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Akamai Media Acceleration boost for OTT

Content delivery network (CDN) specialist Akamai Technologies has unveiled Akamai Media Acceleration, designed to improve viewing experiences for OTT video consumers and accelerate video game and other software downloads. According to Akamai, Media Acceleration marks a significant milestone in the evolution of its content delivery capabilities in moving to a consumer-centric approach to online video […]

March 21, 2017

Comcast, Qvest join forces

Comcast Technology Solutions and Qvest Media, a systems architect in the fields of broadcasting and media technology, have entered into an international channel deal. With an initial focus on the Middle East and Asia, Qvest Media will serve as an international reseller and systems integrator of Comcast Technology Solutions video management system, one of the […]

March 21, 2017

Original content pays off for Netflix/Amazon

The increasing popularity of original content and a growing trend of paying for multiple video services are among the key findings in the quarterly Voice of the Connected User Landscape (VoCUL) survey from 451 Research which reveals the latest trends in North American consumer use of streaming services. According to 451 Research’s survey, 19 per […]

March 20, 2017

Netflix reveals 2017’s ‘Recommended TVs’

Netflix has revealed details of the TV sets selected under its Netflix Recommended TV programme for 2017. Writing in the company blog, Brady Gunderson, Director of Product Management and David Holland, Director of Business Development say the service is continuously innovating to make sure using Internet TV is as easy and great as possible. “Improving […]

March 20, 2017

Survey: Millennials shaping MENA video piracy

An online consumer piracy survey from the digital platform security specialist Irdeto has found that over half of respondents polled in the MENA region – 59 per cent in Egypt and 53 per cent in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – admitted to watching pirated video content. The research also revealed that millennials are among […]

March 20, 2017

SpotX boost for OVGuide catalogue monetisation

Multiplatform on-demand video service OVGuide is partnering with inventory management platform SpotX to monetise its catalogue of long-form video content on connected TVs. OVGuide’s movies and TV content, which can be found on Roku, Apple TV and smart TVs, is being made available via SpotX’s programmatic enablement and ad serving technology, giving buyers exclusive private […]

March 20, 2017

US pay-TV sheds 795K subs in 2016

According to findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG), the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 795,000 net video subscribers in 2016, compared to a pro forma loss of about 445,000 subscribers in 2015. The top pay-TV providers account for 93.6 million subscribers – […]

March 17, 2017

Netflix “not worried” by Trump’s anti neutrality

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he’s “not too worried” about FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s intent to eliminate the Title II regulations that guarantee net neutrality for US consumers. Speaking at Netflix’s headquarters in California, Hastings said he believes “the culture around net neutrality is very strong. The expectations of consumers are very strong. So even […]

March 17, 2017

iPlayer daily requests hit record high

BBC drama dominated another record-breaking month for BBC iPlayer in February. As daily requests reached a record high of 9.9 million, drama shows achieved a clean sweep of BBC iPlayer’s most popular programmes, with every single one of the top 20 most popular shows being a drama. Critically acclaimed two-part drama The Moorside was the […]

March 17, 2017

DT streams Depeche Mode gig on Twitter

Deutsche Telekom has partnered with Twitter to stream live coverage of a Depeche Mode concert via the social networking site. The concert, part of the Telekom Street Gigs series, will air live from the Funkhaus venue in Berlin on March 17th. Users across the globe will be able to watch the gig via the Twitter […]

March 17, 2017