Viewers of free-to-air terrestrial TV should not be “left behind” amid shifting viewing habits towards streaming services, the UK Culture Secretary will say in a major speech on the future of TV. Lucy Frazer will deliver a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Conference where she will outline her plan to maximise the […]
Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ will together create hybrid AVoD-SVoD revenues of $20 billion (€18.7bn) by 2029, up from $6 billion in 2023, according to the Hybrid AVOD-SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. These hybrid revenues will be nearly equally split between AVoD and SVoD. “These platforms are expected to roll out […]
Live TV continues to be the most common default source for TV viewers, but its once commanding lead over SVoDs has shrunk drastically over the past five years, according to Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Decoding The Default survey. Smart TV apps have also made strong gains, and are now at parity with set-top boxes as […]
UniqCast, a renowned industry leader specialising in turnkey IPTV/OTT solutions, has been awarded a competitive public tender with international bidders to implement a premium video streaming service for Telecom Kosovo. This strategic partnership delivered a comprehensive on-site end-to-end OTT system, transforming the TV service market in Kosovo. This collaboration between UniqCast and Telecom Kosovo delivers […]
Ampere Analysis forecasts that the number of households taking at least one subscription OTT service in Western Europe is set to surpass North America in 2024, with the UK and Germany driving much of this growth. North America (US plus Canada) will fall to the world’s third-largest geographic region for streaming homes after Asia, and […]
Global OTT TV episode and movies revenues will reach $215 billion (€200bn) in 2029, up by $53 billion – or 33 per cent – from $162 billion in 2023, according to the Global OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will remain the dominant territory by some distance. […]
Bedrock, the European streaming technology company, has announced the migration of RTLplay to its new streaming platform. Bedrock has been the trusted partner of RTLplay since 2017, providing a scalable platform for their growing audience. From VoD to premium live and sports events, Bedrock has enabled RTLplay to engage viewers with a range of content. […]
In a move to simplify the technical and operational complexities associated with remote production, specialist in cloud-based live video solutions, M2A Media, and audio visual expert, Panasonic Connect, have announced a strategic collaboration. Through an integration with Panasonic Connect’s KAIROS advanced remote production capabilities and M2A Connect’s acquisition, automation and distribution functionality, broadcasters and rights-holders […]
Asia Pacific OTT TV episodes and movie revenues will reach $49 billion (€45.7bn) in 2029, up from the $34 billion recorded in 2023, according to the Asia Pacific OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. This comes despite China, the world’s second largest market, maturing rapidly and India experiencing SVoD […]
Inscape, provider of ACR data from millions of VIZIO smart TVs, has revealed that the consumer shift in streaming is here to stay and the media industry should expect this trend to continue to accelerate. A rise in availability and consumer usage of streaming apps and free ad-supported TV (FAST) services has made streaming the […]