Now that Content Lifetime Value is the critical currency of success in the multiplatform era, a lean machine should manage it with capabilities that extend far beyond the functionality of the traditional Broadcast Management System. With one source of truth, touchless operations, and actionable intelligence, the WHATS’ON Media Business Management Platform by MEDIAGENIX enables media […]
Virtual AI has announced the launch of Op2mise a revolutionary way for content owners, broadcasters and TV Channels to generate quality schedules for both FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV services) and traditional linear channels. The AI driven technology and algorithms take a data-driven approach to generating schedules that reflect the channel characteristics. Optimising title utilisation, […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced a partnership with one of the leading Brazilian content providers, Jovem Pan, to set up and grow their presence on Free Ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms. Using Amagi’s FAST distribution services, the communication group will deliver its content to Brazilian […]
The Q2 2022 wave of Hub Entertainment Research’s TV Advertising: Fact vs. Fiction study reveals strong satisfaction with ad-supported streaming TV platforms. Key findings from this year’s study: 1) The number of consumers using an ad-free streaming platform has increased impressively over the past several years. In Q2 2022, 55 per cent of consumers say […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced a Connected TV (CTV) content distribution agreement with VIDAA, the provider of a leading smart TV operating system and content platform preinstalled on Hisense TVs and other smart TVs. The partnership, leveraging Amagi’s Content Plus marketplace, gives VIDAA users in […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has completed the acquisition of Redbox Entertainment – a deal first reported in May – creating a content and distribution offering targeting value-conscious consumers in the US. The combined companies now offer AVoD services, over 145 free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels, TVoD, and a network of over 36,000 […]
Amagi, a global player in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced over 100 per cent revenue growth Y-O-Y for the quarter ending June 2022 (Q1), propelled by the global surge in demand for connected TV devices and the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) viewing experience. In Q1, Amagi’s growth continued to […]
More than two thirds (69 per cent) of UK consumers say it is acceptable to watch ads on their TVs in return for free content, according to a consumer study. The report commissioned by Samsung Ads Europe, the advertising division of Samsung Electronics, in partnership with global market research agency Verve, surveyed a panel of […]
FAST Channels TV has partnered with Digital TV Cyprus (part of the Digital Tree Group) to deliver over 20 FAST linear channels to the country’s first OTT platform, to enhance the platform’s content experience and offering. The partnership adds a portfolio of movies and TV series to the Digital TV platform such as A+ Cinema, […]
Beyond Rights has signed a deal to collaborate with OTTera, a digital content distribution business. The new collaboration will focus on supporting Beyond Rights’ rapidly developing FAST strategy and will see a suite of both branded and IP-lead FAST channels launched around the globe over the coming months. Based in Los Angeles, OTTera is known […]