Antonio Arcidiacono, Director of Technology & Innovation at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has suggested that broadcasters use both broadcast and online technologies in a sustainable and smart way to ensure that Public Service Media (PSM) organisations keep control over future distribution in their own hands. Writing in the EBU’s tech-i magazine, Arcidiacono says that […]
Digital media measurement, data and analytics software platform DoubleVerify (DV) has launched DV Campaign Automator for Google Campaign Manager 360, describing it as a first-of-its-kind solution that streamlines the entire campaign trafficking process – from campaign creation and settings adjustments, to tag management, billing and reporting – removing manual, repetitive touch points that can hinder […]
The average annual spend per US household on video services is set to fall by 8 per cent by 2027 according to research from Ampere Analysis. 2023 will become known as the year when per-household spending on subscription streaming (SVoD) services in the US could no longer compensate for the continued decline in pay-TV and […]
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has signed an agreement to enable Prime Video to build on its existing Trust & Safety tools, in order to move towards the in-house production of BBFC age ratings that are in line with the BBFC’s Classification Guidelines. This marks an important next step in the BBFC’s long-standing […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 92 per cent of the market – lost about 5,880,000 net video subscribers in 2022, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 4,700,000 in 2021.The top pay-TV providers now account for about 70.2 million subscribers – […]
OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 19 Latin American countries will increase by $7 billion (€6.6bn) between 2022 and 2028 to reach $16 billion, according to the Latin America OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. AVoD and SVoD will each add $3 billion over this period. SVoD will […]
Research from entertainment technology specialist TiVo finds that the average number of video services used by consumers has surpassed double-digits for the first time since TiVo started tracking this metric in the Video Trends Report in 2012, up to an average of 11.6 video services from 8.9 a year ago and 9.9 in Q2 2022. […]
MultiChoice Group and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky have agreed a new partnership that will bring their content and technology to streaming customers across MultiChoice’s 50-market footprint in sub-Saharan Africa, at a time when Africa is approaching an inflection point in terms of broadband connectivity and affordability. The new Showmax group will be 70 per cent […]
Findings released by Global Distributor Blue Ant International at London Screenings point to the significant growth in the UK’s emerging FAST arena over the next four years. Conducted by technology research firm Omdia as a follow-up to its recent global study on FAST, the UK-focused findings reveal that FAST will account for nearly 20 per […]
The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police and its partners have executed a series of raids across the country as part of a crackdown on the supply of illegal streaming services. Officers searched four premises in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stoke and four people were arrested on suspicion of involvement […]