Research from consultancy firm Ampere Analysis on commissions, renewals and cancellations in 2019 has found that Reality was the second-most commissioned genre for linear services and third-most commissioned genre for video on-demand (VoD) services. Data from Ampere’s Analytics service indicates that Netflix has ramped up production of Reality content compared to previous years. While in […]
Social distancing, lockdowns and quarantines have increased the need for remote reporting, fuelling demand for live streaming, mobile apps and live IP video sharing solutions. LiveU, the live video specialist, has thus presented an interim ‘State of Live’ report showing the trends over the last five weeks as the coronavirus continues to impact the world. […]
WWE and DAZN, the sports streaming service, have announced a new multi-year agreement that will make WWE’s weekly flagship programming available live and on demand with original U.S. commentary on DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Starting immediately, DAZN will air Raw and SmackDown exclusively live 52 weeks a year. WWE fans can also enjoy Raw and SmackDown via […]
ABC News Live, the US streaming news service from ABC News, has launched new apps on the Android TV and Amazon Fire TV platforms, bringing 24/7 live breaking news, live events and original programming through a newly developed native app. Additionally, ABC Owned Television Stations are launching native streaming apps across Android TV, Amazon Fire […]
Quibi, the new mobile-first video service, featuring short-form original content, is to be made available on US carrier T-Mobile’s network, with the exclusive partnership giving its customers an entirely new entertainment source, at no extra cost. According to the telco, people are streaming more video more than ever before, and over 85 per cent of […]
BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and UK commercial PSB ITV, is now available on LG Smart TVs, specifically those manufactured from 2014. Users can find the app in the LG content store. BritBox is now widely accessible on TV streaming devices including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Google Chromecast, and through […]
Mobile app intelligence specialist Apptopia, and customer engagement platform Braze have revealed key findings from a joint report, 2020: The Year of Streaming, analysing the state of the streaming industry, with streaming poised for a breakout year in 2020. Disney+ has demonstrated that new streaming services can enter a crowded market and be successful, and […]
Global media company SPI/FilmBox and French streaming service Molotov have signed their first channel distribution deal which will see SPI’s gaming and eSports channel Gametoon added to the platform. The channel, created by gamers for gamers, features hundreds of hours of content dedicated to the gaming and esports phenomenon and will be offered to Molotov […]
Digital civil liberties advocacy body the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has joined the legal team defending Sports Fans Coalition NY (SFCNY), the non-profit organisation that runs Locast, a free, local TV streaming service facing copyright infringement claims by broadcast giants ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox. Locast enables TV viewers to receive local over-the-air programming—which broadcasters […]
IN10 Media, a network with diverse offerings in the media and entertainment sector, announces its two-channel content partnership deal with ZEE5, India’s largest ConTech OTT platform. With this partnership, ZEE5 users will have easy access to IN10 Media’s infotainment channel EPIC TV, and youth-centric, 24-hour music channel ShowBox. With the integration of both these linear […]