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Analysis: UK appetite for VoD grows

As of June 2021, there are 16.7 million VoD-enabled households in Great Britain, as 57 per cent are subscribed to at least one service, while figures for those taking on new subscriptions take a fall compared to last year, according to findings from insights and consulting company Kantar. Continuing on

July 23, 2021

ThinkAnalytics rebrands suite as Think360

ThinkAnalytics has announced that the total number of subscribers under contract is approaching 400 million as it unveiled a major rebranding of its viewer engagement platform to Think360. The company said it “better reflects the breadth and depth of its solutions, which touch every aspect of the viewer lifecycle”. ThinkAnalytics has released new insights from […]

July 23, 2021

Serbian anti-piracy success for ACE

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the global coalition dedicated to reducing online piracy and protecting the creative marketplace, has successfully completed its first action in Serbia, resulting in the closure of Premiumcccam. Premiumcccam (.net) was a card-sharing and IPTV subscription service. It provided access to more than 6,000 TV channels and content from […]

July 14, 2021By Colin Mann

Netflix orders more CoCoMelon, Little Baby Bum

Netflix and Moonbug Entertainment have announced all-new animated preschool series and specials based on the beloved characters CoComelon and Little Baby Bum set to debut worldwide on Netflix starting in 2022. Netflix and Moonbug will produce new specials, nursery rhyme compilations (4 x 60 min) and three seasons (24 x 7-min episodes) of CoComelon Lane, […]

July 14, 2021

PetrusGO – a new OTT solution on the Polish market

Insys Video Technologies has implemented a fully branded OTT solution based on InsysGO for one of the biggest local cable television in Poland – Petrus. The platform enables the subscribers to watch selected live TV channels online and gives access to the VoD library – InsysVOD Premium. PetrusGO is available for users via the website, […]

July 14, 2021

Varnish, Intel approach 400Gbps CDN performance

Intel and Varnish Software have announced new CDN performance milestones for VoD and Live Linear use cases. As an Intel Network Builders ecosystem partner, Varnish Software worked with Intel to test the performance of its Varnish Edge Cloud solution under real-world conditions. The tests used 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor-based servers conforming to the […]

July 13, 2021

Telestream announces Vantage integration within BroadView OnDemand platform

Telestream, a provider of workflow automation, media processing, quality monitoring and test and measurement solutions for the production and distribution of video, has announced a new integration of the Vantage Media Processing Platform within BroadView’s OnDemand software to provide advanced transcoding and automated media workflows. Based in Toronto, BroadView Software supplies a comprehensive broadcast management […]

July 8, 2021

RASP VOD.PL relaunched with Redge Media

Ringier Axel Springer Polska unveils a new version of the VOD.PL platform. It will be possible to watch premieres straight from the cinema, cult productions, festival films, ambitious cinema, as well as productions aimed for the young viewer. The technological partner of the implementation is the Polish company Redge Technologies. The new edition of the […]

July 5, 2021

MediaKind launches Engage solution

MediaKind announced the launch of MediaKind Engage, a new end-to-end direct-to-consumer (DTC) solution for video contribution, production, streaming, and audience engagement. The solution enables sports entities, broadcasters, and content owners to make a seamless transition to operating workflows in the cloud while also expanding the reach, scale and reliability of their video streaming content to […]

June 30, 2021

Report: Streaming content spend topped $220bn in 2020

Data from Purely Streamonomics, a new research and analytical service from Purely, shows that amidst a year of uncertainty and production hiatuses due to the global pandemic, streaming platforms have set the global film and TV industry on a trajectory of accelerated growth with no imminent ceiling in sight. The gross cash amount spent

June 28, 2021