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Gamut expands measurement capability with iSpot

Gamut, a specialist in local OTT, has announced an expansion of its measurement capabilities via a partnership with iSpot, the real-time TV ad measurement and attribution company. Gamut, which recently integrated iSpot’s unified, cross-platform measurement featuring location data from PlaceIQ, can now measure the ability of local OTT and linear TV campaigns to drive visits […]

November 12, 2021

FITE, Fightzone sign with Screach

FITE and Fightzone, the combat sports networks, have chosen the Screach streaming platform to deliver their content – both live and on demand – to commercial venues in more than 150 countries. FITE is aglobal player in the streaming of combat sports and entertainment. With over 10 million viewers worldwide, it has shown more than […]

November 11, 2021

SSIMWAVE wins at NAB Product of the Year Awards

SSIMWAVE has announced that its SSIMPLUS Video Quality Dial was named a Best New Streaming Technology winner in the 2021 NAB Show Product of the Year Awards, one of several major awards the company has won this year.        SSIMPLUS Video Quality Dial was recognized for its ability to enable video providers to achieve multi-million-dollar […]

November 11, 2021

DAZN launches DAZN X innovation hub

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, […]

November 10, 2021

MultiMark watermarking server from BuyDRM

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 […]

November 10, 2021

POST Luxembourg selects Agama solution

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 […]

November 9, 2021

Forecast: Telecoms, pay-TV services spending to reach $1.5trn

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 […]

November 8, 2021

Study: Brands benefit from ads across mid-sized CTV channels

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 […]

November 8, 2021

Roku ends Q3 with 56.4m active accounts

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 […]

November 4, 2021

British Fencing on Recast

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, […]

November 4, 2021