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 […]
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 […]
Roku is launching its popular streaming players in Mexico. In Mexico, consumers with a Roku streaming player can access thousands of movies and TV episodes from 1,500+ streaming channels, including such popular services as Netflix, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube and soon Crackle, Cinépolis Klic and others. “For many consumers watching TV no longer equals tuning […]
Netflix has confirmed it will launch its service in Spain on October 20th with three subscription packages priced between €7.99 and €11.99 per month. The basic option will cost €7.99 and will include series, films and documentaries with a SD quality. The medium option will cost €9.99 with HD transmissions and allow two transmissions simultaneously. […]
YouTube has prepared content owners for the release of an ad-free subscription version of its video sharing platform. The Google-owned company has been telling those who share ad revenue with the site to agree to new terms or lose their ability to display and monetise videos in the US from October 22nd. Though the exact […]
Ooyala’s Q2 Global Video Index shows that nearly half of all video plays and ad impressions for publishers occurred on mobile devices. Since Q2 2012, mobile video plays have grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 111 per cent, with the share of video plays on mobile devices
Analysis and comparison of SVoD markets in North America and Europe by statistics portal Statista suggest that European user penetration will not measure up to North America’s levels. Statista notes that
TITAN has announced that Telson, part of Tres60 Grupo, a European player in media capture, management and distribution services, has deployed the TITAN stream processing solution to power its OTT multi-screen service for service providers in Spain. Their play-out customers include: Turner, Disney Channel, NBC Universal and Viacom. TITAN is a high video quality, high […]
@IBC 2015 Advanced Television hears from Doug Lowther, CEO of Irdeto, about its platform approach to security – protection not just for video but across the service provider’s portfolio, including the Smart Home applications and Internet Of Things. [bitsontherun IhAPUYEz-ni7dlelE]
Wurl, a US streaming video platform for pay-TV, has published a new video index that compares the usage of major video viewing services based on publicly available data. The index, referred to as “AMOV”, measures the average minutes