Global analyst firm CCS Insight has revealed its predictions for 2019 and beyond. This year, the list of 100 predictions focuses on CCS Insight’s vision for artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, smart cities and smart home developments, 5G, the digital workplace, new consumer devices, media and the moves of major technology players such as […]
Pluto TV has announced the arrival of Pluto TV on Roku streaming players in the UK. The service boasts a line-up of original channels populated with content curated into diverse, thematic entertainment offerings. Pluto TV’s UK offering contains original Pluto TV channels, from Pluto TV Movies and Pluto TV Sports to Pluto TV Fight, Pluto […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has partnered with RedSo, an Asian mobile app development company, on an end-to-end OTT solution for pay-TV operators and service providers. Integration between RedSo’s Android-based user interface (UI) and VO’s TV Platform provides operators with a readymade solution for managing […]
Online video technology specialist Bitmovin has confirmed that fitness network ClassPass is using the Bitmovin Video Player to provide enriched, immersive live and on demand at-home workouts to its subscribers. The Bitmovin Video Player provides ClassPass with a fully customisable, dynamic interface that enables seamless delivery of sophisticated platform overlays such as real-time metrics, a […]
Amazon has unveiled the Fire TV Stick 4K, claiming it to be “the most powerful streaming stick available”. The device, paired with an all-new Alexa Voice Remote, will ship in the UK from November 14th at a price of £49.99 (€56.20). “We’ve listened to our customers and pushed to deliver the complete 4K solution they […]
Findings from Network Intelligence solutions provider Sandvine’s installed base of 2.1 billion subscribers worldwide suggests that video is almost 58 per cent of the total downstream volume of traffic on the Internet, with Netflix making up 15 per cent of the total downstream volume of traffic across the entire Internet. The firm’s H1 2018 Global […]
There were 49 million games consoles shipped worldwide in 2017, with North America receiving the largest share (18.4 million units). At the end of 2017, the global number of connected consoles reached 164 million, of which 83 per cent were seventh- or eighth-generation gaming consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Finding from the IHS Markit Connected […]
A study of major European broadcasters, pay-TV operators, telcos and OTT service providers by pay-TV subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist Paywizard reveals that all rank customer experience as a top strategic priority but the vast majority are failing to make effective use of subscriber data and analytics to engage consumers. In-depth interviews […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro, owner of the football TV rights, is finalising the launch of a Spanish-speaking eSports OTT channel, similar to Amazon’s Twitch, which should go live before the end of 2018. The channel will be dedicated to eSports, video games and live international events and tournaments (League of Legends, Clash Royale, Fortnite, CSGO, […]
Research from Parks Associates finds that the top three OTT video services – Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Netflix – maintain significant market share, with 91 per cent of OTT subscribers getting at least one of these services. “Many new services, including online pay-TV and premium channels, have entered the OTT space in past year, […]