According to the Q3 Video Index from video cloud services provider Brightcove, sports content is steadily moving into a major role among streamers, with viewers watching on every device, in and out of the home. The report analyses hundreds of millions of recent data points from Brightcove’s media customers globally to provide insights into how […]
A software glitch is preventing the BBC’s iPlayer app from running on many of Samsung’s smart TVs. Affected owners are being advised to download a software update, but the patch does not work on some older models – reportedly models released between 2o11 and 2015 – which will have to wait until the new year […]
DocuBay, the global documentary platform by IN10 Media, has announced a strategic alliance with Beijing-based Zeasn, a specialist in home digital entertainment services for Smart TV solutions. The partnership will make DocuBay available on millions of Zeasn-powered devices across Europe, South America, Middle East, and East & South Asia starting mid-December. Users will get easy […]
Addressable TV advertising will leap from $15.6 billion (€14bn) in total worldwide revenue in 2019 to almost six times that value at $85.5 billion by 2025, according to a Rethink TV report. This reflects advertising dollars switching to addressable as the platforms mature and better understood by the advertising community. This boom in addressable TV […]
Tru Optik, the AI and data-management platform (DMP) across OTT and Connected TV (CTV), has announced a partnership agreement with JamLoop, a streaming TV and video advertising buying platform, to offer audience-based targeting capabilities for media buyers. Powered by Tru Optik’s OTT Data Marketplace, media companies and advertisers are able to leverage JamLoop’s audience targeting […]
Vevo the music video platform, has announced that its catalogue of music videos will now be available on Samsung TV Plus with five genre-curated linear channels beginning with Vevo Pop (available on channel 1517). The Vevo Hip-Hop, Vevo Country, Vevo Latino, Vevo R&B channels will launch on Samsung TV Plus at a later date. Samsung […]
One Briton and a Thai national have pleaded guilty to infringing the Premier League’s copyright in Thailand and have paid significant damages totalling THB 15 million (€450,000), in addition to almost THB 7 million in seized funds being forfeited to the State. They have also been sentenced to pay over THB 3million and sentenced to […]
Some 57.5 per cent of Spaniards now owns a Smart TV, with 49 per cent connecting to the Internet through their set. Smart TV usage is becoming increasingly common in Spain, according to the Annual ‘Report of Smart TV’ (Estudio Anual de TV conectada) made by IAB Spain. Most Smart TV-equipped Spaniards watch movies (58.7 […]
BT is in talks with Disney about bringing the studio’s direct-to-consumer service streaming service Disney+ to its BT TV platform, according to the Sunday Times. Such a move would be in line with the multiplay telco’s positioning of BT TV as a streaming ‘super aggregator’, allowing viewers to watch such platforms from one provider. BT […]
TV set manufacturer Hisense and streaming platform and device specialist Roku have confirmed that starting week commencing November 25th, Hisense Roku TV models will be available in the UK. Recently announced at IFA 2019, these smart TVs are powered by the Roku OS, offering consumers a premium TV experience at what the pair say is […]