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Digital TV Research: Sub-Saharan pay TV numbers to climb 61% by 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa will add more than 16 million pay TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024…
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CTA: US consumers to spend US$18bn on SVOD this year
US consumers will spend some US$18 billion on subscription video streaming services this year, up…
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Charter’s Spectrum TV app launches on Apple TV
Charter Communications’ Spectrum TV App has launched on Apple TV devices in the US. The…
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IHS Markit lists video everywhere among its top technology trends
Video everywhere, artificial intelligence and edge computing are the three key technology trends that will…
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Gracenote launches descriptive metadata solution
Nielsen-owned Gracenote has launched a descriptive metadata solution that is designed to produce more contextually…
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LG to unveil latest AI-powered TVs at CES
LG Electronics is set to introduce its latest flagship TVs with ThinQ artificial intelligence technology…
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NetCologne and NetAachen kick off digital migration
Germany service provider NetCologne and its Aachen majority-owned joint venture NetAachen have kicked off the…
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BitTorrent turns to blockchain tech to improve network speed
Peer-to-peer technology company BitTorrent has announced plans to ‘tokenise’ its Windows-based µTorrent Classic client in…
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ERA: Digital accounted for 72.3% of UK video revenues in 2018
Digital accounted for 72.3% of video revenues in the UK in 2018, but DVD and…
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BASE: UK video sector grew 10% in 2018
The UK video sector grew by 10% in 2018 taking the total market value to…
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Accedo raises US$17m in funding
Over-the-top video solutions company, Accedo, has raised US$17 million – a move it said will…
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Iflix exits Africa to focus on core Asian markets
Iflix has sold the remaining stake in its African business, Kwesé Iflix, to local partner…
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Report: Netflix to appoint Activision Blizzard CFO
Netflix is set to name Activision Blizzard’s chief financial officer, Spencer Neumann, as the successor…
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Samsung introduces ‘Remote Access’ to 2019 smart TVs
Samsung has announced a new feature for its smart TV lines starting this year, providing…
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Samsung’s HDR10+ ecosystem now has 45 industry partners
Samsung’s HDR10+ ecosystem has grown to include 45 industry partners and a new certification centre…
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DishTV taps MediaKind for headend
Indian DTH pay TV operator DishTV has tapped technology outfit MediaKind – formerly Ericsson Media…
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Horizonsports launches internationally on Roku platform
Nature sports and wellness video platform Horizonsports has launched on Roku streaming players and is…
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Ovum: skinny bundles to drive US pay TV growth
Next year will be the first year that ‘skinny bundles’ drive overall subscription growth across…
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BBC reveals top-performing iPlayer shows of the year
BBC drama, Bodyguard, is the most-viewed show of the year so far on the BBC’s…
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SonyLIV taps CleverTap for video push notifications
Indian over-the-top service SonyLIV has partnered with mobile marketing platform CleverTap to offer rich media-enhanced…
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Brightcove: millennials more satisfied with streaming services
Millennial viewers feel “far more satisfied” watching content through streaming services compared to broadcast or…
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MTG’s InnoGames and Zoomin.TV prep video series
MTG’s online and mobile games developer, InnoGames, and its Generation Z-focused content production unit, Zoomin.TV,…
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BBC First debuts in Thailand via broadcaster MCOT
BBC First content is set to debut in Thailand after BBC Studios stuck a programming-block…
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QYou Media partners with Airtel Digital TV in India
Youth broadcaster QYou Media has partnered with Airtel Digital TV, the DTH arm of Bharti…
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IHS: localised content as important as price in Indian video market
The three most important factors for consumers choosing video services in India are pricing, local…
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WARC: linear TV still ‘by far’ the top display ad medium
Linear and catch-up TV remains “by far the top medium” for global display advertising spend,…
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Divan.TV launches on Roku TV and Amazon Fire TV
Ukrainian over-the-top video service, Divan.TV, has launched its library of 200 channels and 50,000 movies…
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Ampere: SVOD to overtake box office revenues next year
Subscription over-the-top video revenues will overtake box office revenues globally in 2019 as SVOD continues…
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Mediavision: 48% of Nordic homes use SVOD
Almost half of all Nordic households now subscribe to at least one subscription video-on-demand service,…
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Vivendi triggers TIM shareholders meeting request as battle with Elliott heats up
Vivendi has triggered a request for a meeting of Telecom Italia’s shareholders to appoint new…