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F1 TV launches premium tier

F1 TV is launching the F1 TV Premium service – allowing fans to immerse themselves fully in the F1 weekend with a host of features. Viewers can watch every F1 Grand Prix, F1 Sprint, Qualifying and practice session live in 4K/HDR at home, with F2, F3, F1 Academy and Porsche Supercup sessions also available to […]

March 10, 2025By Colin Mann

Canela Media selects Brightcove

Brightcove, the video engagement company, has announced that Canela Media, a technology and innovation-driven multicultural media company, is expanding its partnership with Brightcove to power its streaming service. Through Brightcove’s video technology, Canela Media says it will fuel growth by enhancing its streaming capabilities, scaling services and deepening audience engagement. Canela Media delivers authentic content […]

March 10, 2025

Study: Streamers increasingly becoming the home for sports

The latest findings from What’s the Score?, Hub’s sports study tracking the evolution of sports fan and media, reveal that US audiences are becoming comfortable watching sports on streaming platforms – just as they did with scripted TV, only much more quickly. Highlights from Wave 3 of the study include: Sports fans are just as […]

March 7, 2025

Media Distillery launches Search and Discovery Suite

Media Distillery, the AI technology provider in video user experience (UX) optimisation, has announced the launch of a new suite of capabilities focused on accelerating the time it takes a viewer a discover appealing content. The new Search and Discovery Suite enables viewers to find desirable content faster by leveraging the power of AI. The […]

March 7, 2025

Titan OS, Equativ partnership

Equativ has become the new ad server and primary supply-side platform (SSP) for Titan OS, the European technology and advertising company that has developed an independent Operating System for  Connected TV (CTV). The partnership brings the power of retail media to CTV, enabling brands to deliver targeted, outcome-driven campaigns. Launched in 2024, Titan OS has […]

March 6, 2025

Study: Multi-generational viewers switching to streaming

FreeWheel, a Comcast company and technology platform for the video advertising industry, has released the findings from a new study, CTV Barometer, carried out with GWI — the consumer insights tech company. The research shows that streaming TV is rapidly becoming a popular way to consume content, regardless of age. Across 630 million streamers in […]

March 5, 2025

ACE files illegal IPTV lawsuits

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has filed two separate federal lawsuits against individuals in California and Pennsylvania, each accused of operating illegal internet protocol television (IPTV) services. The first lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, targets Zachary DeBarr of Murrieta, California, the alleged operator […]

March 5, 2025By Colin Mann

AVIA: Premium OTT transforming video market in Thailand, Indonesia

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has published its study, Premium OTT: Building Its Rightful Place in the Digital Market, focusing on Indonesia and Thailand. This research highlights the superiority of premium OTT services in these markets and their potential for advertisers. Consumers in each market believe that premium OTT services, such as Disney+, Netflix, […]

March 5, 2025

Data: UK broadband traffic peaks on Tuesdays

Virgin Media O2 has released data showing that Brits are embracing Tuesday as the new big night in, with more broadband traffic on Tuesday evenings than on any other day of the week, including weekends. This is driven by important sporting fixtures often falling on a Tuesday and it being the most common day of […]

March 4, 2025

New XITE channels on Samsung TV Plus in US, Canada

XITE, the music video platform, has launched two new channels, XITE Reggae Vibes and XITE Christian Hits, on Samsung TV Plus in the US and Canada. Viewers can experience the uplifting and inspirational power of contemporary Christian music with XITE Christian Hits. This channel provides a collection of spiritually enriching music videos that aim to […]

March 4, 2025