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Go by OSN launches in Dubai

UAE pay-TV network OSN has confirmed the the launch of ‘Go by OSN’, its new premium online TV service. For $10 per month, subscribers can access thousands of hours of premium entertainment including Hollywood blockbusters, critically-acclaimed Arabic productions, award-winning TV series and popular kids content, contract and commitment-free, in just a few clicks. ‘Go by […]

May 19, 2014

Mediapro rescues failed OTT TotalChannel

Spanish media group Mediapro, shareholder in La Sexta channel and owner of football TV rights to Real Madrid and Barcelona, has acquired the OTT service TotalChannel. In its gamble on Premium TV, Mediapro has decided to rescue TotalChannel from bankruptcy to offer it as an added-value service to all its subscribers to the pay-DTT channel […]

May 16, 2014From David Del Valle in Madrid

OSN to launch OTT service

Middle East pay-TV operator OSN is to launch a video-on-demand service in an attempt to combat online piracy and pre-empt any potential launch by Netflix and other similar OTT players. The operator will begin offering a separate service to its current TV packages, which will include a library of online content for a monthly fee. […]

May 15, 2014By Colin Mann

French entertainment spend to reach €7.9bn by 2018

Overall TV and video entertainment spend in France is expected to reach €7.9 billion by 2018, averaging 1 per cent annual growth between 2014 and 2018, according to research from Futuresource Consulting. “In 2013 consumer spend on video in France – which includes subscription pay-TV, box office, packaged home video, pay-TV VoD and paid-for online […]

May 15, 2014

VUDU launches Share My Movies

Subscription-free, video-on-demand movie service VUDU has launched Share My Movies by VUDU – a new feature that allows users easily and safely to share their UltraViolet movies and TV shows. Share My Movies users can invite up to five people to join and watch their Library of UltraViolet movies and TV shows. “You only need […]

May 15, 2014By Colin Mann

North American cord cutters gobble up data

Findings from Global Internet Phenomena Report 1H2014, released by intelligent broadband network solutions specialist Sandvine, reveal that North American subscribers who exhibit cord cutting behaviour are dominating network usage, consuming on average 212GB a month, more than seven times the 29GB of a typical subscriber, and that in

May 14, 2014

nangu.TV completes O2 migration

nangu.TV, the media platform provider for IPTV and OTT services, has announced has completed the migration of O2 customers to the nangu.TV Media Platform. nangu.TV began working with O2 last summer when the operator re-launched its O2 TV service in the Czech Republic, providing customers with additional features such as time shift TV, recording, remote […]

May 14, 2014

Kaltura integrates Wowza

Wowza Media Systems and Kaltura have formed a new partnership that adds enhanced live video streaming capabilities for Kaltura customers. The new integration enables the Kaltura platform to easily begin broadcasting live video streams to deliver high-quality live viewing experiences on any device. The live streaming engine powered by Wowza Media Systems provides a robust, […]

May 14, 2014

RTVE’s red button reaches 700,000 homes

RTVE’s VoD service ‘red button’ is increasing in popularity in Spain, with 700,000 homes already using it since its launch eight months ago. The service distributes over 90,000 hours of content on RTVE a la Carte, offering the main news and current affairs with access to news programmes, sports, and children programming, along with the […]

May 13, 2014From David Del Valle in Madrid