Five global platforms will have 529 million SVoD subscribers by 2025, according to the SVoD Platform Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The SVoD sector received a boost in November 2019 with the roll-outs of Disney+ and Apple TV+. A further lift will come when HBO Max starts in spring 2020. Disney+, set […]
Sky and the BBC have agreed a new partnership that will see the two broadcasters collaborate across content and technology. As part of the wide-ranging partnership, the BBC iPlayer app and connected red-button service are launching on Sky Q, Sky’s next-generation TV platform, offering Sky customers the full BBC iPlayer and red-button experience. Sky viewers […]
US advertisers will spend almost $7 billion (€6.3bn) this year on connected TV ads. Connected TV is growing rapidly as advertisers look to target audiences watching long-form, premium digital content on their living room screens. That’s according to eMarketer’s first-ever estimates of connected TV ad spending, which they expect to account for nearly 3 per […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), the Nordic region streaming company, and Telenor have extended their long-term distribution agreement. The agreement spans Telenor’s fixed line and satellite TV offerings, and sees NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service, free TV channels and Viasat pay-TV channels offered to Telenor customers. The fixed line (cable and IPTV) agreement covers Sweden and […]
ESPN Player will bring full coverage of the 2019/20 NCAA Basketball season to fans in Europe and Africa. The live and on-demand sports streaming service will give subscribers the opportunity to watch more than 2,000 top college basketball games via the ESPN Player website and app. ESPN Player will provide fans with a seamless viewing […]
Amagi, a global player in cloud-based technology for TV and OTT broadcasters, has announced that it now supports 250+ channels for its global customers, all using next-generation cloud solutions. Amagi says the milestone catapults it into an elite league of technology partners with large deployments of channels primarily using a public cloud infrastructure. The company […]
BritBox, the SVoD service created by UK PSBs the BBC and ITV, has opened for business, bringing what it describes as the greatest collection of British boxsets with the finest homegrown talent to viewers for £5.99 (€6.95) a month in HD and across multiple devices. BritBox has signed a partnership deal with fellow PSB Channel […]
TV consumers who have discovered a new favourite show in the past year are almost twice as likely to watch it online than from a pay-TV set-top box, according to the latest Conquering Content study from Hub Entertainment Research which tracks how TV viewers discover and watch new TV shows. Highlights from the 2019 wave […]
Samsung has confirmed that Netflix will no longer be supported on some of its older smart TV models. From December 1st, the Netflix app will no longer work on some 2010 and 2011 models. Samsung wrote on its support page: “Due to technical limitations, Netflix will no longer be supported on 2010 and 2011 TVs […]
Transport infotainment platform specialist GoMedia has signed a multi-territory deal with Verizon Media to bring Yahoo Search, a Verizon Media brand, to the onboard infotainment systems on Greyhound buses in North America. The Yahoo Search function will be built into Greyhound’s GoMedia-developed infotainment solution, which enables passengers to browse the Internet through a reliable connection, […]