The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has released its latest DPP Recommendation for broadcasters and service providers. Recommendation DPP001 – Live IP Profiles is designed to be used for the contribution of live IP content to broadcasters, and distribution of transmission-ready channels and OTT content across IP networks. ‘Recommendation DPP001 – Live IP Profiles’ […]
Channelbox – a new streaming TV service that bundles a curated selection of free-to-air TV channels of various genres and languages – is delivering them to the Freeview platform (on channel 271) via OTT. Channelbox includes such TV channels as France24, Hellenic TV, Faith UK, Retro Movies and Law&Crime. More channels will be announced in […]
ESPN and Facebook have entered into an agreement that brings exclusive digital shows and content to Facebook Watch. At launch, this includes The People’s MMA Show, additional segments from Always Late with Katie Nolan, and exclusive versions of Countdown to GameDay and Fantasy Focus Live. “We are extending some of our most popular ESPN shows […]
Protected Media, a provider of ad fraud detection solutions, has announced the launch of its SDK for Connected TV and OTT. With the new SDK OTT traffic can be verified at the source for the first time, providing media buyers with clean marketplaces in which to purchase fraud-free, viewable inventory. The SDK is unique as […]
Pay-TV subscribers increased by 26 million in 2018 across 138 countries, according to the Pay-TV Databook from analyst firm Digital TV Research. This took the number of pay-TV subscribers beyond 1 billion. “IPTV added 42 million subscribers in 2018 alone to take its total to 257 million,” noted Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV […]
YouTube has reversed a decision that would have seen many of its popular video-streamers stripped of their ‘verified’ status badge. The proposed change was supposed to make the ID check more rigorous and help remove impersonators. Instead, the change was seen as stripping established YouTubers of their standing and hobbling their chances to prosper on […]
Five months after launching, LaLigaSportsTV, la Liga’s OTT service, has reached 300,000 registered users, and has revealed plans to generate profit in two seasons, according to Javier Tebas in an interview with Expansion. LaLigaSportsTV is currently offering 40 sports for free through mobile, tablet, PC and Smart TV (Samsung and shortly LG) with indoor football, […]
Eleven Sports and Onefootball have partnered to bring live streaming of top European football fixtures to football fans in Belgium and Luxembourg. The partnership will begin this weekend with the Derby della Madonnina – AC Milan v Inter Milan – being made available on the Onefootball app as well as the Eleven Sports platform. Onefootball, […]
The married couple behind a portfolio of broadcast channels from shopping to late night programming are launching Zaucey.com, a new subscription only streaming service seeking to redefine adult entertainment. Zaucey.com is a secure online platform available on desktop, mobile and tablet, and features a library of original British-made films promoting healthy relationships between adults. It’s […]
Roku has released a 2019 Cord Cutting study that predicts approximately 60 million TV households are expected to access video on their TV exclusively through streaming within the next five years. If this happens, for the first time, streamers will surpass traditional pay-TV viewers.