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Conviva reports 54% growth in live TV streaming
Video measurement and analytics company, Conviva, measured 54% year-on-year growth in global live TV streaming…
Mediapro to take over programming of DTT channel TEN
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has struck an agreement with digital-terrestrial channel provider TEN whereby…
Omnia Media’s Arcade Cloud launches on Xumo
Gamer-focused entertainment brand, Arcade Cloud, has launched its ad-supported VOD channel on the Xumo platform…
Facebook sees video growth but admits it is still ‘well behind YouTube’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is seeing video expand dramatically across its ecosystem,…
Strategy Analytics: TV to account for 80% of video ad spend in five years
Even though digital video is the fastest growing digital advertising category, TV will still account…
Vimeo launches integration for LinkedIn company pages
Vimeo now allows its paying subscribers publish videos from their Vimeo account to their LinkedIn…
Snapchat launches TV-style Shows format in the UK
Snapchat has partnered with a number of broadcasters and publishers to bring its TV-style Shows…
UK government moves to tax tech giants
The UK government has called on digital platforms including Facebook and Amazon to “pay their…
Synamedia opens for business, appoints Americas VP
Investment firm Permira has completed its acquisition of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS)…
Mobile video ‘could account for 90% of 5G traffic’
Mobile video traffic has grown more than 50% year-on-year – a trajectory that could see…
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference kicks off in Dubai
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 started today in Dubai, marking the beginning of a three-week…
Turner to roll out Gumball VIP second-screen app internationally
Turner International is set to roll out its ‘Gumball VIP’ second-screen kids app in a…
Ofcom names Sophie Morgan to content board
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom has named TV presenter and entrepreneur Sophie Morgan to…
Amazon rules out Prime Video AVOD plans
Amazon has said it has no plans to launch an ad-supported version of its Prime…
Iflix announces ‘significant expansion’ of channels line-up
Emerging markets SVOD service Iflix has said it is on target to offer more than…
Sky Italia taps Nagra for DVB-T pay TV security
Sky in Italy has teamed up with Nagra, which will provide broadcast and direct-to-TV content…
ABC News heads for Hulu’s Live TV
ABC’s News Live Service will now be available on Hulu’s Live TV service. ABC launched…
Broadpeak joins Streaming Video Alliance
Content delivery network and video solutions provider, Broadpeak, has joined the Streaming Video Alliance. The…
Ofcom: BBC must be more transparent and take more risks
UK public broadcaster the BBC needs to go further in acting transparently, particularly in relation…
BT appoints new chief executive
BT Group has appointed the co-chief executive of payments services company Worldpay, Philip Jansen, as…
Facebook and YouTube say no to ‘one-size-fits-all’ ratings
Facebook and YouTube have expressed a desire to get involved in a Joint Industry Currency…
WARC: AVOD spend to nearly double by 2023
Advertisers are expected to nearly double their spend on ad-supported video-on-demand in the next five…
The QYou launches direct-to-consumer mobile app in India
Youth broadcaster QYou Media has launched the Q India mobile app on the Google Play…
Hulu viewers can now add Starz to their subscription plan
Hulu viewers can now add Starz to their subscription plan to gain access to the…
YouTube CEO slams European copyright reform plan
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has spoken out against the European Parliament’s copyright reform initiative, claiming…
Mediacom: 94% of UK kids now have access to OTT services
A massive 94% of children and teenagers in the UK now have access to on-demand…
Liberty Global and Comcast back OpenSync initiative
Liberty Global, Comcast and Bell Canada are all backing a new open source software initiative…
Denmark’s DR revamps streaming service
Danish public service broadcaster DR has partnered with video UX specialist Massive to revamp its…
Point Topic: now over one billion fixed broadband subscriptions
The one billionth fixed broadband subscription globally was almost certainly signed up before the end…
TDG: Roku users less likely to subscribe to pay TV services
Roku users are less likely than other TV streamers to subscribe to legacy pay TV…