US video-on-demand service Hulu is launching what it says is the industry’s first ad experience tailored to binge watching, designed to connect brands with binge watchers. In a blog post, Jeremy Helfand, VP, Head of Ad Platforms, Hulu, says that leaning into your favourite TV shows has never been easier. “Thanks to streaming, consumers now […]
Frndly TV has debuted its live and on-demand TV streaming service on Apple TV in the US with the public launch of its beta app. In addition, UPtv is now available to all Frndly TV customers for no additional cost. “There has been great demand for Frndly TV from Apple TV users, so we wanted […]
According to the Q3 Video Index from video cloud services provider Brightcove, sports content is steadily moving into a major role among streamers, with viewers watching on every device, in and out of the home. The report analyses hundreds of millions of recent data points from Brightcove’s media customers globally to provide insights into how […]
Filipino media and entertainment group ABS-CBN has filed a $4 million (€3.59m) lawsuit against a Texas resident and a streaming service for allegedly pirating its content through illegal set-top boxes. Anthony Brown and 1700 Cuts Technology were accused of selling the set-top boxes on Facebook, enabling buyers to access ABS-CBN’s live programming without paying appropriate […]
Customer affinity toward traditional communications and media companies is closing the gap with that for big tech and digital companies, according to a new report from professional services company Accenture. For its 2019 Global Keep Me Index: Are you a keeper? report Accenture, surveyed nearly 24,000 consumers in 18 countries on their likeliness to stay […]
FandangoNOW, the US VoD service from movie-focused digital service Fandango, has launched an on-demand movies and TV store on Facebook’s home video calling device, Portal TV. The new FandangoNOW store will provide Portal TV users access to more than 100,000 new release and catalogue movies and next-day TV shows to rent or buy, no subscription […]
Deloitte has revealed its predictions for the TMT sector in 2020. Among the predictions: Revenues from AVoD will break £500 million in the UK in 2020 Deloitte predicts that revenues from advertising supported video on demand (AVoD) will reach £500 million (€594.6m) in the UK in 2020, representing 10 per cent of all television advertising […]
As 2019 comes to a close, research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics’ thoughts are turning towards the coming year. In a new report – Media & Entertainment Predictions for 2020 – Strategy Analytics Television & Media Strategies (TMS) service highlights the trends and events that will shape the media & entertainment landscape in 2020. “As […]
Australia’s Seven Network has revealed plans to team up with multiplay telco Optus to develop a channel featuring Seven’s coverage of Tokyo 2020 in 4K Ultra HD, which will be exclusively available to Optus 5G Home customers via IPTV service Fetch. The intention is for Seven’s coverage of the Olympics to be available in 4K […]
Teltoo, a software-only decentralised video delivery technology company, has announced a partnership with Liberty Global to improve the overall bandwidth capacity for live streaming of the most popular events on television. By working with Teltoo as a peer-to-peer CDN partner, Liberty Global will have another tool that enhances their existing CDN and help continue to […]