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Report: Media aggregators surpass premium publishers

Extreme Reach (ER), the asset management solution for TV and video advertising, has released the findings of its Video Benchmarks Report with data from Q4 2020 and full year 2020. The report includes ad performance data

February 25, 2021

NENT expands Norwegian distribution with RiksTV

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and Norwegian TV operator RiksTV have agreed to extend the long-term distribution deal that brings NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service and TV channels to more viewers in Norway. The agreement has been prolonged until September 2023, which includes Viaplay to be continued being distributed via RiksTV’s […]

February 25, 2021

Little Dot Studios selects Amagi for linear OTT business

Amagi, a global SaaS leader in broadcast and streaming TV technology, has announced it is working with Little Dot Studios to help deliver its expansion into OTT and CTV platforms. Little Dot Studios, an award-winning digital content studio and broadcaster, is one of the largest distributors of premium television content on YouTube and is now […]

February 25, 2021

Man Utd partners with StarTimes to offer MUTV in Africa

Manchester United fans in Africa can now gain access to MUTV under an agreement with StarTimes, the digital TV operator. StarTimes will distribute MUTV to subscribers in over 30 countries across sub-Saharan African, representing the biggest agreement of its kind by Manchester United in the region. Viewers in countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and […]

February 25, 2021

Canela.TV on Samsung TV Plus

Canela.TV, one of the first AVoD streaming services for US Hispanics, is now available on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad supported video service on 2016 – 2021 Samsung TV’s and select Galaxy devices. Available on channel 1272, Canela.TV, features a mixture of Spanish-language movies and series, is unique to Samsung TV Plus users and […]

February 25, 2021

Study: Lockdown + piracy = toxic cybersecurity combination

Millions of Americans who are conducting sensitive or confidential work on home networks during the Covid-19 crisis are substantially more likely to face malware and other security threats if they also have piracy devices and apps in their homes, according to a new study from Internet threat education body Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA). A research […]

February 24, 2021By Colin Mann

Report: Live sports drives OTT security market

Live Sports are the last bastion of pay-TV, and are held in high regard by operators and broadcasters. They are the last service tethering customers to their cable and satellite packages, but these operators know that it is a question of when not if, for when the sports leagues pull the trigger and pursue a […]

February 24, 2021

LG opens up webOS platform

LG Electronics has announced the availability of its popular webOS TV platform ecosystem to other TV brand partners, disrupting the status quo in an industry known for its proprietary operating systems across different manufacturers. LG is now expanding its expertise beyond TV manufacturing to encompass webOS TV software platform development and adoption by other TV […]

February 24, 2021

Vevo launches UK pop channel on Samsung TV Plus

Vevo, the music video network, has launched Vevo Pop, an ad-supported linear channel featuring pop-genre music videos, on Samsung TV Plus in the UK. The partnership builds on Vevo’s momentum and expansion into the UK market, bringing music videos back into the home to connect fans with their favourite artists. “In the US, we partnered […]

February 24, 2021

Redbox selects SpotX

Video advertising platform SpotX has formed a new strategic partnership with multi-channel streaming platform Redbox to serve as a strategic supply-side platform (SSP) to power the video monetisation of Redbox’s free live TV and AVoD content. “As a company that’s focused on creating the very best ad-supported streaming destination to entertain millions of Redbox customers, […]

February 24, 2021