Discovery and Amazon are collaborating to bring Eurosport Player, the sports brand and OTT service, to Amazon Fire TV, Fire tablets and Echo Show devices in Europe. Amazon’s Fire TV service will become one of Eurosport Player’s preferred streaming media players in Europe. The alliance will provide Fire TV customers with access to Eurosport’s coverage […]
B/R Live, the US streaming service, has signed a partnership with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the 2019 Champions League finalists, to become their US streaming partner for the Club’s International Programming Block. Spurs TV, the Club’s weekly highlights programme, will be broadcast exclusively on B/R Live for the duration of the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. […]
Insight TV, the 4K HDR broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has launched on Samsung TV Plus in the UK, with two new channels: Insight TV Lifestyle and Insight TV Wonder. The channels will provide an eclectic mix of unique inspirational content from stunning locations around the world encompassing human endeavors and incredible insights […]
SES will use IBC to showcase its latest transmission solution which synchronises OTT and satellite broadcasts by delivering IP signals to OTT platforms as fast as satellite to create enhanced live viewing experiences. The new solution, named ‘Satellite and OTT in sync’, gives broadcasters the power to deliver a more consistent experience to viewers watching […]
STV, the Scottish broadcaster, has announced a new partnership with pay-TV sports broadcaster, Premier Sports , and their free-to-air sister channel, FreeSports. Through this new deal, the STV Player will become the first partner to host a live stream of 24-hour sports channel, FreeSports, providing an ‘always on’ sports offering on the STV Player. Sports […]
KSI and Logan Paul will clash in a rematch at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 9th, live on OTT streaming service DAZN in a fight presented by Eddie Hearn for Matchroom Boxing USA in association with OP Talent. The YouTube rivals clashed in August 2018 at the sold-out Manchester Arena and was […]
Mirada, a provider of integrated software solutions for Digital TV operators and broadcasters, has won a new customer in Spain. Mirada has started working for Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores for the development of its new OTT-based TV platform. Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores is a new Spanish OTT enabler whose main shareholder is Procono, and with […]
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telco, has announced the launch of its converged digital entertainment play: Airtel Xstream. Airtel Xstream is part of Airtel’s vision of building a digital entertainment ecosystem for Digital India and make it accessible to customers through innovative devices and applications. Over the coming months, Airtel plans to roll out a […]
Global online TV episode and movie revenues reached $68 billion (€61.9bn) in 2018, climbing from $51 billion in 2017 and up by $30 billion on 2016. From the 138 countries covered in Digital TV Research’s OTT TV and Video Databook, the top five commanded 71 per cent of the global revenues by 2018. OTT revenues […]
Amazon is planning to launch Fire TV in a number of new European markets and expand its footprint in existing ones such as the UK and Germany, according to a Bloomberg report. Amazon will reportedly detail its plans at an event in Europe later this week. Amazon uses its Fire TV device to boost usage […]