotional journey, enabling users to rapidly discover the content that’s relevant...
Business
Private equity and VC investment into streaming media companies drops by almost 75 per cent
So far in 2023, just three deals have been completed, said S&P Global Market Intelligence
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision 2023 proves a streaming cha-cha-champion
According to NPAW, online video plays surged by 28 per cent during the show versus the previous 90 days, with Eurovision 2023 registering 31...
Media Delivery
‘Plenty of growth left’: Global SVoD subscribers set to reach 1.76 billion by 2028
According to Digital TV Research, Disney Plus will add 57 million subscribers subscribers over the next five years, but Netflix will remain the largest...
Production & Post
Is the media industry delivering on sustainability?
From reducing transcoding compute requirements to embracing a circular economy, TVBEurope hears from key figures within the media tech industry about their approaches to...
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
Business
BBC ‘without resources to compete in global market’
"The BBC is being held back in a yesteryear of TV and radio by uncertainty over funding and regulation, and by the DCMS Department’s...
Media Delivery
Accedo launches streaming service health check consultancy
Healthcheck examines over 100 metrics to evaluate the health of a streaming service from a user experience perspective, including usability, performance, content discovery, and...
Media Delivery
New German sports streamer scores with WSC Sports’ AI-powered content
Germany-based streamer Dyn will employ WSC Sports’ technology to automatically create and distribute real-time video content and highlights directly to the new OTT platform
Media Consumption
Viaplay comes to Roku devices in the UK
Viaplay Group and Roku have agreed a multi-year partnership that sees the Viaplay streaming service available for subscription through Roku devices in the US,...
Media Consumption
New on demand research shows struggle for Netflix in UK
Kantar's UK entertainment on demand study shows promising signs for ITVX and AppleTV+, while Netflix experiences a gradual decline across all areas, including content...
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...
Media Delivery
We have a responsibility to not just demand change for the sake of it: Viaplay Group sets out its sustainability targets
Lena De Geer, head of sustainability at Viaplay Group, tells TVBEurope about the company's aim to become one of the world's most truly sustainable,...
Media Delivery
Warner Bros Discovery reveals new streaming service
The new enhanced streaming service will launch in the United States on 23rd May
Business
Flexible and adaptable: How European broadcasters can take on the global streamers at their own game
Ampere Analysis' Neil Anderson discusses how European broadcasters are playing catch-up in the VoD space, and why working with one another will help them...
Media Delivery
Media Distillery launches new solution that detects ads in live video streams
The solution automatically detects the beginning and end of ad breaks in live broadcast video and delivers time markers as actionable metadata
Features
Delivering streaming media: reimagining CDNs
Greg Burns, head of media products, Arqiva looks at the ways streaming media providers (including traditional broadcasters) are looking to improve their approaches to...
Media Management
Cutting costs or cloudy vision?: The dilemma of media companies’ data centres
When done right, gradually moving media operations from on-premises deployments to the cloud can bring efficiencies and savings, writes Dan Goman, founder and CEO,...
Media Delivery
Report: Has video quality reached a plateau?
NPAW's 2022 Video Streaming Industry Report found that Europe bucked the global trend, with the average bitrate increasing by 13 per cent
Media Delivery
Ateme’s 5G streaming solution integrates with AWS Wavelength 5G MEC infrastructure
The deployment opens up AR and VR content offerings for content providers, said Ateme
Media Delivery
LIV Golf tees off new streaming app with ViewLift
According to the company, the launch of the streaming service will take the competition to countries where it is yet to sign a linear...
Media Delivery
‘Plenty of growth left in the sector’: SVoD revenues predicted to reach $124 billion
Netflix will remain the streamer generating the most revenue with $32 billion expected by 2028 – more than Disney Plus, HBO and Paramount Plus...
Media Delivery
Discovery to reveal details of discovery plus/HBO Max streamer in April
WBD CEO and president David Zaslav made the announcement during the company's Q4 2022 earnings call
Media Delivery
New video streaming record achieves 1.3 Tbps per server throughput at 1.17 Gbps per watt
The combined solution makes it possible for content delivery services and the live event industry to support massive live-streaming events in an economical and...
Media Delivery
Viaccess-Orca, Broadpeak deliver three second latency for live sports streaming
Israeli telco Cellcom has been able to reduce latency down to three seconds on 4K TVs in the living room
Media Delivery
Analysts: Global online video subscriptions to reach 1.7 billion in 2023
The expected addition of 143 million subscriptions is still 50 per cent lower than the number achieved in 2020
Media Delivery
Global video traffic rose by almost a quarter in 2022
For the first time, Netflix replaced YouTube as the individual app generating the most traffic, with TikTok, Disney Plus, and Hulu among the top...
Business
DAZN delays IPO following $1 billion losses
The company saw income rise to $1.6 billion in 2021, but reported costs of $2.9 billion, an increase of over 50 per cent compared...
Media Delivery
UK police launch illegal streaming crackdown
Working with FACT and other agencies on Operation Raider, West Mercia Police have identified over 1,000 people who have been streaming content illegally
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
Amazon ‘considering separate app for sport’
Company is said to view the launch of a standalone app as a way to generate revenue from its sports deals
Business
Watch: TVBEurope’s Story of 2022
TVBEurope takes a look back at some of the most popular articles about the media technology industry in 2022
Media Delivery
ITV’s new streaming service has the X factor during first week
ITV reported a 138 per cent increase in streams on ITVX during its first week compared to ITV Hub in 2021
Media Delivery
ITV leverages Accedo’s application frameworks for ITVX
Working alongside ITV's in-house teams, Accedo has developed the video service for a number of platforms