Encompass Digital Media, a global leader in mission-critical media capture, management and distribution services, announced today that it is partnering with V-Nova to deliver innovative video solutions to the media industry in three specific areas, namely delivery of: 1) contribution quality video via the Internet at a lower cost than fiber; 2) high quality streaming […]
Xstream, the premium provider of OTT and TV Everywhere services and the award winning video management platform, Xstream MediaMaker, and Deluxe OnDemand, a provider of video workflow and content-supply solutions, are teaming up to offer clients a powerful solution to create a compelling and personalised OTT service to their viewers, on all devices, anytime and […]
Advertising on OTT TV programming will grow four-fold to $40 billion by 2020, according to the Diffusion Group. As ad revenue for OTT grows, TV ad revenues will remain essential flat at about $85 billion. The Group says
TV5 Monde is back on air after the cyber attack that took the network off air around the world. The French security service Anssi has sent a team to TV5’s headquarters to audit of the channel’s information and security systems. mThe attack was thought to be the work of hackers sympathetic to Islamic State. EBU […]
The Spanish Administration is set to approve later this month a public tender to award 5 new DTT licences from September which will compensate Atresmedia and Mediaset with new channels and will open the door to a new entrant in the market. The government is reportedly planning to compensate the two largest TV companies in […]
Smart TVs in Europe boosted the overall TV set market last year, with over 15 million units sold across 10 countries, up 18.5 per cent on the previous year’s figures, according to statistics from GfK for German consumer electronics trade organisation GFU. Overall sales of smart TVs
Irdeto has released global piracy figures for Game of Thrones in the final weeks leading up to the season premiere on April 12th. The findings indicate a 45 per cent increase in piracy worldwide from 2014, with episodes of Game of Thrones (seasons 1-4) illegally downloaded more than 7 million times between February 5th and […]
Legal online entertainment resource FindAnyFilm has confirmed that it is now able to bring films and TV shows from the Google Play store to the service, giving consumers even more choice when it comes to home viewing. Google Play offers viewers a wide range of films and TV shows on demand, from the latest box […]
Mohamed Youssif, ABS’ COO and President/MD of its MENA operatio,n said the satellite operator continues on what he described as a fast-track growth and expansion trajectory. “We launched the business in 2006 and we now have 7 satellites in the fleet, and have reported around 30 per cent growth y-o-y during that time.” Investment fund […]
maxdome, the German VoD service, has agreed a deal with The Walt Disney Company for the rights to a range of blockbuster films and new seasons of hit series, episodes of which will be made available soon after their first run. The agreement provides maxdome subscribers new episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, Castle, Criminal Minds and […]