Mediaset’s new OTT platform, Mitele Plus, which streams live La Liga matches, saw its debut turn to fiasco with many subscribers taking to social media to accuse the service of fraud under the hashtag #MiTelePlusEstafa. The service experienced numerous transmission cuts and was not available at all on LG and Samsung Smart TVs contrary to […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and ACCESS have announced a partnership to make Viacom’s global TV brands accessible to vehicle passengers via ACCESS Twine for Car (Twine4Car) in Germany. Under the terms of deal, ACCESS is acquiring the rights to make linear feeds of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon available in German-language for integration into […]
Parks Associates research finds that over 50 per cent of US broadband households that subscribed to an OTT video service within the past year indicate that the service trial played a key role in their subscription
Sky New Zealand is expanding its reach into the global rugby market with the acquisition of RugbyPass, the online rugby network for a reported $40 million (€36.1m). RugbyPass, based in Dublin, offers a live streaming rugby service across Asia, Australia and Europe, along with a wide array of original video content, news, analysis, stats and […]
A group of US YouTubers is suing the video-sharing website and parent company Google, claiming both discriminate against LGBT-themed videos and their creators. The group claims YouTube restricts advertising on LGBT videos and limits their reach and discoverability. The group is hoping a jury will hear its case in California. The legal action makes a […]
TCL, one of the world’s best-selling and America’s fastest-growing television brand, has announced pricing and US availability of its new TCL Roku TV models within the company’s all-new 8-Series, as well as the popular 5- and 6-Series. In 2019, both 8- and 6-Series Roku TV models are adopting Quantum Dot (QLED) colour technology for even […]
Amobee, a global digital advertising technology company, has announced the launch of a data marketplace for connected TV advertising, providing brands and agencies with access to a vast library of data for activation across connected TV and converged cross-screen campaigns. To launch the data marketplace, Amobee has integrated with more than 60 data providers and […]
Thailand had expected to earn around 51 billion baht (€1.48bn) from a 2013 auction of 24 digital TV licences. But the cash has not flowed. Thailand’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says that revenues are just 23 billion baht. Some of the reductions are self-inflicted given that the government decided in April to reduce […]
Sports Channel Network, the free to air AVoD channel available on Freeview and YouView, will stream highlights of the inaugural Scottish Women’s Tour cycling event in Scotland on August 25th as part of its strategy to become an accessible OTT destination for UK cycling fans. The event, which took place last weekend, was won by […]
Grabyo’s 2019 Sports Video Trends Report reveals that over half of global consumers watch sport on a regular basis, with 45 per cent of sports fans watching it more often than anything else. The report follows on from Grabyo’s 2019 Global Video Trends Report, which surveyed over 9690 people across the UK, US, France, Germany, […]