Global data and technology company Spherex has unveiled their new technology solution that enables media and entertainment companies to seamlessly and easily adapt their content to be compliant, relevant, rated, and culturally appropriate for any global market. With more than 1 billion OTT subscriptions worldwide currently (source: Omedia) and OTT revenues to exceed $2 billion […]
VeEX, a global player in innovative test and measurement solutions for next-generation networks, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has recently issued U.S. Patent No. 10,756,778, ‘Systems and Methods for Subcarrier Scan.’ Subcarrier Scan is a core piece of VeEX’s industry leading portfolio of DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM field analyzers, including its […]
Content piracy remains a persistent problem for rights holders and content providers to tackle, says Tony Maroulis, Principal Analyst at Ampere Analysis. In a blog post, Maroulis notes that incidence rates of certain forms of pirate service usage, such as torrents and locker sites, have declined over the past three years. “But a combination of […]
In December 2020, over 120 million people in the US streamed YouTube to their TV screens, according to a blog post from Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer at YouTube. Furthermore, eMarketer projects that more than 106 million US households will watch streaming content in 2021, eclipsing pay-TV. “Viewers are leaving behind traditional primetime, and we’re […]
Analyst firm Futuresource Consulting’s latest Living with Digital survey, in field in December 2020, has once again highlighted the continued upwards trajectory of digital video uptake in H2 2020, after an already impressive and partly pandemic-fuelled first half. The survey reported greater uptake across all types of video services covered. Transactional digital video continued its […]
LG Electronics UK has shared the results of a new nationwide study which explores the British public’s spending and saving habits during lockdown, revealing the cost-per-use of everyday items. When it comes to quality content, people have more choice than ever before – and it shows. The average UK adult now spends 4.1 hours watching […]
The BBC has set out its ambition to ‘build commercial income’ – one of four top priorities set out by Tim Davie in his first week as Director-General, and now underway to modernise the BBC and offer better value to every licence fee payer. As well as an ambition to build commercial income, these priorities […]
The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and the National Hockey League (NHL) have reached what they describe as “a historic and innovative” seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal, taking the new partnership from the beginning of the 2021-22 season through the 2027-28 season. The agreement brings the NHL back to Disney and ESPN platforms and, […]
Viu, PCCW’s pan-regional OTT video streaming service, achieved strog viewrships in Q4 2020 according to a report from AMPD Research, a subsidiary of Media Partners Asia (MPA). Key highlights of the report include: – Viu ranks first in aggregate monthly active users amongst premium major video streaming platforms in Southeast Asia (which includes Indonesia, the […]
Eutelsat Communications has confirmed the appointment of Juan Pablo Cofino as Regional Vice President – CEO of Eutelsat Americas. He joins Eutelsat from Intelsat where he was Regional Vice President, LatAm & Caribbean. He brings to Eutelsat over 20 years’ industry experience and a track record of value-generation, having previously occupied senior international executive positions […]