ITV has announced further details of its new streaming platform ITVX, which is due to launch in the UK later this year. A complete overhaul of existing catch-up service ITVHub, streaming service ITVX will offer viewers a choice of over 9,000 hours of new series, documentaries, cult classics and films for viewers to watch without […]
Disney closing most of its channels in Western Europe and Sony Pictures selling its UK and CEE operations are two examples illustrating the diversion of traditional TV players away from linear and towards other forms of distribution, including in particular the launch of direct-to-consumer OTT services. But Dataxis asks: is this the only way forward […]
Rakuten TV, the European VoD platform, has launched 91 linear channels on global streaming platform Plex. The Rakuten TV channels, currently distributed on smart TVs, Website, iOS app and Android Mobile app, will now be available on the Plex platform in Spain, the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.The […]
AlAraby Television Network brings diverse content to their new channel, AlAraby 2, which has now launched on ONEHUBTV strengthening their viewership further. In partnership with Vision247, a leading digital communications and managed broadcast service provider based in UK, AlAraby have launched their 3rd subscription channel AlAraby 2 which will sit between its two sister channels […]
Netgem has announced that its total number of subscribers reached 400,000 at the end of May 2022, compared to 363,000 at the end of December 2021 – an annualised growth rate of 25 per cent. Netgem said it expects more pronounced growth in the second half of the year – due in particular to the […]
BBC Studios has announced that the BBC Player will be available to subscribers of the Canal+ online streaming service in Poland from June 1st. Canal+ subscribers in the country will be able to stream a range of popular series from the BBC’s linear channel portfolio – BBC BRIT, BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle, BBC First and […]
Q1 2022 saw streamers display an increased commitment to returning series, with more TV shows for VoD platforms renewed for their second or later season than ever before, according to Ampere Analysis. The increase in the volume of streaming renewals is being driven by relative newcomers to the VoD landscape such as Disney+ and Discovery+, […]
In a push to strengthen its digital presence in the international markets and reach a truly global audience, the Nigerian Television Authority, in partnership with Vision247, a digital communications and managed broadcast service provider based in UK has launched its popular TV Channel NTA International (NTAi), on ONEHUBTV. NTAi is an entertainment channel with various […]
ZEE5 Global, the streaming platform for South Asian content, is set to release renowned Telugu film-maker SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR on May 20th. The film will be available exclusively in all southern languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and the original language, Telugu, along with English subtitles as part of ZEE5 Global’s #RRRealMazaaOnZEE5, which enables […]
Haivision Systems, a provider of mission-critical, real-time video streaming and networking solutions, has announced major new features to Haivision Connect that make it easy for churches to share video on demand to audiences anywhere at any time. Haivision Connect with VoD gives viewers the freedom to watch services and any other type of church content […]