Communications infrastructure and media services company, Arqiva, has announced the appointment of Dom Wedgwood as Chief Technology Officer.  Wedgwood joins on June 1st and is appointed to Arqiva’s Executive Committee, reporting to CEO Shuja Khan.   Before joining Arqiva, Wedgwood was Senior Vice President for Broadcast Technology and OTT Playback Experience at DAZN Group, the […]

Beenius, a media system integrator and developer of an innovative interactive TV platform, has sold its assets to Net Solution. The companies say that this strategic transaction will “pave the way for Net Solution to expand its capabilities in the IPTV, OTT, and DVB Hybrid services sector, offering robust and dynamic TV content solutions”. “Net […]

Communications and media software and services provider Amdocs has been selected by UK multiplay telco Virgin Media to provide its customers seamless integration on streaming services. Under the project, consumers will be given the ability to add entertainment subscriptions to their monthly bill or enjoy them as part of a bigger bundle with their existing […]

NPAW, a provider of analytics and business intelligence solutions for online video services, has introduced new anti-account sharing and playback-resuming solutions to its suite of analytics apps. Share Blocker gives subscription-based OTT services full control over their users’ account sharing to protect their source of revenue. PlayHead Tracker is an innovative cross-device bookmarking solution for […]

Findings from audience measurement, data and analytics specialist Nielsen’s 2023 Annual Marketing Report, indicate that 84 per cent of marketers are including streaming platforms in their media planning to meet their audiences, yet only 49 per cent of survey respondents view OTT and CTV as effective advertising channels. The fifth annual report, which surveyed nearly […]

Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced the launch of its end-to-end FAST marketplace, Amagi CONNECT, to facilitate the discovery, connection, and monetisation of digital content. Designed to cater to both content owners and FAST platforms, Amagi CONNECT streamlines the process end-to-end, enabling both sides of the […]

Black Americans over-index for using free OTT services compared to the total market, with four in five (80 per cent) using them within the past month, compared to 69 per cent of consumers overall. In fact, usage of free OTT services among Black audiences has grown tremendously from 13 per cent since 2019, according to […]

Global OTT TV episode and movies revenues will reach $235 billion (€212bn) in 2028, up by $81 billion from $154 billion on 2022, according to the Global OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. About $17 billion will be added in 2023 alone. AVoD will grow faster than SVoD. AVoD […]

Findings from brands and agencies performance media partner Digital Remedy’s report, CTV/OTT: The Next Frontier of DTC Marketing, which surveyed US-based direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketers to understand the growing influence of CTV/OTT in their marketing budgets and media strategies in 2023, indicate that over two-thirds (67 per cent) of DTC marketers leverage CTV/OTT insights to influence […]

Origins Digital, the sports digital services provider, has announced the French Golf Federation’s (ffgolf) new and enhanced OTT platform, ffgolf.tv, has gone live. Fully redesigned by Origins Digital, the online resource enables French golf players to access over 500 hours of video tutorials, practice routines, golf news and major event coverage. Visitors to the platform […]