FOX Entertainment has acquired the iconic animated character Gumby, and all his friends, from the estate of Joseph Clokey, son of creator Art Clokey, it was announced today by FOX Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier. The acquisition expands on FOX Entertainment’s long-term strategy of building a select, curated and culturally compelling library of owned content and […]
Canela.TV, the AVoD services for US Hispanics, has expanded its partnership with Vionlabs, to offer subscribers personalised content discovery based on the emotions each content category evokes. This is Vionlabs first partnership in the US going live with Moods, which is part of Vionlabs Fingerprint+ product. Moods harnesses AI to analyse video metadata to extract […]
Molotov, the French OTT service, has announced the renewal of its contract with Ad Insertion Platform (AIP), a provider of SSAI technology, enabling Server-Side-Ad-Insertion (SSAI) into their AVoD service Mango. “Our relationship with Molotov is based on innovative collaboration to manage their monetisation challenges. We deeply value their continued trust in our platform and our […]
VIZIO SmartCast viewers in the US now have access to A+E Networks subscription streaming apps HISTORY Vault, A&E Crime Central and Lifetime Movie Club – all commercial free. SmartCast users can dive into A+E Networks apps, including: HISTORY Vault – Over 3,500 hours of content offering from The HISTORY Channel’s extensive catalogue. A&E Crime Central […]
Comcast will double down on its investment in streaming service Peacock. The company reports Peacock lost $1.7 billion (€1.52bn) in 2021 and is expected to lose $2.5 billion in 2022 as the company ratchets spending on content from $1.5 billion to $3 billion. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts told markets that Peacock had the right business […]
Media workflow specialist Bitcentral has acquired direct-to-consumer video publishing solution provider Powr.tv. The Powr.tv end-to-end platform allows media networks and content owners to deploy OTT and mobile applications rapidly, broaden their reach to new audiences, and increase their revenue. Since its inception in 2016, Powr.tv’s OTT publishing platform has quickly grown to 10 million+ cumulative […]
IMDb TV has announced a March 4th premiere date for Bug Out, an unexpected true crime docuseries that delves into the mystery of the largest known live insect heist in history. The docuseries will be available to stream exclusively on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, in both the US and the UK. Bug Out holds the […]
Future Today, has announced a partnership with one of YouTube’s most viewed content creators, Brat TV, to launch a dedicated streaming channel featuring Brat TV’s popular video series and content geared towards teenage audiences. The new AVoD channel is available for free on Roku and Fire TV. The channel offers more than 85 hours of original […]
OTT services will aim to grow their subscriber bases in 2022 by focusing on markets beyond North America and Western Europe and diversifying their content offering, according to industry experts at Ampere Analysis. After the pandemic disrupted filming schedules and with the fierce competition between the SVoD platforms, a large quantity of new high-quality Scripted […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced that Video Solutions AG has partnered with it to launch, distribute and monetize two Advertising Video-On-Demand (AVoD) channels – one in Germany and one in UK – on Samsung TV Plus, LG, Phillips, TCL, and Xiaomi. Headquartered in Switzerland, Video […]