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Italy: Motor Speed Championship returns on Eleven

Eleven Italy will bring fans live action from the Italian Motor Speed Championship (CIV) this season. Coverage begins on April 17th with the first round of the Championship taking place at the Mugello Circuit in Tuscany. Eleven will bring motorsports fans every round of the Championship across its OTT and social platforms. There will be […]

April 16, 2021

Forecast: W Europe at 234m SVoD subs by 2026

Western Europe will have 234 million SVoD subscriptions by 2026, up from 137 million at end-2020, according to the Western Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Despite losing market share, Netflix will remain the largest SVoD platform. Netflix will have 74 million paying subscribers by 2026 – up […]

April 15, 2021

Research: “Digital channels paramount for Olympics engagement”

The rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are now 100 days away. Research from GWI reveals that – with global sporting events now being broadcast on multiple digital channels, from social media to streaming services – consumers across the world will keep up with the Games via multiple different ways. US Millennials appear to be “all […]

April 15, 2021

Research: CTV beats linear for audience reach

Research from programmatic video platform Tremor Video and ad platform Unruly, in partnership with research and advisor firm MTM Global, reveals that nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of US digital advertising professionals believe that CTV reaches target audiences more effectively than linear TV, with 85 per cent making CTV a key part of their video […]

April 15, 2021

Dish sues Peloton, Icon and Lululemon

Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network is suing Peloton, Icon Health and athletic clothing firm Lululemon with allegations that they infringed patents for streaming. The writs, filed in Delaware and Texas federal courts, allege that the three businesses used streaming software owned by a Dish subsidiary company, developed for Dish’s Sling TV. The writs stated that the […]

April 15, 2021By Chris Forrester

Matchroom launches mobile apps with StreamAMG

Matchroom has expanded the Matchroom Live streaming service with the launch of dedicated mobile apps. The native iOS and Android apps, developed by OTT agency StreamAMG, are available to download now via the App Store and Google Play. Matchroom Live is a global multi-sport OTT service, launched in May 2020 to provide a single destination […]

April 15, 2021

AWS powers new F1 insights

Cloud platform Amazon Web Services and Formula 1 are introducing six new F1 Insights powered by AWS that will roll out through the 2021 racing season. The new additions mean a total of 18 AWS-powered stats will be available to fans by the end of the season. F1 Insights powered by AWS are real-time racing […]

April 15, 2021By Colin Mann

discover.film on Samsung Galaxy mobiles

discover.film has announced that its short form movies and entertainment are now available through the Samsung TV Plus mobile app. Acclaimed short movies and series featuring Hollywood stars and emerging talent – with genres ranging from ‘feel good’ comedies, kids and animations to drama, documentaries and sci-fi  – are all now free to watch in […]

April 15, 2021

Facebook Watch now on Vewd

Vewd, a provider of OTT solutions globally, has announced that the Facebook Watch TV app is now available for Vewd-enabled smart TVs and set-top boxes worldwide. Now, Vewd-enabled smart TV users can discover and watch videos based on their interests and social connections on Facebook. Facebook Watch includes popular shows like Red Table Talk, Red Table […]

April 15, 2021

Spain: Vodafone, TiVo launch Sponsored Discovery

TiVo has announced that Vodafone España has enabled TiVo’s Sponsored Discovery product across the Vodafone TV (VTV) platform in Spain, giving content owners a new way to promote content on the platform. Sponsored Discovery is TiVo’s targeted advertising solution that places content promotions into key recommendation carousels to help streamline viewing choices and direct more […]

April 14, 2021