Pluto TV, the OTT platfrom owned by Viacom, has announced that three channels from My5, Channel 5’s VoD platform, will launch on its service in the UK. My5 Crime, My5 Documentaries and My5 GPs: Behind Closed Doors will debut on Pluto TV effective immediately. The move reciprocates last month’s launch of three Pluto TV channels […]
Narrative, a data commercialisation platform and marketplace making the data economy more transparent and efficient, has announced a strategic relationship with Inscape, a provider of smart TV viewing data. By integrating Inscape’s ACR-generated, glass level insights from more than 11 million smart TVs into Narrative’s raw data marketplace, companies gain access to a suite of […]
UK and global consumers overwhelmingly agree that online digital technology has positively impacted their lives according to the State of Digital Lifestyles research report from Limelight Networks, a provider of edge cloud services. The survey of consumers in nine countries shows digital device adoption is on the rise, but performance frustrations and security concerns remain. […]
Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta, has revamped and relaunched its streaming service Atresplayer Premium aiming to turn it into a “real TV on demand” offering. The service, with a price of €2.99 a month, will offer ad-free original in-house TV series including El Nudo and Veneno as well as International fiction […]
AT&T is axing the DirecTV Now brand name it uses for its struggling OTT TV service. DirecTV Now will be rebranded as ‘AT&T TV Now’ later this summer. In a statement, the US pay-TV provider said: “In select markets this summer, we will pilot an all-new connected TV experience with no satellite needed – AT&T […]
Play, the largest mobile network operator in Poland, has announced the expansion of its channels offer in Play Now. From August 1st, users of the platform will be able to watch three new channels from NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) – SCI FI, 13 ULICA and E! Entertainment Television. Throughout the whole of August access to […]
Mediaset Spain will pay a huge bill for La Liga, Champions and Europa League rights if its streaming service Mitele Plus proves to be a success. According to El Economista, Mediaset will have to pay Movistar over €60 million if its new OTT service captures 270,000 subscribers. The minimum payment will be €20 million per […]
Streaming company Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to Rugby World Cup 2019. Every match from this year’s tournament, which features 20 teams and will take place in Japan from September 20th to November 2nd, will be available live for rugby union fans across the region on NENT Group’s […]
TiVo has announced that Midco, a US regional cable provider, has selected TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to give its subscribers a superior entertainment discovery experience. In business for nearly 90 years, Midco has long been a cable, television and telecommunications provider, serving customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Kansas. Midco will utilise the […]
The investments made in Spain by streaming sports platform DAZN are not paying off as expected. Increased competition from traditional TV operators – with their own OTT platforms such as Mediaset’s Mitele Plus – as well as the lack of key sports TV rights such as La Liga, and declining audience ratings for MotoGP, are […]