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Hybrid OTT top business model for TV operators

TV operators and content owners are favouring the hybrid OTT model over more traditional solutions, according to MPP Global. With online accessibility and the number of mobile devices increasing, consumers are demanding more online video content. To accommodate this trend and compete with

July 28, 2015

Roku to power Telstra TV OTT

Entertainment streaming platform Roku has confirmed that Australian telco Telstra has joined the Roku Powered licensing programme. As part of the strategic agreement, Telstra will leverage the Roku streaming platform to deliver its new streaming service and player, Telstra TV, to consumers. The Telstra TV streaming service will launch later this year in Australia and […]

July 28, 2015

Finland: DNA TV upgrades with Booxmedia, Verimatrix

Finnish technology company Booxmedia, part of the Amino group, and Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for digital TV services, have announced that DNA has upgraded its OTT service, DNA TV, with Booxmedia’s OTT platform, which is now secured by the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV solution. The integrated […]

July 28, 2015

Analyst: ‘Ultra HD investment hitting new highs’

Ultra HD programming is expected to see strong take-up rates globally, with failure to invest now will mean a failure to tap into its growing premium revenues, according to Alan Crisp, Analyst at satellite industry market research and consulting services firm NSR. Writing in NSR’s ‘Bottom Line’ Blog, Crisp says

July 24, 2015

Italian Football League launches Serie A TV

Italian football fans are set to get an Internet TV channel dedicated to the Serie A professional football league. Serie A TV will commence broadcasting on August 22nd, with the start of the new football season in Italy, reports daily Il Fatto Quotidiano. The channel will be operated by the Lega Calcio (Football League), through […]

July 24, 2015From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Netflix replaces live TV as youngsters’ viewing choice

New findings from Hub Entertainment Research show that while cord cutting remains low, online TV is becoming the default for key TV segments and scenarios. In a very short time, online TV sources have become more common than not: more than three-quarters of TV consumers watch online to some extent, and the average pay TV […]

July 23, 2015

OTT viewing higher in Gen X, kid households

A new study from market and consumer information source GfK sheds light on the how streaming video viewing is upending TV business models, including which Internet-connected devices and services different viewers prefer. The 2015 Ownership and Trend Report, from GfK’s The Home Technology Monitor, reveals that households with at least one member of Generation X […]

July 23, 2015

Netflix updates User Experience

Netflix has released details of the first major update to its TV applications since late 2013. A Blog Post from Stephen, Joubert & the Netflix Team says they work hard to innovate and evolve the Netflix experience so its members can connect with the stories they love with greater ease. “Now when you select a […]

July 23, 2015

65m watch iPlayer overseas

Over 60 million people around the world are bypassing online restrictions to use the BBC’s iPlayer service, according to figures from research company GlobalWebIndex. It claims nearly 65 million people from abroad watch the UK licence-fee funded iPlayer service using proxy servers or virtual private networks (VPNs). In China alone it estimates that there are […]

July 22, 2015

Sky Sports scores Premier League video clip rights

Sky Sports has further strengthened its position as the home of the Premier League by winning the rights to show clips from every Premier League game across its digital platforms. The three-year agreement, starting from the 2016/17 season, will see clips from every Premier League match being made available to both mobile and online users, […]

July 22, 2015By Colin Mann