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Year2021
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OD Media opens Paris office, hires Vladmir Gasic as France country manager
Digital media services and content licencing provider ODMedia has expanded its European footprint with a…
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Digital TV Europe to host free webinar on TV as an app
Digital TV Europe has partnered with Zattoo to host a free webinar on the topic…
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Former Virgin Media MD Pat Kiely launches Dublin-based prodco
Former Virgin Media Television MD Pat Kiely has launched BiggerStage, a new Dublin-based production, talent…
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ATSC gives Recommended Practice status to Immersion Corporation’s haptics proposal
Haptic tech developer and provider Immersion Corporation has had its proposal published by the Advanced…
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Manchester United brings MUTV to Africa in deal with StarTimes
English football club Manchester United will roll out its in-house TV network MUTV in Africa….
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Wowza Media Systems integrates DRM-as-a-service from EZDRM
Low-latency streaming solutions provider Wowza Media Systems has announced support for DRM technology in Wowza…
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APAC pay TV revenues to fall by US$1 billion over next five years
Pay TV revenues in the Asia-Pacific region are set to drop by almost US$1 billion…
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MTV Play comes to Virgin TV
ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK) has launched its MTV Play SVOD on Virgin TV. The…
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North American OTT market to double in revenue by 2026
The North American OTT market will reach US$94 billion within the next five years. The…
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3SS to more than double install base in 2021
STB software provider 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has said that it is on course to…
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Wall Street mixed on Paramount+
Wall Street analysts can’t agree on Paramount+, ViacomCBS’s upcoming premium streaming service. The SVOD is…
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Sprint merger drives Deutsche Telekom beyond €100 billion in 2020 revenues
Deutsche Telekom experienced a record year, with net revenues up by 25.4% to €101 billion….
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AT&T takes huge DirectTV hit as it spins-off video businesses
AT&T has announced plans to spin-off its video businesses, including DirecTV, into a new company…
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TikTok agrees to pay US$92 million to settle privacy lawsuit
Short-form video app TikTok has agreed to pay US$92 million to settle a lawsuit over…
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Amazon entertainment device boss Marc Whitten departs
The head of Amazon’s entertainment devices and services group – which houses the Fire TV…
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Little Dot Studios selects Amagi for OTT and CTV expansion
Content studio and broadcaster Little Dot Studios has announced a partnership with Amagi to power…
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Sky complains to Serie A over DAZN bid, raises concerns over TIM deal
Sky Italia has complained to Serie A over DAZN’s bid for the top flight football…
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ViacomCBS lifts lid on Paramount+ SVOD
ViacomCBS has unveiled the full slate of originals headed to its new Paramount+ streaming service…
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Net Insight sells ScheduALL business
Communications equipment company Net Insight has announced plans to divest its Resource Optimization business area….
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Bharti Airtel launches advertising business
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has entered into the ad business with its new brand Airtel…
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FIBA signs multi-year deal with Twitch to become Amazon streamer’s first international sporting federation partner
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced a multi-year deal with Amazon’s live streaming platform…
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Sky and SES renew deal to 2027
Sky has extended its contract with SES for satellite capacity through to 2027. The deal…
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BritBox appoints ITV SVOD chief Reemah Sakaan to become international CEO
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV have appointed the latter’s group director of SVOD Reemah Sakaan…
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Virgin Media gets Sky UHD channels
Virgin Media has announced a deal with Sky which will bring Ultra HD channels to…
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O2 says it has ‘addressed concerns’ over Virgin Media merger in record quarter for Telefónica
O2 and Virgin Media have addressed concerns raised by Sky ahead of their merger, the…
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CGTN turns to France following UK ban
Chinese state broadcaster CGTN has applied for a French broadcasting licence. The network is trying…
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Vevo launches Pop linear channel in UK on Samsung TV Plus
Music video network Vevo has launched its linear channel Vevo Pop on Samsung TV Plus…
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Plume raises US$270 million from Insight Partners
Smart home vendor Plume has closed a US$270 million minority investment from global venture capital…
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Parrot Analytics: Switzerland set on WandaVision
Disney+’s Marvel series WandaVision has dominated the zeitgeist of TV since its debut in January,…
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Broadpeak introduces next generation of ad personalisation solution BkYou
CDN and video streaming solution provider Broadpeak has announced the next generation of its BkYou…