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Consumers say there are way too many subscription services
Consumers hate juggling so many subscription services, but they’d subscribe to even more of them if there was a single platform to manage them all: survey. Read more…
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Winning strategies for the streaming wars: it’s not just content that’s king
The streaming wars are on – and the winning strategies will rely on more than just subscriber numbers or content investment. Read more…
News
India plans to censor OTT video content after recent controversy
India is planning to develop content guidelines for OTT video streaming platforms following controversy over Prime Video’s series ‘Tandav’. Read more…
News
Jio TV+ gives JioFiber a major push bundling Netflix, Prime, Disney Hotstar
Reliance Jio is sweetening the content offering for its JioFiber fiber-to-the-home customers in India with the launch of Jio TV+ service Read more…
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Smart TV channels watch you back, and so do ad trackers
Three studies reveal just how much smart TVs and set-top boxes track us on behalf of advertisers. It’s only going to get worse as smart TVs get smarter. Read more…
Features
Blending cloud connections to ensure broadcast video quality
Broadcasters want to use the cloud – the challenge is maintaining broadcast quality levels end to end. Intelsat’s solution: blend connections together. Read more…
Videos
NAGRA redefines pay-TV value propositions in the digital age
Stephane Le Dreau of NAGRA discusses the challenges pay-TV players face, the perennial piracy problem, and the importance of IoT and smart home security. Read more…
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OTT has eaten the broadcast industry, more or less: report
OTT video is so mainstream now that it’s forcing broadcasters to transform into ‘diversified media companies’ to compete, says a new Ooyala report. Read more…
Off the Wire
Mobile accounts for 62% of Q2 video views: report
Despite a temporary leveling-off in the first quarter of 2018, video plays on mobile devices (tablets and smartphones) surged 9.8% globally in the second quarter, exceeding 62% of all online videos for the first time, Read more…
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2025 is the 5G tipping point, and media will do the tipping
ITEM: The year 2025 will be the tipping point for 5G, and you’ll have media companies to thank for that. Or perhaps the other way around, as 5G will help media and entertainment companies generate Read more…
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OTT video players face heavy churn as subs max out on SVOD
Increased churn rates are plaguing video streaming services such as Amazon Prime (-2.9%) and HBO Now (-19.2%) in key markets such as the UK and the US, according to a new consumer survey from Juniper Read more…
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Faster Gs don’t guarantee a better video experience: report
ITEM: For cellcos, delivering the best mobile video experience for consumers doesn’t necessarily require offering the fastest data speeds. In fact, according to a new report from OpenSignal, faster isn’t always better when it comes Read more…
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Global OTT video revenues will double to $129b by 2023
Global OTT video episode and movie revenues will reach $129 billion in 2023; more than double the $53 billion recorded in 2017, according to Digital TV Research. From the 138 countries covered in the Global Read more…
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Facebook takes its Watch video service global
LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook is rolling out its Watch video service globally one year after it launched in the United States with original entertainment news and sports content to compete with platforms like YouTube. Facebook’s Read more…
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Amazon to add free video service to Fire TV: report
(Reuters) – Amazon.com plans to launch an advertising-supported video service for users of its Fire TV streaming devices, news website The Information reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Highly profitable ad sales were a bright Read more…
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Airtel launches limited, free three-month Netflix trial
Indian telco Airtel and Netflix have announced an expansion of their partnership through which subscribers of select mobile postpaid and V-Fiber Home Broadband plans will receive a free three-month trial subscription to Netflix. Customers on Read more…
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Accedo and ITV launch AI-powered personalization project
Accedo has announced a project with British broadcaster ITV to use artificial intelligence to automatically generate cover artwork which is likely to appeal best to a given user segment. The project – which will be Read more…
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Facebook will broadcast La Liga to South Asia for free
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s top flight soccer division La Liga announced on Tuesday a landmark deal with Facebook which will allow viewers in the Indian sub-continent to watch every game over the next three seasons Read more…
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YouTube to expand original programming production for more markets
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – YouTube is creating scripted series and other original programming for international markets including France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and India to try to draw new customers to its paid subscription service, Read more…
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APAC pay-TV still getting clobbered by OTT players and piracy: forum
The Asia Pacific pay-TV industry remains under siege from OTT services and rampant piracy, which is expected to impact growth and revenues, according to executives attending the 2018 Asia-Pacific Pay-TV Innovation Forum, hosted by Nagra Read more…