Sling TV has launched a live beta multi-stream service in the US for $20 per month, including live and on-demand content from Fox Networks Group brands and the ability to stream on up to three devices simultaneously in or outside the home. In addition to Fox, the beta service’s base and “Extra” packages include content […]
Kaltura, the video technology provider, and Harmonic, a specialist in video delivery infrastructure, have partnered to deliver a software as a service (SaaS) platform that lets OTT players quickly launch ‘Live to OTT’, as well as VoD and time-shifted services. Kaltura has integrated Harmonic’s new VOS 360 professional cloud media processing service with its OTT […]
Rovi has renewed its entertainment discovery patent portfolio licence agreement with US TV manufacturers Funai Electric for its entertainment products. This licence covers North America and expands upon Funai’s existing agreements with Rovi in Europe and Japan. “Our licence agreement with Funai Electric strengthens Rovi’s leadership position in licensing its intellectual property to create innovative […]
Netflix has confirmed that it will stream Top Gear internationally, putting it in direct competition with Jeremy Clarkson’s new motoring show on rival Amazon. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said that the revamped BBC2 motoring show, now to be fronted by Chris Evans, will be made available on the streaming service as it falls […]
Netflix may well think that HBO is the company’s ultimate rival, but for now, Hulu is the competitor with the closest business model, says a report from cordcutting.com. Both Hulu and Netflix offer streaming syndicated content mixed with original series, and both have fairly robust libraries – even if Netflix’s is shrinking. But Netflix and […]
Netflix has released March data from its ISP Speed Index – its monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Back in December, Netflix announced a years-long effort called complexity-based encoding that allowed them to boost streaming performance of TV shows and movies while using less bandwidth. At […]
Discovery Networks’ free-to-air factual entertainment channel Quest is to be streamed online from this weekend. Already available on Freeview, YouView, Sky and Virgin, the channel’s online launch coincides with the start of the FIA World Rallycross Championship which gets underway in Portugal on Sunday. Tablets and mobile phone users will be able to watch via […]
Dejero, an innovator in cloud-managed solutions that simplify the transport of live video and real-time data across remote or mobile IP networks, has introduced a series of new enhancements to its LIVE+ Control management system. The update, which is linked to the release of version 4.0 of LIVE+ Core software, will be unveiled at NAB […]
Simplestream, a leading provider of live streaming and live-to-VOD solutions, today announced that it will be showcasing TVPlayer on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) booth at NAB (#SL9016). TVPlayer, one of the UK’s fastest growing consumer streaming services, is powered by Simplestream’s Media Hub platform in conjunction with AWS & Cloudfront. Developed by Simplestream, TVPlayer […]
TVPlayer, one of the UK’s most popular consumer streaming platforms with more than 600,000 unique viewers per week, has confirmed that leading international business and financial news channel, Bloomberg Television has launched on its multiscreen service. Bloomberg Television, which reaches more than 360 million households worldwide, joins 63 free-to-view channels that are available to consumers […]