January 22, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 21, 2025 — Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has posted Q4 2024 results on its website. In Q4, revenue increased 16% YoY, while operating income rose 52%. The company finished 2024 with 302 million memberships.January 22, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 21, 2025 — Nielsen's The Gauge for December 2024 showed a 4% increase in time spent watching TV in the U.S. versus November, with viewing on the Thanksgiving and Christmas days exceeding 100 billion minutes.January 21, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 16, 2025 — Access Advance has launched its Video Distribution Patent (VDP) pool, providing a single license covering streaming with all four of the most recent video codecs (HEVC, VVC, AV1, and VP9).January 21, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 14, 2025 — Partnering with evertz.io, Record is launching a streaming solution that will power their PlayPlus application, kicking off with twelve regionalized channels, with plans to expand to 21 channels.January 16, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 15, 2025 — Magnite (Nasdaq: MGNI) has strengthened its partnership with Samsung Ads to power programmatic advertising on Samsung TV Plus inventory in Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand for the first time.January 16, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 14, 2025 — DIRECTV has introduced MySports, a sports pack for fans looking for 24-7 sports. At launch, MySports includes 40 sports and broadcast channels and is initially available in 24 U.S. metro areas.January 14, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 14, 2025 — Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) has announced its selection as FIFA+'s global programmatic provider. Magnite will power video and display advertising on FIFA+ across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.January 13, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 10, 2025 — Venu Sports, the proposed virtual MVPD service from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery, will be discontinued. The collective decision by the three companies is effective immediately.January 10, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 10, 2025 — Telecom and pay TV revenue in Hong Kong is expected to increase at a CAGR of 1.8% from 2024 to 2029, according to GlobalData. Pay TV revenue in the region will however decline over the period.January 10, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 8, 2025 — HDR10+ Technologies has provided an update on HDR10+ developments. New applications include everything from content creation and production to distribution and a growing number of viewing devices.January 10, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 8, 2025 — Plex has teamed up with Advanced HDR by Technicolor to enhance the visual quality of its ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) services, ensuring a premium viewing experience for its audience.January 9, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 8, 2025 — Disney Advertising (NYSE: DIS) has shared ad-supported monthly active user (MAU) data, showing that ad-supported MAUs have reached an estimated 157 million globally, and 112 million domestically.January 8, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 8, 2025 — Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released its 2025 report on the Asia-Pacific video and broadband market, revealing major growth drivers and significant shifts in the industry landscape.January 8, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 7, 2025 — Sony Pictures, IMAX, Mercedes-Benz and DTS have announced that RIDEVU, SPE's in-car entertainment service, will make IMAX Enhanced movies from Sony's library available in vehicles later this year.January 8, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 7, 2025 — Roku surpassed 90 million streaming households in the first week of January 2025. As the top selling TV OS for over five years in the U.S., Roku is in nearly half of all U.S. broadband households.January 8, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 7, 2025 — FIFA+ has partnered with ACCESS to make its football platform accessible on Smart TVs and in cars via ACCESS’ NetRange Smart TV Portals and the ACCESS Twine4Car In-Vehicle Infotainment solution.January 8, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 7, 2025 — Whale TV is starting the rollout of Whale OS 10. The company is also introducing a profit share program which compensates OEMs for every TV set shipped, along with a share of platform revenue.January 7, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 6, 2025 — Tubi, Fox Corporation's (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) ad-supported streaming service, surpassed 97 million monthly active users and streamed over 10 billion hours during the 2024 calendar year.January 7, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 6, 2025 — LG has announced that owners of LG's latest Smart TVs will be able to discover and play a wide selection of PC and console games, and soon Xbox, through its new Gaming Portal.January 7, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 6, 2025 — Xperi's (NYSE: XPER) DTS AutoStage platform is now in more than 10 million vehicles. The DTS AutoStage Video Service, launched with BMW in 2023, will be available in vehicles from a Japanese car company in 2026.January 6, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 6, 2025 — FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) have entered into an agreement for Disney to combine its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, forming a combined virtual MVPD company.January 6, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 3, 2025 — New ATSC 3.0 receivers are to be shown at CES, from high-end NEXTGEN TV sets to affordable accessories that can transform Android and Fire TV devices already in consumer homes.January 3, 2025 from OTT Video News
January 3, 2025 — The Korea Communications Commission has released results from its 2024 overseas OTT market survey. The results provide data to support the overseas expansion of domestic OTT platform operators.January 3, 2025 from OTT Video News
December 20, 2024 — Telenor will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to implement a cloud-native end-to-end streaming platform for live TV, catch-up, start-over, network-PVR and VOD.December 30, 2024 from OTT Video News
December 27, 2024 — Telecom and pay TV revenue in India is to increase at a CAGR of 2.5% from $44.9bn in 2024 to $50.7bn in 2029, forecasts GlobalData. Pay TV revenue will decline over the forecast period.December 30, 2024 from OTT Video News
