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Conviva acquires Delmondo

Streaming TV real-time measurement and intelligence platform Conviva has acquired cross-platform social video analytics solution provider Delmondo, enabling it to offer the first solution that unifies real-time census-level streaming TV intelligence from apps and the web with content and audience intelligence from social media platforms. With the launch of Conviva Social Insights, streaming TV publishers […]

November 29, 2018

Study: 70% of broadcasters IP transition projects in 2019

Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, has unveiled its 2018 Global IP Barometer study, which reveals key insights about the progress of the media industry’s migration to IP. Supported by the input of approximately 750 media industry professionals from around the world, Grass Valley has found strong indications that the industry’s transition to IP is moving […]

November 29, 2018

Snapchat launches Discover in India

Snap, makers of Snapchat, the popular social sharing app, has announced the launch of a newly localised Discover, tailor-made for the growing community of Indian Snapchatters, through partnerships with nearly a dozen media brands, all premiering within the app over the next several weeks. This is the first time Snapchat has offered local publisher content in […]

November 29, 2018

Cartoon Network: “TV still primary entry point to our content”

In an exclusive interview with Advanced-Television, Pierre Branco, Cartoon Network’s Senior Vice President & General Manager, Northern Europe, has given an insight into the company’s content and distribution strategy as the popular kids pay-TV channel marks its 25th anniversary. “For the past 25 years, kids in the UK have been raised watching our channel with […]

November 28, 2018By Nik Roseveare

Gamers more likely to use multiple SVoD services

Juniper research has found that users who viewed games videos were more likely to subscribe to a greater number of SVoD services than the average user; around six SVoD services, compared to two to three. Juniper surveyed SVoD viewers in the US, the UK and China. Despite this, the Digital TV & Video Streaming Survey: Consumer […]

November 28, 2018

Netflix signs Roald Dahl content deal

Netflix and The Roald Dahl Story Company have jointly announced that Netflix is extending the Roald Dahl universe of stories for global family audiences with an exclusive new slate of original animated event series, based on the books from the acclaimed author’s library, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, and […]

November 28, 2018

netgem.tv offers best of free & pay-TV

Entertainment technology specialist netgem.tv has launched its next-generation of smart TV service. Combining its new app-powered TV personalised service, which will be available on iOS/Android bundled with the UK’s first Freeview and 4K media streamer – the NetBox 4K -, to bring TV streaming experience to a new level for UK consumers. Promising to offer […]

November 28, 2018By Colin Mann

15% of Singaporeans use illicit streaming device

A study of the content viewing behaviour of Singaporean consumers revealed that 15 per cent of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known as illicit streaming devices (ISDs), allow users to access hundreds of pirated television channels and VoD content, usually […]

November 28, 2018

Trump wants global news rival to take-on CNN

US President Donald Trump has Tweeted that the US should start a global TV news rival to CNN – the network he often refers to as “the enemy of the people” as it continues to probe and raise questions on his actions. His Tweet read: “While CNN doesn’t do great in the United States based […]

November 28, 2018

AWS Elemental launches MediaConnect

Amazon Web Services has announced the availability of AWS Elemental MediaConnect, a reliable, secure, and flexible service for ingesting, transmitting and replicating live video feeds. AWS Elemental MediaConnect lets broadcasters and content owners cost-effectively send their high-value live content into the cloud, securely transmit it to partners for distribution or replicating one source to multiple […]

November 28, 2018