RUNTIME, an independent cinema and TV series FAST platform, has gone live in Spain with 10 linear channels and over 1,000 VoD titles. Seven linear channels will be specifically dedicated to cinema (action, comedy, horror, romance, classic cinema, among different categories) and three to TV series, including RTVE titles such as Ana y los 7 […]
Samsung Electronics America says it is ushering in a new chapter of Samsung TV Plus, the TV manufacturer’s free ad-supported TV (FAST) and VoD service reaching 24 countries and 465 million devices globally across TV and mobile. Launched in 2015 as one of the first FAST services by a device manufacturer, Samsung TV Plus has […]
SSIMWAVE, a specialist in Video Experience Automation, will introduce a turbocharged version of its SSIMPLUS VOD Monitor product at IBC 2022 (1.B10) to help streaming services efficiently scale and automate quality validation in their workflows. SSIMPLUS VOD Monitor uses video quality benchmarks based on the SSIMPLUS family of algorithms to enable VOD workflow operations’ teams […]
SSIMWAVE, a specialist in Viewer Experience QC and Automation, has been awarded a patent for image and video banding detection. US Patent No. No.63/008, 257, ‘Image and Video Banding Assessment,’ is intended to help live and VoD streaming services detect and eradicate one of the most difficult-to-solve video quality impairments in OTT streams. The solution […]
While the global video streaming industry kept growing in the first half of 2022, each individual service continued losing playtime per user as the competition between platforms increased, according to video intelligence specialist NPAW’s Video Streaming Industry Report H1 2022, which examines the evolution of streaming consumption and quality trends on a global and regional […]
Europe’s TV and VoD providers, represented by trade body the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT), have welcomed the adoption of the Digital Services Act package, but suggest that strong enforcement and complementary legislation are needed to deliver on digital promises. They say that both the Digital Services Act […]
MEDIAGENIX, a global media solution provider with Media Business Management Platform WHATS’ON, has announced the acquisition of BeBanjo, a technology company that streamlines the editorial and operational aspects of video distribution services with its Movida product suite. The combined companies say they aim to strengthen each other in delivering content-centric business management software to the […]
The VoD sector in Western Europe will see a slowdown in revenue growth, dropping from 25 per cent a year ago to a CAGR of 7 per cent in the period 2022-2025, according to the VoD in Europe: 2022-2025: The Big Gamble report from Rome-based consultancy ITMedia Consulting. Nevertheless, SVoD will continue to lead the […]
Canadian lawmakers have passed new piece legislation that would compel streaming services operating in the country to offer more local content. Bill C-11 cleared the House of Commons and will become law once the Senate adopts it. The bill will update the Broadcasting Act to bring streaming platforms within its regulation. While the primary focus […]
VOD Factory has chosen Rumo by Spideo as the recommendation system for its white label VOD technical solution. The recommendation system is deployed effective immediately on streaming platform Shadowz. Like Shadowz, VOD Factory’s customer services will now be able to offer a better user experience through personalised and content-to-content recommendations. Since 2013, VOD Factory has […]