Analysts at investment bank Piper Jaffray have suggested that the end of a distribution deal between Netflix and Disney will not hurt the streaming giant as much as some investors and observers predict. The bank’s survey of more than 500 current US users of Netflix found that only some 20 per cent spend more than […]
Nielsen is set to begin crediting video content distributed on Facebook, Hulu and YouTube in Digital Content Ratings. Through this capability, participating TV and digital publisher clients can now capture incremental viewing of their content within their reported audience numbers. With Nielsen including viewership of distributed content on three of the industry’s largest digital platforms […]
Netflix has released July data from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. Speeds at Telefónica -Movistar in Spain and Spectranet in India continued climbing in July. Telefónica -Movistar gained 0.65 Megabits per second (Mbps) in July, the biggest increase on […]
Roger Lynch, CEO at Charlie Ergen/DISH Network-backed Sling TV, is leaving the broadcaster to take up the President/CEO position at music streaming site Pandora. Lynch has been one of Ergen’s key executives and in July 2012 founding-CEO at OTT service Sling TV. He had worked with Ergen at DISHNetwork and EchoStar. He also spent time […]
Denmark is an important European market, but – along with its Scandinavian neighbours – tends to be overlooked. Now, equity analysts at investment bank Exane-BNP/Paribas have taken a close look as part of its STAMP (Survey of Telecom & Media Preferences) examination of the country, and in particular viewing habits and preferences. And the news […]
Viacom has confirmed that its MTV Germany channel will go FTA in Germany and Austria from January 2018. Since March this year, MTV has been available for fre via a live stream online. Viacom also recently launched a new version of the ‘MTV Play’ app for iOS and Android, which gives viewers on mobile devices […]
Premium streaming service Hulu has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its cloud provider, and leveraged AWS to launch its new, over-the-top (OTT) live TV service. Hulu turned to AWS for a scalable, agile, and cost-effective infrastructure to support the addition of more than 50 live channels for the Hulu with Live TV launch in […]
Vubiquity, a global provider of premium content services, has signed a deal with Oi in Brazil that will provide customers with exclusive access to on-demand video content. The deal allows customers to access Oi Play content which is already available to the Oi TV customer base (1.4 million) and has now also launched for customers […]
Digital out-of-home US publisher Gloss Media has named video ad serving platform SpotX as its premier programmatic platform to enhance the monetisation of its network of digital video screens in nail salons. The announcement marks the company’s first programmatic video integration, part of an effort to augment direct-sold deals as buyer relationships shift to favour […]
iKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, has signed a distribution agreement with WFC (World Fashion Channel), an international satellite and cable TV channel dedicated to fashion, lifestyle and celebrities which broadcasts across Europe and CIS. “Our goal is to provide innovative and dedicated broadcasting and content distribution solutions […]