Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down Latin America’s most notorious illegal streaming service, Cuevana3. The shutdown comes after ACE identified the operator in the Piura District of Perú. Cuevana3, formerly known as cuevana3.io, is the largest Spanish-language piracy streaming service in the LatAm region and ranked number one for […]
Sky Media, the advertising sales house of Sky, has been appointed as the official and exclusive ad sales representatives for the FIFA+ VoD platforms across Europe, the UK and Ireland. This representation agreement with football’s governing body comes ahead of the forthcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, where FIFA+ will provide a range of content, […]
Omni-channel sell side advertising specialist Magnite has been chosen by Foxtel Media to enable programmatic advertising on VoD platform BINGE’s ad-supported tier BINGE Basic. As the initial exclusive programmatic launch partner, Magnite will provide advertisers with access to BINGE Basic’s premium inventory across connected TV (CTV) and over-the-top (OTT) platforms. Advertising on BINGE launched in […]
TV-as-a-Service provider Netgem has confirmed it is powering altnet Connect Fibre TV’s brand-new TV service, which will leverage Netgem’s streaming solutions for ISPs developed for the UK market. Connect Fibre focuses on providing exceptional customer service and fantastic broadband speeds at a reasonable price to those to compete with all Fibre ISPs on the Fibre […]
Research from Ampere Analysis reveals that India’s leading streaming service, Disney+ Hotstar, has changed its strategic focus in response to rising costs, in particular sports rights costs. Rather than pursuing new subscribers at any price, the player is pivoting towards a focus on profitability and increasing ARPU (Average Revenue per Subscriber). Despite recent subscriber declines, […]
A month on from Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown, a quarter of UK subscribers (27 per cent) are looking to cancel the streaming service or downgrade their package, according to comparison site Broadband Genie. About 2.5 million subscribers say they are eyeing the exit door since Netflix announced its controversial change, which means account holders can no […]
Following the closure of French SVoD service Salto, commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has revealed plans to accelerate into free streaming and become a francophone leader in terms of family events and news, without abandoning the TV screen. CEO Rodolphe Belmer confirmed his ambitions for the MyTF1 platform at a press conference in Paris revealing the […]
South Korea’s multiplay service revenue is projected to experience a gradual yet consistent growth throughout the forecast period. It is forecast to climb from $6.1 billion (€5.5bn) in 2022 to $6.6 billion in 2027, displaying a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.7 per cent. This growth will be sustained by an increasing number of […]
vCommerce specialist Qurate Retail Group is launching QVC and HSN linear channels on streaming video service Amazon Freevee. QVC and HSN are the first and only livestream shopping channels on the service. In addition to QVC and HSN, Qurate Retail Group will be launching The Big Dish, its first FAST Channel. QVC and HSN will […]
NBCUniversal has announced a new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) linear content offerings from across the NBCU Television & Streaming portfolio and NBCUniversal Global Distribution library. For the first time, viewers can access programming across all NBCUniversal genres centred on popular titles and categories available anytime at no additional cost. Curated with content from past […]