DAZN Group, the sports media company, has announced the launch of its innovation hub, DAZN X. DAZN X was born out of DAZN Group’s acquisition of video streaming innovation company Texel, which employs 50 innovators in Tel-Aviv, Israel. DAZN X will operate as a global business unit across all DAZN’s core markets. Bringing proprietary technology, […]
Content security services specialist BuyDRM has confirmed the expansion of the KeyOS content security platform with the release of the MultiMark Server supporting just-in-time forensic watermarking and DRM. This addition strengthens BuyDRM’s arsenal of content security solutions aimed at deterring OTT streaming piracy. MultiMark tracks the illegal distribution of content back to the source through […]
Agama Technologies, the specialist in video service quality and customer experience, has announced that POST Luxembourg has selected Agama’s Client Device Monitoring (CDM) and OTT Analyzer solution to expand its STB and OTT analytics capabilities for its IPTV services to maximize client experience. POST Luxembourg, the largest provider of telecom services in Luxembourg, chose Agama’s […]
Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay-TV services is forecast to reach $1.5 trillion (€1.3trn) in 2021, representing an increase of 1 per cent over 2020, according to the Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker from market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The latest forecast is more optimistic than the May 2021 forecast as it presumes […]
A Forrester Consulting study commissioned by sell-side digital advertising platform PubMatic uncovers two significant findings. First, brands are unsatisfied with the limited number of media companies that they currently leverage for buying CTV/OTT inventory. Second, mid-sized CTV/OTT publishers present a major opportunity for brands to get more from CTV/OTT, including access to key audiences and […]
Roku has reported that total net revenue grew 51 per cent year-on-year to $680 million (€588.1m) in the third quarter. ARPU surpassed the milestone of $40 (trailing 12–month basis) and grew nearly 50 per cent year–over–year. In a letter to shareholders, the company said: As the global shift to TV streaming continues, our performance demonstrates […]
Fencing fans will be able to keep up with all the live action from this month’s British Senior Championships, as the sport’s national governing body, British Fencing, joins sports video platform Recast. The first live stream will focus on coverage of the upcoming key national competition, taking place at SportsDock, the University of East London, […]
Cerberus Tech and ATEME have announced the integration of ATEME’s TITAN video-processing solution into Cerberus Tech’s Livelink IP delivery platform. The Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Livelink platform reduces the cost of contribution by allowing broadcasters to self-manage IP feeds, from any location to any destination. Livelink enables customers to transport live linear and OTT content […]
The popular YouTube channel Kanał Sportowy has decided to invest into its own direct-2-consumer OTT service. It will allow for censorship-free publishing and extended flexibility in creating marketing opportunities for sponsors. The community will be able to follow the sport related shows of Mateusz Borek, Michał Pol, Tomasz Smokowski, Krzysztof Stanowski and Maciej Sawicki within […]
In a trend-setting deal from the Middle East, the format of Al Hayba, one of the region’s most successful 5-season Sociocultural Drama series, was acquired by one of Turkey’s leading production houses Ay Yapim. In the Arab World, Ay Yapim is recognized for their hit series Forbidden Love (Al Ishk Al Memnu) which is considered […]