According to analysis and research released by Media Partners Asia (MPA), consumer spending on video in Asia Pacific grew 9 per cent in 2020 to reach $58.3 billion (€48.3bn) in aggregate and is projected to rise 6 per cent CAGR to $79.3 billion. Growth in 2020 and in the future will be led by the […]
Rakuten TV is strengthening its ongoing partnership with Samsung Electronics to expand its free content offering on the platform’s AVoD service and launches over 20 own and third-party channels on the Samsung TV Plus service across 16 European markets. During April and May Rakuten TV will roll out a total of 166 new channels in […]
Bitmovin, a provider of video infrastructure for global digital media companies, has raised $25 million (€20.7m) in Series C financing. The company says it will leverage this investment to drive the continued expansion of its product innovation and technology leadership in the streaming space. Bitmovin’s Series C round was led by Swisscom Ventures with participation […]
Delta Fiber Nederland (DFN), one of the leading internet and TV service providers in the Netherlands, has partnered with XroadMedia, leading specialists in building innovative and ground-breaking content discovery and recommendations solutions, to enable search, recommendations and personalization for their customers of their Delta and Caiway IPTV services. About the Delta service: · DFN operates […]
The Media Quality Report for H2 2020 from digital ad verification specialist Integral Ad Science (IAS), which provides global benchmarks for viewability, brand safety and ad fraud across digital environments and channels, suggests that amid turbulent times, UK brand risk increased across all media environments in H2 2020. Brand risk on desktop display rose 3.2 […]
Amazon has announced the expansion of Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+ to select Fire TV devices in the UK. Now families are able to watch thousands of kid-friendly TV shows and films via their main TV screens. The new Fire TV experience now allows parents to setup or use existing Kids Profiles with Amazon Kids. […]
Phenix, the real-time streaming technology platform, has announced closing $16.7 million (€13.8m) in Series B funding at a valuation of $90 million. This brings total funding for the company to approximately $40 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Chicago based sports/tech VC firm KB Partners with participation from Verizon Ventures and Manheim Investments. “KB […]
The latest wave of the Online copyright infringement tracker survey from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office suggests that during lockdown, some respondents reported that with their general consumption in entertainment increasing, so too did their use of illegal sources, with motivations being a lack of access to specific content on streaming subscriptions, availability on existing […]
The unique live character of sport events requires special protection to allow for real time take downs, according to the European Parliament’s MEPs. In a draft report adopted with 18 votes in favour and six against, the Legal Affairs committee sets out recommendations to address the illegal transmission of sport events and the protection of […]
Ahead of the start of its 2021 season, the Bennetts British Superbike Championship has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport Network’s OTT platform Motorsport.tv. The channel will bring fans behind-the-scenes of the bike series, delivering insights from the paddock and highlights from every round of the championship. Rider interviews and updates from the world of […]