Synamedia has announced that E-Vision, a subsidiary of Etisalat Group, has selected the Infinite platform, powered by Synamedia’s video network technologies, for its new multi-country, multi-tenant OTT service. The platform is already live in Egypt and will launch soon in Saudi Arabia. Additional markets will follow in due course. E-Vision’s new, fully managed, multi-tenant cloud-based […]
Content will achieve unprecedented global reach, empowering content creators to push boundaries and think beyond historical geographical and technical barriers, according to Ralf Jacob, President of Verizon Media. Jacob has shared his expert insight
The Explorers, a TV production house and web-site devoted to capturing images of the Earth’s natural and human heritages, has been awarded Apple TV’s ‘App of the Year’ as part of Apple’s ‘Best of 2019’ portfolio. The Explorers has been recording all its images in 4K and now in 8K, and invites users to also […]
The latest research from Australia’s Department of Communications and the Arts shows the consumption of online content continues to grow and online copyright infringement continues to trend down. This year, more than 2,400 responses were received for the Consumer survey on online copyright infringement 2019, showing that Australians are downloading, streaming and sharing more content […]
Sling TV, the US OTT service, has expanded its live news offerings with the addition of FOX News, MSNBC and CNN’s HLN to the Sling Blue base service, and has also launched new Cloud DVR Free for all Sling TV subscribers. Sling also introduced updates to pricing and channel lineups across both services. “Sling customers […]
The NFL’s efforts to expand its audience to younger fans through online streaming is ‘gaining yards’ after its second season on Twitch was completed last week. The game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Jets on December 19th achieved nearly 1.2 million video views – a dramatic increase from 321,147 who tuned into […]
Canal+, the French pay-TV broadcaster, is launching a digital channel dedicated to English Premier League football, as well as a seperate channel focussed on French rugby union. Both channels go live on the MyCanal streaming service on December 26th. The channels will be available to Canal+ Sport subscribers at no additional cost Christophe Pinard-Legry, marketing […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has signed an agreement with NBCUniversal International Distribution that secures a wide range of popular kids and family content from NBCUniversal for NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service and Viasat pay-TV channels. Viaplay viewers will be the first in the Nordic region to enjoy upcoming DreamWorks Animation […]
InterDigital, a mobile and video technology research and development company, has released a study revealing new use cases, and network challenges, in the next-generation video streaming ecosystem. The report from ABI Research and commissioned by InterDigital, outlines how the advent of streaming media use cases like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and cloud gaming […]
Manchester City has become the first football club to launch a dedicated channel on YouTube Kids. The platform will host a range of content, including behind-the-scenes videos and a weekly magazine show titled Xtra Time, in which presenters will discuss City’s week on and off the pitch. The channel will also feature match highlights and […]