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MediaKind powers TVNZ’s sports streaming service

MediaKind, the media technology company, together with technology partners Qvest and Qibb, have played a major role in facilitating the launch of Television New Zealand’s (TVNZ) new sports streaming service within their TVNZ+ platform. This launch follows TVNZ’s acquisition of a number of major sporting events rights, resulting in the creation of a fully cloud-based […]

April 11, 2024

Survey: Brits spend 182hrs per year searching for content

Using multiple streaming services and debating what to watch can be time-consuming. A study by Currys uncovered how much time people spend choosing a programme or movie to watch and asked 2,018 Brits to understand their challenges and difficulties in selecting content. Out of those asked, 10 per cent admitted they spend up to 2 hours […]

April 10, 2024

Data: Bundling streaming credits with broadband reduces churn

MyBundle, the online platform connecting consumers, streaming services and broadband providers, has released company research data indicating that bundling streaming credits with broadband service reduces the first-year monthly churn rate for SVoD streaming services by up to 50 per cent when compared to industry research firm Antenna’s reported industry average monthly rate of 8.6 per […]

April 10, 2024

Harmonic in-stream advertising for live sports streaming

Harmonic has announced an advancement in live sports streaming monetisation with the introduction of in-stream advertising with new split-screen ad formats on its VOS360 Ad SaaS. This innovative feature creates a new premium inventory for live sports streaming, enabling advertisers to reach viewers without disrupting the viewing experience while simultaneously empowering publishers to optimise monetisation […]

April 10, 2024

Report: Streaming companies leaving money on the table

Evergent, the customer management and monetisation player for streaming and digital subscription businesses, reveals the top five ways that media organisations and direct-to-consumer streaming services are missing out on revenue. The insights are based on Evergent’s experience onboarding 800 million subscribers in 180 countries and point the way to fix changes that can make a […]

April 9, 2024

FilmRise acquires Z Nation rights

FilmRise, the New York City-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired certain digital rights to the SYFY Channel zombie series Z Nation from The Asylum, the motion picture and television studios. The deal gives FilmRise worldwide distribution rights to all five seasons of the sci-fi, horror/drama series for all digital media including […]

April 9, 2024

France: M6+ launches on May 15th

M6 Group’s new free streaming platform, M6+, will launch in France on May 15th. The date was announced by outgoing M6 CEO, Nicolas Tavernost, at an advertising conference in Paris. Tavernost will be stepping down from his role on April 23rd. M6+ will succeed the 6play offering and is set to accelerate M6’s focus on […]

April 8, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Could AI bring about an increase in personalised live streaming experiences?

Live streaming has taken the world by storm over the last decade, and now developers are working on ways to make it even better. Future technology like virtual reality is likely to make it even more immersive, and artificial intelligence could play a role in the rise of personalised live streaming experiences. Live streaming could […]

April 5, 2024

Record quarter for ITVX

ITVX recorded its best ever quarter between January 1st and March 31st with 896 million streams across the service – an increase of 12 per cent on Q1 2023. This follows January’s record-breaking month with 328 million streams, more than any other month on ITVX or previously on ITV Hub, and February was just behind […]

April 2, 2024

Study: Broadcast TV more popular than streaming

Data from consumer research company GWI reveals that broadcast TV is still central to Brits’ media consumption, with nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of TV viewing time spent on live TV, rather than online streaming (36 per cent). Despite the rise of streaming platforms over the years, GWI’s 2024 Global Media Landscape Report shows the […]

March 26, 2024