Samsung’s Tizen smart TV streaming platform further extended its lead in 2020 as the number of Tizen devices in use worldwide increased by 21 per cent year-on-year to 162.3 million, according to research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. Strong growth was also seen in Google’s Android TV (+42 per cent), Roku TV OS (+40 […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and streaming TV, has announced that its award-winning cloud solutions are now available on Google Cloud’s platform for media and entertainment companies across the globe. Broadcast and streaming TV companies can launch, manage, and distribute linear channels – all on Google Cloud. As a result […]
Disruptel, the interactive TV and voice assistant innovator, has announced the completion of a $1.15 million (€0.96m) seed funding round. PJC and Progress Ventures led the round, with the backing of notable industry investors and advisors including Mike Baker, co-founder and former CEO of DataXu (acquired by Roku in 2019), Adam Cheyer, voice assistant expert […]
Roku has announced a new scripted series, CYPHER, will premiere exclusively on The Roku Channel on March 19. CYPHER will be available for the first time to viewers in the US and Canada. The show features seven one-hour episodes and will be available to viewers of The Roku Channel for free. CYPHER puts viewers in the passenger seat […]
Amagi, a global SaaS leader in broadcast and streaming TV technology, has announced the launch of Amagi PLANNER, an easy-to-use content planning and scheduling automation software that eliminates most of the manual efforts in linear TV scheduling. The software allows streaming TV networks to now have the capability to automate channel programming through an intuitive […]
In celebration of International Woman’s Day, EstrellaTV, the Spanish-language broadcast television network, has announced the return of its long-running talent competition series Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento, premiering on Monday, March 29 at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT. Entering its 24th season, Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento will focus on the influence of Latinas in entertainment, with […]
Magnolia Pictures, a premier independent theatrical and home entertainment distributor in the US, along with its sister company, Spotlight Cinema Networks, are expanding the availability of CineLife, their flourishing linear channel in combination with its AVoD library, across the DistroTV footprint. DistroTV, a free advertising-supported streaming service with over 150 channels and growing, will now […]
Nielsen and Roku have announced a strategic alliance that that they say will help shape the future of media and TV measurement in a streaming-first market. Roku has entered into an agreement to acquire Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising (AVA) business, which includes Nielsen’s video automatic content recognition (ACR) and dynamic ad insertion (DAI) technologies. The […]
Video advertising platform SpotX has formed a new strategic partnership with multi-channel streaming platform Redbox to serve as a strategic supply-side platform (SSP) to power the video monetisation of Redbox’s free live TV and AVoD content. “As a company that’s focused on creating the very best ad-supported streaming destination to entertain millions of Redbox customers, […]
California Democrat Representatives Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney have written to cable, satellite and streaming companies calling on them to better combat disinformation – and they name Fox News, Newsmax and One America News Network as culprits. Both signatories are both on the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee. The letter doesn’t call for the […]