A+E Networks and Sky are extending and strengthening their long-term partnership by securing the distribution of A+E Networks’ portfolio of leading entertainment brands to Sky’s 22.4 million customers across the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. With A+E’s commitment to increased investment in local productions across its European markets, Sky’s customers can look forward to […]
Content services protection and enhancement specialist Viaccess-Orca has acquired Squadeo, a global provider of secure cross-platform OTT premium video solutions for the TV industry. The integration of Squadeo’s multimedia QuickPlayer further strengthens Viaccess-Orca’s Connected Sentinel Player (CSP) offering, enabling an end-to-end solution for delivering live and VoD content to PC, Mac and connected mobile devices, […]
Mediaset Spain, owner of TV channels Tele 5 and Cuatro among others, is the most watched online TV service with 85 million views in April, way ahead of second-placed Atresmedia with 56 million views, according to ComScore. In terms of the amount of online TV consumption, Mediaset also leads the market with 340 million minutes […]
Starz has confirmed the launch of its Starz app on select Samsung Smart TVs. Starz subscribers can now watch exclusive Starz Original series including American Gods, The White Princess, Black Sails, The Missing, Outlander and Power; as well as hundreds of movies and first-run films on Samsung Smart TVs. The Starz app on Samsung Smart […]
Quiptel and Verimatrix have announced a partnership that will offer the first secure OTT service in West Africa enabling thousands of residents on Bonny Island in Nigeria to stream live and on-demand TV uninterrupted. Combining the video delivery expertise of Quiptel, with the Verimatrix revenue security solutions, a closed system design that turns DStv (a […]
MediaMall Technologies has announced the launch of its PlayOn Cloud app for Android, which joins the iOS app that launched last year. PlayOn Cloud allows enables to record and download any movie or TV show from the 12 most popular streaming services to watch offline on any device. PlayOn Cloud allows users to initiate recordings […]
Amazon has quietly been assembling live TV channels to offer as à la carte options to its Amazon Prime Video service. The service, launching in UK, Germany and Austria echoes that launched in the US in 2015. Amazon’s new platform, which is being delivered through the existing Prime Video app, allows customers to select from more […]
A study of TV viewing habits in 13 countries by Ampere Analysis reveals that people aged 55-64 are yet to embrace SVoD services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, preferring linear TV channels and their catch-up services. In the US, only two in 10 people aged 55-64 in the viewed Netflix in the past month, […]
Helen Burrows, Head of Policy at BT, has called for the UK government to take policy decisions that she suggests would lead to a more connected society, building on the UK telco’s IPTV network. Delivering a keynote address at the IDATE Digiworld Summit in London, Burrows noted that despite broadband availability of around 95 per […]
In the past, the only way to catch a big game was to tune in on network TV; for smaller events, cable or satellite television was necessary. But today, many Americans are “cutting the cord” and forgoing traditional television altogether: 24 per cent don’t have a cable or satellite TV subscription. What’s more, 64 per cent […]