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Red Bee and FabriQ deliver The Streamers concert series

Red Bee Media and FabriQ Media Group have now delivered three livestreamed concerts with the Dutch band The Streamers, to a global audience of 5.6 million people, across 88 countries in total. The third and final installment of the concert series reached over 1.9 million viewers on Saturday, May 29th. All livestreams were delivered through […]

June 15, 2021

Cox victim of cyber ransom?

For the last six days Cox subscribers have been without any live streamed content as US press speculates it has been a victim of a ransom attack. Cox is not commenting. Cox Media owns 33 TV stations in 20 markets, 65 radio stations in 11 markets and several multi-platform streaming video and digital platforms. According […]

June 10, 2021

Exec: ‘Virgin Media O2 becoming SVoD aggregator’

David Bouchier, Chief TV & Entertainment Officer at UK multiplay operator Virgin Media O2, has suggested the service is still working with the same content providers, but whereas previously it was an aggregator of pay-TV channels, it was becoming an aggregator of SVoD apps. Speaking on a panel session – International Content Summit – Strategies […]

June 9, 2021By Colin Mann

Setplex and VIVOplay announce LatAm joint venture

Setplex, a provider of flexible, end-to-end solutions for OTT service providers, has entered into a joint venture with VIVOplay, a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD), to deliver the Setplex end-to-end OTT platform capabilities with VIVOplay channels to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the Latin American region. Setplex and VIVOplay will initially roll out their […]

June 8, 2021

Next Level Sports extends service agreement with Encompass

Encompass and Next Level Sports & Entertainment, LLC have signed an agreement to deliver the Next Level Sports television channel (formerly Eleven Sports) to Next Level’s major partners in the US. Encompass will provide sports content ingest, playout and transmission services, including IP-based distribution to pay-TV affiliates utilizing LTN Wave technology. IP distribution offers the […]

May 27, 2021

Forecast: Speedy AVoD growth to resume in 2021

AVoD expenditure for TV episodes and movies will climb by 144 per cent between 2020 and 2026 to reach $66 billion (€54.1bn) across 138 countries, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research.

May 24, 2021

AVIA: Positivity in Filipino video industry

The Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Philippines In View seminar held this week brought together more than 700 industry delegates to discuss the state of the TV and video industry in the archipelago country with over 7000 islands. Some of the industry luminaries present include Manuel V Pangilinan, Chairman, President and CEO of PLDT, Ernest […]

May 21, 2021

ODK Media chooses Blackbird for cloud native video production

Blackbird, the developer and seller of the market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, has announced that ODK Media has chosen Blackbird for flexible and efficient cloud video production for their new OnDemandLatino service. ODK Media is a leading provider of high-quality international video content to global audiences through its popular streaming platforms. The company’s […]

May 19, 2021

MediaKind senior appointments

MediaKind has appointed  Mark Ramberg as Group Vice President of Products, and Jeff Sherwin, as Executive Vice President, Technology Strategy & Operations. Mediakind says these newly created positions strengthen its technical capabilities and strategic commitment to the burgeoning direct-to-consumer (DTC) video, advertising, and sports markets, where it continues to invest and increase its presence. Between […]

May 13, 2021

Setplex to provide TV Cabo São Paulo with OTT

Setplex, a provider of flexible, end-to-end solutions for OTT service providers, has installed its Nora platform into the headend of Brazilian operator TV Cabo São Paulo. Setplex will enable TV Cabo São Paulo’s SATTV service to provide a wide range of OTT and IPTV channels to its subscribers, including content that Setplex offers to its […]

May 12, 2021