BIA Advisory Services has expanded its US advertising forecasts to include local OTT advertising. Presenting at TVB Forward 2019, the firm estimates that 2019 will generate $857 million (€783.6bn) in OTT revenue, increasing nearly 148 per cent to $2.13 billion by 2024. “OTT offers a considerable opportunity for broadcasters to grow revenue,” said Tom Buono, […]
International content aggregation and dynamic digital distribution company Alchimie has acquired UK-based OTT provider, TV Player, suggesting the move will accelerate its entry into the UK – which it says is Europe’s most developed SVoD market – by introducing new UK distribution channels via the TV Player platform for Alchimie’s extensive portfolio of premium factual […]
After exponential growth in adoption of streaming between 2010 to 2016, the share of adult TV viewers in the US who stream at least some of their TV content has plateaued for the past three years at around 65 per cent, according to Horowitz Research. Among the 2 in 3 adult who stream, however, there […]
Discovery has announced the launch of Food Network Kitchen, a direct-to-consumer product with proprietary streaming technology offering consumers live, interactive cooking instruction every week with the top culinary experts in the world, grocery and equipment delivery, over 800 on-demand classes and more to make the consumer’s cooking, shopping and food experience more convenient. The announcement […]
Cloud services for video provider Brightcove has published the Q2 Brightcove Global Video Index, a report that analyses hundreds of millions of recent data points to provide insights into how viewers are watching video content, which devices they are using, and what types of content they are consuming across these various devices. Mobile consumption surges […]
Pulped, a free direct-to-consumer online video channel designed for and about today’s Gen Z and millennial audiences, has gone live. The all-original programming is a blend of scripted and unscripted video series that are edgy, irreverent and audacious, always presented through a comedic lens. “There is no shortage of content options or platforms, but what […]
For the third straight year, Amazon Prime Video brings NFL fans around the world Thursday Night Football and launches new innovations allowing Prime members to experience the game like never before, with a new lineup of expert insight and analysis, access to robust live data and a simplified experience. “We’re revolutionising the way football fans […]
ZEE5 has announced its partnership with Kaltura, a video technology provider, for the deployment of the Kaltura TV Platform Player. The Kaltura TV Platform Player provides ZEE5 with Quality of Experience (QoE), while supporting over 8,000 devices, and providing elastic scale to accommodate ZEE5’s global audience of over 76 million users. The Kaltura TV Platform […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast company and the provider of video advertising software, has announced the launch of its Q2 2019 Video Marketplace Report (VMR), which reveals continued growth in video ad views, stemming from the increase in industry partnerships and propelled by the popularity of large European live sporting events. Key findings from the report include: […]
Ad-funded streaming service Pluto TV has expanded its availability in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK via the Android app available through the Google Play Store and on Android compatible TV devices. Android users in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are now able to choose quickly and conveniently from a line-up of over 30 thematically-curated channels, […]