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Hybrid TV & OTT
HbbTV 2.0 test suite to go live this summer
The HbbTV Association has now received all the test material it needs to release the…
Snapchat users ‘view 8 billion videos a day’
Users of social messaging app Snapchat reportedly now watch eight billion videos on the service…
Svensk Film launches Swedish SVOD service
Sweden’s Svensk Filmindustri has launched a subscription on-demand service offering its library of classic kids…
Voddler teams up with Conviva for emerging markets
Cloud TV specialist Voddler has teamed up with data analytics provider Conviva to integrate its…
Vodafone to offer RealNetworks’ RealTimes to cloud customers
Video streaming specialist RealNetworks is making its RealTimes app, its highlight product from this week’s…
Newsy and SpotX partner on Apple TV ads
Over-the-top video news service, Newsy, has partnered with online video ad platform SpotX, which will power…
Magine unlocks low-cost pay TV packages in Germany
Cloud TV service Magine is now offering premium pay TV channels in Germany for the…
Endemol Beyond, Viacom launch German Icon
Endemol Beyond Germany and Viacom International Media Networks Northern Europe have partnered to launch a…
Netflix ‘sets first German original’
Netflix’s latest original content play is reportedly the streaming platform’s first German-language drama from an…
Vevo plans subscription music video service
Music video service, Vevo, is planning to launch a subscription-based offering to complement its ad-supported…
Popcornflix launches on Apple TV
Free, ad-supported movie and TV streaming service, Popcornflix, has launched on Apple TV. With the…
Quickplay launches LTE Broadcast CDN
Video delivery specialist Quickplay has launched a mobile broadcast content delivery network, described by the…
Media streamer shipments to reach 60m in 2019
The global market for media streaming devices and over-the-top (OTT) boxes is expected to approach…
Qvest Media to resell Ooyala products
OTT video specialist Ooyala has teamed up with broadcast and media infrastructure provider Qvest Media,…
Kyivstar tapping Vidmind for OTT platform
Ukrainian mobile and fixed-line service provider Kyivstar is using Vidmind to supply the platform for…
DreamWorks’ Awesomeness launching in the UK
DreamWorks-backed YouTube channel AwesomenessTV is available in the UK from today. The channel targets a…
MTV Trax music app launches in Spain via Samsung phones
MTV Spain has launched MTV Trax, a new music app that will be available exclusively…
Red Arrow’s Ripple hires YouTube’s Rosser
Red Arrow’s Ripple Entertainment has hired Bailey Rosser from YouTube as it continues to staff…
UK government unveils age verification plan for adult sites
The UK government has unveiled plans to introduce “some form of age verification” on all…
Analysts put Netflix’s ‘expensive’ prices in the spotlight
Analysts have said Netflix is an expensive proposition in developing markets and it is likely…
Channel 5 unveils new on-demand service My5
Viacom-owned UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has rebranded Demand 5, its video-on-demand service, to My5….
UK film store We Are Colony seeks £0.5m in funding
UK-based online film store, We Are Colony, has launched a new funding round and is…
Netflix completes cloud migration
Netflix said that after seven years it completed its cloud migration last month and shut…
Vevo launches new Apple TV, Android apps
Music video service Vevo has launched new apps for Apple TV and Android devices. “The…
iPlayer connected TV traffic up in December
There were 309 million iPlayer TV and radio requests in December, with traffic from connected…
Netflix buys Beatles-inspired kids series
Netflix has acquired Beat Bugs, a new animated series that will feature covers of some…
NBCU to launch reality SVoD service hayu in UK, Ireland and Australia
NBCUniversal International is launching a reality-themed direct-to-consumer OTT service called hayu, featuring over 3,000 episodes…
New launches for Nickelodeon interactive app
Viacom will roll out Nick Play in four more markets, with the iOS and Android…
Deutsche Welle joins VisionTV lineup
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s English TV channel, DW, has joined Vision247’s Vision TV IPTV service….
Zattoo strikes deal with ProSiebenSat.1 for catch-up and pay TV channels
Switzerland-based linear and on-demand OTT TV service Zattoo has struck a deal with ProSiebenSat.1 to…