TELUS has announced that YouTube will be accessible on all Optik TV 4K digital boxes. TELUS customers that already have 4K digital boxes will now see the app appear automatically. Customers can access YouTube via channel 322 or through the Apps Launchpad. YouTube on Optik TV is specifically designed for a big screen viewing experience, […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, is providing iN DEMAND, a distributor of transactional entertainment to MVPDs, with fibre and uplink disaster recovery (DR) services, including playout and PPV services for iN DEMAND’s live content and event channels. iN DEMAND’s Chief Technology Officer John Vartanian commented, “We evaluated the market carefully for this project, […]
Online TV episode and movie revenues for 138 countries will reach $83 billion (€70.4bn) in 2022; more than double the $37 billion recorded in 2016, according to the Global OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from Digital TV Research, which estimates that $9 billion will be added in 2017 alone. The US will remain the […]
Fresh from a successful IPO, streaming platform and device specialist Roku has announced five new streaming players which it says will give people who enjoy TV better ways to connect to the streaming entertainment they love. The new line-up includes a range of player models that Roku says offer better performance, improved wireless reception, new […]
Advocacy body the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – which defends civil liberties in the digital world – has described recent initiatives by copyright enforcement bodies against preconfigured Kodi boxes as “abusive”, suggesting that courts should reject such expansions of copyright liability. In a Deeplinks Blog Post, The War on General-Purpose Computing Turns on the Streaming […]
Vodafone has launched Vodafone Video Pass in Spain, allowing subscribers to watch unlimited streamed TV without using their data allowance. The Video Pass is priced at €8 for 720p image resolution and €17 for HD TV content up to 1080p. With the Pass, subscribers will be able to watch all content from OTT services like […]
The OTT competitive landscape is dominated by a handful of players with a worldwide approach, according to an IDATE report. They clearly have a dominant position in data-based markets such as search, ecommerce, cloud, social networks, online advertising, says the research and consultancy firm. This obviously raises regulation
FreeWheel, the video advertising management solution, has released its Q2 2017 Video Monetisation Report (VMR), revealing that the growth of premium video is continuing apace across all devices and platforms, with viewers particularly embracing live and TV-quality digital content. The report found that
Walt Disney Co reached a tentative carriage deal with New York cable provider Altice USA on October 1st, averting a blackout of Disney-owned channels in nearly 2.6 million homes in the greater New York area served by the MSO’s Optimum cable TV service. The retransmission standoff saw the companies reach an agreement in principle by the […]
The Social Market Foundation (SMF) – an independent, non-partisan think tank – says that big companies in UK sectors such as broadband, mobile telephony and personal banking don’t face enough competition, meaning that consumers are hit with a lack of choice, higher prices and underinvestment, suggesting that part of the increased concentration seen in the […]