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Research: 200m using AVoD services in US

The number of OTT video services used per OTT video user has risen to more than 7.2 different services per month in the US, according to data from research firm Omdia. The increase in online video usage across the globe in 2020 has been driven by a greater uptake of subscription video platforms, which in […]

February 9, 2021

Report: Busiest websites of 2020

A report by Fasthosts reveals the busiest websites in 2020; from search engines to social media platforms, news sites to entertainment and everything in between. Unsurprisingly, Google is crowned the world’s busiest website in 2020. In just one hour, Google receives 127,983,631 visits; that’s the equivalent of the population of London 14.2 times over. Social […]

February 9, 2021

Northern Waves reschedules Oslo TV Conference to 2022

Norigin Media, the organisers of Northern Waves TV, have announced that the conference will not take place in Oslo in 2021. The TV technology and business conference will instead become a series of online compact conferences in the spring and autumn of 2021. The online event, branded Nordic TV Week was a success in 2020, […]

February 9, 2021

WARC: Alphabet has half global online advertising

Alphabet now accounts for just under one-half (48.1 per cent) of global online advertising spend, according to a WARC Data analysis of the company’s latest reports. The parent company of Google and YouTube saw advertising revenue across its platforms increase by $12.1 billion (+9 per cent) in 2020, capturing a larger share of a wider […]

February 4, 2021

Android TV OS reference remote control from Ohsung Electronics

The new G10 and G20 Android TV OS reference design remote controls are now available from Ohsung Electronics. Created in collaboration with Google, the devices enable a much quicker time to market with an existing production ready design and, most importantly, incorporate the certified firmware that Google has developed with Telink Semiconductor Ltd. All aspects […]

February 4, 2021

Amino powers GO Malta OTT Android TV launch

Amino, the global media and entertainment technology solutions provider, and GO Malta, Malta’s leading communications services company, have announced that the AminoOS powered Amigo 7X devices and Amino Engage software have been rolled-out to provide GO Malta’s customers with exciting new OTT video services based on Android TV. This project is part of GO’s TV […]

February 4, 2021

Report: Cloud gaming will transform video games industry

Cloud gaming will fundamentally change the video games industry over the next ten years, according to data and analytics company GlobalData, bidding farewell to traditional disk-based PC and console games and hefty downloads in the process. Just as video and audio streaming has reshaped the music, film and TV markets, cloud gaming is expected to […]

February 3, 2021

Wiztivi makes voice control accessible for all operators

Wiztivi now offers a unique solution allowing operators, media and OTT players to easily integrate voice control into their user interface. Voice assistants are still relatively new, but they have great potential and numerous possible applications. Suppliers are expanding their offering at breakneck speed and the end user is now becoming more and more familiar […]

January 28, 2021

Google deflates Project Loon

Google’s Alphabet parent company has closed down its Project Loon which contemplated launching giant stratosphere balloons to beam and reflect broadband signals. Evidently Google could not get the project’s overall costs low enough to make the concept viable. “While we’ve found a number of willing partners along the way, we haven’t found a way to […]

January 22, 2021By Chris Forrester

Firstlight Media teams with Google Cloud

Firstlight Media has partnered with Google Cloud to support rapid deployment and expansion of OTT video streaming services. Firstlight Media’s microservices-based architecture takes full advantage of Google Cloud capabilities, including: Agility to launch services in weeks, rather than months; Scalability for cost effective growth with customers’ businesses and support for complex use cases; and Extensibility […]

January 19, 2021