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Google acquires FameBit

Google has acquired FameBit – “a technology platform company that helps creators and brands find and work with each other through sponsorships and paid promotion”. Digital creators can set up profiles using FameBit’s software. Then, via a web-based marketplace, brands can search for potential matches among thousands of creators, based on various criteria such as […]

October 12, 2016

35% US broadband homes regularly watch UGC

Parks Associates has published OTT research showing nearly 35 per cent of US broadband households watch user-generated content (UGC) online, on sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion, more than ten days per month. Three-quarters of US broadband households access this content at least once per month. The research comes from one of three recently […]

October 7, 2016

Report: OTT video redrawing content production market

Internet video and OTT video platforms have boosted global video production, especially in English-speaking countries, but they have had a mixed impact on content production in individual countries, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in its Future of TV series, The Impact of OTT on Video Production Around the World. […]

September 20, 2016

YouTube catches up on live video

YouTube claims live video views jumped by 80 per cent over the last year as it chases down the likes of Facebook and Snapchat.  Neal Mohan, head of product at YouTube, told the FT the number of live video postings on YouTube grew by 30 per cent over the same time period. The most popular […]

August 30, 2016

Sinclair deploy Bursts across US

Burst, the mobile video technology company that enables broadcasters, media companies, rights holders and brands to instantly deliver mobile video to broadcast, OTT and digital, has announced that Sinclair Broadcast Group has agreed to deploy the Burst platform for user-generated content and Burst On TV (BOTV). Plans call for the deployment of the Burst solution […]

July 20, 2016

QYOU for Mexico

The QYOU, a curator of Internet video for the TV Everywhere market, has formed a partnership with TotalPlay, a Mexican-based Triple Play provider, to bring The QYOU’s curated short-form content to subscribers across Mexico. TotalPlay will air The QYOU’s linear channel on its IPTV service. The deal marks The QYOU’s entry into the Latin American […]

July 18, 2016

QYOU for APAC

Multi Channels Asia (MCA), Asia-Pacific’s largest independent channel distributor, ahs signed a partnership deal with The QYOU, a global curator of Internet video for the TV Everywhere market, to bring The QYOU’s TV formats to Asia and the Pacific for the first time. Gregg Creevey, Managing Director, Multi Channels Asia said, “The QYOU curates the […]

July 14, 2016

Burst launches OTT and user-generated TV

Burst, the US mobile video technology company that enables broadcasters, media companies, rights holders and brands to instantly deliver mobile video to broadcast, OTT and digital, has announced Burst for OTT (BOTT) and Burst User-Generated TV (BUGTV). BOTT is comprised of a set of APIs that broadcasters and publishers of any size can use to […]

July 13, 2016

Mobile video revenue to reach $25bn by 2021

Worldwide revenue from mobile video will reach $25 billion (€22.5bn) by 2021, according to research by Strategy Analytics. Growth in mobile video revenue will be driven by advertisers seeking to reach an increasing audience of users that are consuming video on their smartphones and tablets. The report also predicts users of mobile video to more […]

July 6, 2016

YouTube adds live streaming

YouTube has confirmed that it will add live-streaming capabilities into its mobile app. Akin to other live-streaming services such as Periscope and Facebook Live, YouTube will also let viewers leave live comments. Although YouTube has been offering live-streaming of events to users since 2011, the feature was not available in the YouTube app. In a […]

June 24, 2016