December 26, 2024 — Telecom and pay TV revenue in South Korea will increase at a CAGR of 1.9% from $32.3bn in 2024 to $35.4bn in 2029, with pay TV registering a CAGR of 0.4% over the period, forecasts GlobalData.December 23, 2024 from OTT Video News
December 22, 2024 — DAZN has announced an agreement to acquire Foxtel Group from its majority shareholder News Corp and minority shareholder Telstra at an enterprise value of US$2.2bn, subject to regulatory approval.December 23, 2024 from OTT Video News
December 18, 2024 — According to research from Parks Associates, ARPU for traditional services bundled with home internet in the U.S. increased in 3Q 2024 compared to the same quarter in 2023.December 20, 2024 from OTT Video News
December 20, 2024 — Telecom and pay TV revenue in New Zealand is expected to grow from $3.2bn in 2024 to $3.4bn in 2029, according to GlobalData. Pay TV revenue however will decline over the forecast period.December 20, 2024 from OTT Video News
December 18, 2024 — Mercedes-Benz has introduced a RIDEVU app from Sony Pictures Entertainment, enabling its customers to access content across a wide range of genres, as well as rent or buy from a catalog of movies.November 1, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched a new online video service targeted at a young audience featuring original and interactive content. The new service, Playz, is designed to create an open space for young Spanish content...November 1, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is to realign its service on a hybrid model including on-demand services and a new brand. The new look service will kick off with a launch in the Russian Far East, where Tricolor TV has not been...October 31, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
Netflix has cancelled the show that has been core to its popularity, House of Cards. The show will end after the upcoming sixth season is complete, with the decision made public soon after allegations of sexual assault were made against...October 25, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
US streamer Hulu has appointed Fox Networks Group (FNG) chief Randy Freer has its new CEO, with incumbent Mike Hopkins switching over to Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Hulu is experiencing its moment in the sun, having become the first...October 4, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
US and Canada-based OTT TV technology outfit Zone-TV is planning to tap the power of artificial intelligence to launch an OTT TV service with ‘linear-like’ channels that automatically schedule themselves according to the preference of...October 3, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
The new premium content-focused version of Vivendi-owned video portal Dailymotion has launched in the UK and Switzerland, following its debut in France in July. The new version of the free Dailymotion platform is launching in the UK as...October 2, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
Jeremy Clarkson petrol-head series The Grand Tour remains the most in-demand digitally produced original programme in Europe, exclusive data shows. Parrot Analytics stats from January 1 to August 31 of this year reveal the Amazon Prime...September 29, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
HBO is the channel consumers in the US and Canada are willing to pay the most for, and 80% of consumers only want to pay for the channels they actually watch, according to TV technology outfit TiVo’s Q2 2017 Video Trends Report....September 29, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
Netflix has committed a five-year, C$500 million (€340 million) spend on Canadian original programming, and will pay no local taxes as a result. The SVOD giant will invest the money in English- and French-language programming over the...September 28, 2017 from Digital TV Europe » Hybrid TV & OTT
Amazon has launched of its Fire TV streaming device featuring support for 4K Ultra HD video, HDR and Alexa voice-enabled remote. The device, which Amazon says is 40% more powerful than the existing Fire TV Stick, will retail for US$69.99...November 29, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
A disruptive landscape is changing the shape of the entertainment industry as we know it. Embedded operators are facing cord cutting from a millennial generation that don’t want to be tied down to hefty monthly bills for channels they...November 10, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
What makes NOWTV so successful? There are several reasons, according to NowTV strategy & proposition director James Alexander.November 10, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
“OTT has shortened the gap between content producers and end users,” Henrik Schneider, director of broadcast and media services division, Antenna Hungária told attendees at the OTTtvWorld Summit today.November 9, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
“OTT has shortened the gap between content producers and end users,” Henrik Schneider, director of broadcast and media services division, Antenna Hungária told attendees at the OTTtvWorld Summit today.November 8, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
“We are not a broadcast network. We have no intention of becoming a broadcaster. We want to become the world’s largest network of broadcasters,” Matthew Corbin, Global Product Marketing, Facebook told attendees at the OTTtv World Summit...November 2, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
It’s half way through the busy season for TV Connect events, with TV Connect MENA wrapping up yesterday and only last week I made a whistle-stop trip to Budapest for Digital TV CEE. Next week sees the co-located OTTtv World Summit and...November 2, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
Piracy is about more than just content stealing, it is a threat that has the potential to bring down whole networks. Niall Hunt talks to Conax EVP and Principal Architect Tor Helge Kristiansen about the right approach to ensuring network...October 26, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
Dimitar Radev, head of content distribution & new platforms at Nova Broadcasting, quoted Apple CEO Tim Cook as he addressed attendees at Digital TV Central & Eastern Europe today. “The future of TV is apps,” he said, though...October 26, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
With few local players in the region able to achieve Netflix’s scale, a lively panel discussion chaired by Anette Schaefer, Industry Analyst, BIG Picture, debated the prospects for OTT in key markets?October 21, 2016 from IP&TV News » OTT TV
In a rapidly changing TV landscape where disruption is the norm, pay-TV operators are launching OTT services to combat churn and gain new revenue streams. Conax AS commercial product director Einar Vaagmo says the secret to success is...