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Friend MTS opens new Singapore office

Friend MTS, the content security specialist for live and on-demand sports and entertainment, has continued its recent expansion by opening a new office in Singapore. Situated in the bustling heart of Singapore city, the new office continues Friend MTS’s strong global growth in 2023 and emphasises its continued commitment to expansion in the APAC region […]

September 26, 2023

Evergent, Irdeto partnership

Evergent, the customer management and monetisation specialist for streaming and digital subscription businesses, and Irdeto, a player in digital platform cybersecurity, have announced a partnership to combine Evergent’s flexible subscription and customer management solutions with Irdeto’s video streaming security and management tools. The new partnership will enable OTT streaming providers to quickly bring custom use […]

September 18, 2023Nick Snow @ IBC

Research: Internet access via TV doubles in Portugal

The number of Portuguese internet users who use their TV sets to access the internet has doubled in the past four years, according to data from market research company Marktest. This makes TV the fastest-growing medium for accessing the internet in Portugal. The peak of this growth occurred during the pandemic, when the number of […]

September 15, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

True Digital to enhance OTT user experience with XroadMedia

True Digital Group, part of True Corporation Public Company Limited, Thailand’s premier fully-integrated telecommunications and digital service provider, has announced its latest collaboration with XroadMedia. This initiative leverages XroadMedia’s cutting-edge content discovery and personalisation solution to enhance the privacy-conscious viewing experience for TrueID TV, their video service. True Digital Group wanted to enhance the recommendations […]

September 15, 2023

UniqCast modernises Telecom Kosovo TV services

UniqCast, a renowned industry leader specialising in turnkey IPTV/OTT solutions, has been awarded a competitive public tender with international bidders to implement a premium video streaming service for Telecom Kosovo. This strategic partnership delivered a comprehensive on-site end-to-end OTT system, transforming the TV service market in Kosovo. This collaboration between UniqCast and Telecom Kosovo delivers […]

September 13, 2023

Cineverse partners with Criterion Pictures

Cineverse, the streaming technology and entertainment company, has announced a partnership with Anuvu Operations’ Criterion Pictures, a player in land-based, non-theatrical movie, TV, and digital entertainment distribution, to manage and grow its third-party and owned and operated OTT channels. In this new deal, a number of popular Cineverse FAST and AVoD channels including The Bob […]

September 12, 2023

Forecast: OTT revenues at $215bn in 2029

Global OTT TV episode and movies revenues will reach $215 billion (€200bn) in 2029, up by $53 billion – or 33 per cent – from $162 billion in 2023, according to the Global OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will remain the dominant territory by some distance. […]

September 11, 2023

Brightcove powers In The Black Network AVoD

Brightcove, the streaming technology company, has been selected by In The Black Network (ITBN) to power its AVoD streaming service scheduled to launch this October. ITBN is a new OTT venture founded and led by former Fox Soul General Manager James DuBose. The network focuses on streaming content that showcases and amplifies Black storytellers and […]

September 7, 2023

Allente Stream completes all-device OTT launch with 3SS

Allente, the Nordic region TV and streaming provider, supported by 3 Screen Solutions (3SS), has launched its new Allente Stream Multiscreen OTT offering. The operator has gone live with new apps for Android TV, Apple TV, LG and Samsung Smart TVs, Web, and iOS and Android mobiles, all based on the multiple award winning 3Ready […]

September 4, 2023

Forecast: E Europe to add 27m SVoD subs by 2029

Eastern Europe will have 68 million SVoD subscriptions by 2029, up by 27 million on 2023, according to the Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Russia will generate 12 million of the additional subscriptions, with Poland bringing in an extra 6 million. The top platform by subscribers […]

August 31, 2023