UK telco BT has unveiled what it describes as “ambitious” plans to bring its BT Sport channels to millions of additional sports fans through a range of digital channels. These include social media, mobile and digital TV. The plans will see the company stream its Freeview BT Sport Showcase channel on YouTube for both the […]
Amazon has launched Amazon Video Direct, which allows video content owners to specify a range of different business models to generate revenue from their content. Content rights are also granted to Amazon on a non-exclusive base, meaning that videos can be used on, or taken from, other video platforms associated with content owners. However, in […]
Regular viewers of original digital video programming have grown to 63 million in 2016 from 45 million in 2013, according to a survey from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). This audience has seen a significant increase in median household income (9 per cent) over a year ago. In addition, younger adults (18-34) are twice as […]
UK Minister for Intellectual Property Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has launched the Government’s intellectual property (IP) enforcement strategy, highlighting the threat of illegal streaming services and set-top boxes. The strategy document – Protecting creativity, supporting innovation: IP enforcement 2020 – lays out the areas that the government sees as the most pressing priorities, and some of […]
Americans assigned a value of nearly $1200 per year (€1053) to the array of free, ad-supported services and content currently available to them on computers and mobile devices, according to a groundbreaking survey conducted by Zogby Analytics. More than 85 per cent of respondents said they preferred an ad-supported Internet model instead of paying for […]
Plejmo, the largest local streaming platform for movies in the Nordic region, has announced the extension of its offering with the launch of Plejmo Unlimited Access – a premium service that allows movie lovers to access titles prior to both TVoD and SVoD release. Plejmo, which was acquired by cloud-based live TV service Magine in […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat has reported a “solid” start to 2016 as it continues to enhance its content offering and build international partnerships. The number of homes connected to Freesat by both satellite and broadband is up by 54 per cent year-on-year. This results from customers choosing to complement their linear free-to-air TV […]
A deal with BT Sport will see UK quad-play operator TalkTalk’s TV homes have access to all major UK sports channel, and see all Premier League and UEFA Champions League games available on TalkTalk TV. From June 2016, TalkTalk TV homes will be able to subscribe to BT Sport channels on a rolling monthly contract […]
Samsung Electronics and Canal+ group are partnering to offer the MyCanal TV experience directly embedded on Samsung smart TVs. No additional STB is required, nor additional cable, with the hybrid DTT/OTT offering designed to make MyCanal live and replay HDTV experience and content, which comprises both Canal+ and Canalsat bouquets, available in a simpler way. […]
EBS, the full-service provider of EPG data for platforms and channels worldwide, is providing EPG data services to three entertainment channels – Hum Europe, Inspiration TV and Wellbeing Network – broadcast on leading platforms across the UK. Using its unique scheduling application Pawa, EBS takes all the scheduling information for British Pakistani entertainment channel Hum […]