Research from market research and consulting company Parks Associates forecasts that in 2019, OTT and pay-TV companies will see $9.1 billion in lost revenue as a result of piracy and account sharing. The research, 360 Deep Dive: Account Sharing and Digital Piracy, reports this number will grow to $12.5 billion in 2024, a growth rate […]
Golf’s oldest Championship, The Open, is joining GOLFTV’s portfolio and will be presented to fans on the streaming service’s offering across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The multi-year agreement starts at the 148th Open at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, as the world’s best players compete to determine the Champion Golfer of the Year. Starting this year, […]
Dailymotion has been ordered to pay out over €5.5 million to Italian broadcaster Mediaset as compensation for 995 copyrighted videos uploaded to its site since 2006 without authorisation. A Rome Court also condemned the French video portal to the payment of almost €100,000 in legal costs. In his ruling, the judge stated that “Dailymotion is […]
Deutsche Telekom has lost its legal battle over its zero-rated mobile video offering, StreamOn, following a court ruling that the service violates EU rules on roaming and net neutrality. An appeals court in the city of Muenster said that because the video streaming offer – which currently has around 2 million users – was only […]
Sports Channel Network (SCN), the UK based Free to Air OTT channel, has become the first sport channel to deliver digital advertising to a free to air broadcast audience using the Google Ad Manager platform. This follows an agreement signed between Google and VOD 365, the group of OTT channels of which SCN is a […]
Mediaset Spain has entered the country’s pay-TV market with the launch of Mitele Plus. The streaming-only pay-TV platform is available for a monthly fee of €2.50 or an annual fee of €25 and is accessible across laptops, tablets, mobile phones and shortly through Smart TVs. The service will allow subscribers to watch all Mediaset TV […]
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, a professional services firm, and digital media consulting company, Vorhaus Advisors, have released their inaugural Digital Strategy Study, which analyses the state of media and content consumption. Through a comprehensive consumer survey focusing on topics including connected TV, SVoD, mobile and eSports, the report identifies a number of key trends that […]
fuboTV, the US OTT subscription service, has reported that its users watched over three billion minutes of programming on the platfrom during Q2, a nearly 200 per cent spike over 2018, as cord cutters embraced the live TV streaming service’s recently expanded programming offerings and innovative product features including 4K streaming. Engagement across all fuboTV […]
Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the significant progress in Qatar’s dispute settlement proceedings against Saudi Arabia in the World Trade Organization (WTO), but warns that firm action must be taken quickly against the alleged beoutQ content piracy operation and Arabsat before the Saudi-based pirate operation and Riyadh-headquartered satellite provider destroy the global […]
Tremor Video, the programmatic video platform, has combined its capabilities with YuMe by RhythmOne, a specialist in Advanced TV solutions. The new integrated company aims to provide advertisers with even more impactful brand storytelling on one of today’s most popular digital platforms. This combined offering now provides brands and agencies with cutting-edge Connected TV (CTV) […]