Content enabler and technology provider TV2U has confirmed the upcoming European launch of its TARA TV platform ahead of TV Connect 2015. The move follows growing demand from cable operators for TV2U’s managed content service, which has already experienced significant uptake across APAC and the US, and is launching in the UK and Germany with […]
Viaccess-Orca, a global player in the protection and enhancement of content services, has announced that Telekom Slovenije has selected Viaccess-Orca’s Connected Sentinel Player to support its new OTT multiscreen platform TViN. Through the Connected Sentinel Player, a multiplatform media player that includes DRM for premium VoD and live content, operators and content providers can securely […]
OTT subscriptions from providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will generate $31.6 billion by 2019, up from just under $8 billion in 2014, according to a report by Juniper Research. Continued growth in the established markets of West Europe and North America, along with the emergence of key OTT players in the Far East […]
Kaltura, the video technology platform, has launched a new HTML5 web app for Amazon Fire TV. The app allows Kaltura customers to seamlessly publish video content from within Kaltura directly to Amazon Fire TV, improving the distribution process and streamlining the multi-screen experience. Amazon recently released the Web App Starter Kit for Fire TV, which […]
While Netflix’s international business has yet to turn a profit, the company has seen strong growth in its non-US markets thus far, according to research firm SNL Kagan. Netflix international paid subscribers totaled 16.8 million at the end of 2014. Netflix’s first international launch, Canada, also has the distinction of being its largest with about […]
O2 customers are being offered early access to ten Channel 4 series, including Peep Show, Made in Chelsea and Fresh Meat as part of the relaunch of the broadcaster’s VoD platform as All 4. Episodes of the shows will be available to stream 48 hours before their terrestrial TV airing. The offer, open to customers […]
iiNet chief technology officer Mark Dioguardi has admitted that Netflix has caused problems for some customers and revealed it is accounts for 25 per cent of the telco’s total Internet traffic less than a month after its Australian launch. Before it’s official launch in the country, Netflix made up just 3 per cent of iiNets total downloads, Drioguardi said. That figure rose to […]
A study by eMarketer has shown that US adults will spend on average 5 hours, 31 minutes watching video each day this year. The driving force behind the growth is digital video, especially on mobile and tablet. The study included television watching, which took up the majority of the time, but is slightly on the […]
Australia’s penchant for pirated content may have inadvertently scored the country a better deal on Netflix pricing, judging by comments from its chief financial officer, David Wells. In a call to investors, Wells said the company reduced the price of subscriptions to its video streaming service in countries with a high prevalence of piracy in order […]
In celebration of the upcoming third season of BBC America’s Orphan Black, Amazon will stream the first season for free today (April 17th). The free day is open to all Amazon customers – not just Prime subscribers – and will be available on the Amazon Instant Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices. […]