BCaster, developer of an innovative platform for real-time sharing and delivery of photos and videos, will showcase its service at the upcoming 24thAnnual National Sports Forum in Las Vegas, from February 10-12, at the MGM Grand Convention Center. BCaster enables sports teams, leagues, and brands to capture, license real-time photo and video content and upload […]
UK children’s online time has settled at just over two hours per day, as a study by regulator Ofcom uncovers the reasons young people are drawn to video services such as Netflix and YouTube. Children in the UK (aged 5 to 15) now spend around 20 minutes more online, in a typical day, than they […]
Conviva, the real-time measurement and intelligence platform for streaming TV, has released its Annual State of the Streaming TV Industry report. The report sheds new light on market dynamics and challenges in context of skyrocketing consumption, growing consumer impatience, spikes in global live viewership, and shifting device preference. Skyrocketing Expectations and Viewership: Across Conviva’s customer […]
Italian online broadcasters will soon be required to clearly indicate movies, TV series and documentaries produced in Italy in their online catalogues. Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) has mandated that broadcasters providing streaming services will have to include the indication of origin on all content (such as “Made in Italy’, “Italy” or “Ita”). Services that will […]
Apple is preparing to launch its video streaming service in mid-April, acoording to a report originating in The Information. According to the report, Apple has been telling entertainment companies who will have content available through the service to be tentatively ready for a launch in mid-April. A release date is said to be planned within […]
Just 12 per cent of Americans remain committed to their cable service vs cutting the cord according to a survey conducted by consulting firm Waterstone Management Group. The survey of 5,027 Americans aged 18-69 found that 59 per cent had already cut the cord on cable service, with another 29 per cent currently contemplating doing […]
Spanish regulatory body CNMC is to put an end to the abuse of the dominant position in the TV ad market from the two largest broadcasters, Mediaset and Atresmedia. CNMC will prohibit them from selling joint or packaged advertising on their TV channels, aiming to eliminate unfair competition practices and entry barriers to the benefit […]
As carriers worldwide continue the race to 5G, digital commerce platform specialist MATRIXX Software recently connected with over 4,000 mobile users across the US and the UK to find out just how much value they place on the next-generation network. Survey results followed similar patterns on both sides of the pond, with mobile users looking […]
The number of multiplay households in the Americas subscribing to double, triple or quadruple play service bundles reached an estimated 142 million in 2018, equating to a household penetration of 43 per cent, just behind Europe with 48 per cent, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Africa and Middle East, with a household penetration […]
Verizon, the US multinational telco, reported revenues for 2018 were up 3.8 per cent and said it expects similar, low single-digit percentage growth in 2019. Capital expenditure will also increase this year as the operator ramps up its 5G roll-out. Fourth-quarter revenues rose a tepid 1 per cent to $34.3 billion (€30.05) as a 5.3 […]