The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is launching an OTT Olympic Channel in 2016 with Olympic sports 24 hours per day. The Olympic Channel is being set up in Madrid with around 120 employees and will show a mixture of live sports, back stories of athletes and volunteers, and background information, IOC president Thomas Bach revealed […]
HBO’s online only premium streaming service, HBO NOW, is available on the Roku platform. Roku customers in the US can now visit the Roku Channel Store to add the HBO NOW streaming channel to their Roku players (including the newly announced Roku 4) and Roku TV models. Roku customers can purchase a subscription directly within […]
OTT TV platform Pluto TV is adding over 20 new content partners to boost the over 100 channels of live TV entertainment. Pluto TV Co-Founder and CEO Tom Ryan made the announcement at a MIPCOM panel focused on OTT providers. Pluto TV is adding top-quality traditional and digital content from these new partners into new […]
Parks Associates research shows US broadband households with a streaming media device watch more video on the television on average than households without one of these devices, at 22 hours versus 18 hours per week. Streaming media device owners watch double the amount of Internet video on the television, consuming
Canadian quad-play operator Rogers says it is bringing customers the next big thing in home entertainment with the launch of 4K-ready gigabit Internet speeds, a new 4K set-top box, Rogers 4K TV and the world’s largest commitment to live broadcasting in 4K with HDR. Customers will enjoy live 4K TV broadcasts – four times the […]
Hulu and Viacom have announced a renewal and expansion of their content partnership that grants Hulu the exclusive SVoD rights to selected top-rated series from Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV. The deal continues their existing relationship under which full episodes of late night shows including The Daily Show with Trevor Noah are available to stream […]
BBC Worldwide is going ‘back to the drawing board’ for plans for a new international OTT service, Nick North, BBC director of audiences has told MIPCOM. After shutting down the Global iPlayer earlier this year the corporation was considering a relaunch with registration/sign-in functionality similar to the myBBC version in the UK. “We’re looking to […]
Announced in July 2015 with the aim of providing an alternative pay-TV option to Sky, BT TV and Virgin Media, UK over-the-top television platform TVPlayer is commercially launching its low-cost subscription service TVPlayer Plus, which offers premium TV channels including Discovery Channel, TLC, British Eurosport, Cartoon Network, HISTORY, Lifetime, Gold and Sony Movie channel for […]
This year, 181 million people in the US will watch video via an app or website that provides streaming content over the internet and bypasses traditional distribution, according to eMarketer’s first-ever forecast of OTT video viewership. The forecast includes
Eurocinema, North American’s only VoD channel dedicated to European cinema, has revealed plans to expand its global footprint with the launch of Eurocinema World, a 24/7 live channel and SVoD service featuring award-winning European films and select Euro-centric lifestyle segments. Showcasing winners and nominees from the global film festival circuit, Eurocinema World will launch in […]