Rightster, the global multi-platform network for digital video, has launched VideoSpring, a fully-searchable video licensing portal, for brands, agencies and producers to source trending content for their creative campaigns and programming. The video library, which consists of one of the world’s largest collections of premium viral and user-generated content, offers marketers, creatives and producers the […]
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 […]
Roku has announced Roku OS 7 filled with new discovery features that give consumers more access to entertainment choices. With a major update to Roku Feed consumers can now follow movies, TV shows, actors and directors to receive automatic entertainment updates about pricing and availability. Those who travel and want to stream will now […]
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 […]
Amazon has revealed it will stop selling media-streaming devices from Google and Apple that aren’t easily compatible with its Prime Video streaming service. The online retail giant sent an email to its marketplace sellers that it will stop selling Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast since those devices don’t “interact well” with Prime Video. No new […]
Google has named a wide range of new device partners to provide Android TV-based devices and services. Google says Hisense, TCL and a number of other smart TV manufacturers will produce Android TV devices, along with set-top makers Pace, Sagemcom and Technicolor. And Google has also confirmed that operators KDDI of Japan and Telecom Italia […]