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30% of UK consumers use SVoD monthly

Figures from Decipher’s bi-annual media consumption report Mediabug have shown how growth in usage of subscription VoD services like Netflix and Amazon Prime has been solely due to those over the age of 35. Mediabug Wave 6 reports that

May 20, 2015

TF1 revamps VoD, 4K launch


TF1 replay service MyTF1 will launch a new version of its VoD multiscreen service on May 25th making more content available from the group’s four free TV channels (TF1, HD1, NT1 and TMC). Three original digital channels will also be embedded and the service will be compatible with the 4K standard. While the pay-VoD service […]

May 20, 2015From Paoli-Lebailly Pascale in Paris

Video ad views up 43% YoY

FreeWheel concluded 2014 reporting strong growth and evolution in the digital TV market.  The company’s Q1 2015 report shows those trend are continuing.Another quarter of growth and maturity is being led by “the new living room.”  The same high-quality TV content that was traditionally consumed in the living room is today being experienced by the […]

May 20, 2015

Amino acquires Booxmedia for €7.9m

Amino, experts in IPTV, has acquired Booxmedia, the Finnish cloud TV platform provider, enabling the company to offer TV Everywhere solutions to new market segments in OTT multiscreen TV. Founded in Helsinki in 2009, Booxmedia is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud TV platform provider.  Its core product suite enables operators and service providers to launch “TV […]

May 20, 2015

A+E Asia adds History Plus to OTT

A+E Networks Asia has launched History Plus, a collection of short form video content from History on OTT platform 4ME via a partnership deal with digital media and content marketing company, Brand New Media (BNM). The partnership signals A+E Networks Asia’s commitment to expand their digital offering to audiences. History Plus is an agile video […]

May 20, 2015

MediaMelon launches QBR technology

MediaMelon, the smart streaming company, has introduced MediaMelon QBR technology, a new streaming approach that reduces bitrates for IP-based live or on-demand video services while improving video quality. MediaMelon QBR enhances today’s widely deployed adaptive bitrate (ABR) technology, lowering bitrate requirements for video streaming by 35 per cent on average while also reducing content quality […]

May 20, 2015

44% have used Connected TV in last 12 months

Ofcom has published research into UK audience attitudes to content on TV and radio. This covers what people find offensive on TV and radio, their awareness of and attitudes towards regulation and their understanding of advertising and product placement. The report also includes research on consumers’ access to and views on connected devices. The research shows

May 19, 2015

Xive documentaries join Roku

XiveTV, a digital video network offering one of the most extensive collections of long-form documentary entertainment, has announced its expansion to the Roku streaming platform. On the heels of its launch in February as the first-to-market mobile and streaming documentary network, XiveTV now counts Roku players and Roku TV models as part of a growing […]

May 19, 2015

Connected TVs to drive OTT subs surge

Findings from Juniper Research indicate that subscriber numbers to OTT TV services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will increase from 92.1 million in 2014, to 332.2 million globally by 2019. Continued growth in the North American market will

May 18, 2015

Netflix eyes China partnerships

OTT entertainment streaming service Netflix is in talks with Jack Ma-backed Wasu Media and other potential partners to enter China’s booming online video market, according to Bloomberg. Netflix would need a partner that has licences for content on all devices, including mobile phones, computers and set-top boxes. Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos had suggested […]

May 15, 2015By Colin Mann