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Digital UK hires key staff (Advanced Television)
Published January 30, 2020Freeview platform operator Digital UK says it will be able to call on a management team with significant added firepower in 2020, a year that it says is likely to determine the future of public service broadcasting in Britain. With viewing behaviour increasingly fragmenting and the rise in global competition only growing more invasive, the […]
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BBC sees record-breaking year for iPlayer with over 4 billion streams (Digital TV Europe
Published January 30, 2020BBC has announced another record-breaking feat for its iPlayer catch-up service, with the streamer ending 2019 with an “all-time record high” of 4.4 billion requests. December in particular was the service’s best month of all time and achieved 447 million requests in total. The debut episode of gangster drama Peaky Blinders’ fifth series was the […]
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Report: Record spend for UK production (Advanced Television)
Published January 30, 2020Official figures published the Research and Statistics Unit of the BFI, the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image, reveal the highest spend ever on film and high-end television production in the UK in 2019. This includes high levels of international production investment underlining the UK’s global reputation as the world-leading centre […]
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SVOD on the up but TV viewing time dips year-on-year in France (Rapid TV News)
Published January 30, 2020Fewer big news stories and an especially mild winter are being attributed for an annual decline in TV viewing minutes in France during 2019 showed research from Médiamétrie. The leading French analyst found that in 2019, daily TV viewing time remained high on 3 hours 40 mins on average each day per person across all […]
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Newsmax teams up with Kaltura (Broadband TV News)
Published January 30, 2020Newsmax has launched a new cloud TV service powered by the Kaltura TV platform. It is available on a wide range of devices including Apple TV, Roku, Android and iOS. Commenting on the development, Nuno Sanches, Kaltura General Manager, Media and Telecom, said: “OTT [Over the Top] is no longer an afterthought or experiment that […]
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One in three now own streaming devices, but growth levelling off (Digital TV Europe)
Published January 30, 2020One in three internet users in 16 leading markets now own a streaming box or streaming stick, according to Ampere Analysis, with Sweden the global leader. Ampere’s survey showed that while uptake of streaming devices has doubled since 2015, growth slowed between Q3 2018 and Q3 2019, with an increase of two percentage points across […]
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OTT service ivi set for IPO (Broadband TV News)
Published January 30, 2020Russia’s leading OTT service ivi is preparing for an IPO at the end of this year. According to Kommersant, the news has been confirmed by several sources in the OTT and investment communities, adding that its CEO and founder Oleg Tumanov spoke about the possibility of an IPO in 2020 two years ago providing there […]
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Insight TV makes mark in Turkey with D-Smart (Rapid TV News)
Published January 29, 2020In what is being called a milestone event in its global expansion, 4K UHD HDR broadcaster, content creator and format seller Insight TV has launched its content on Turkish pay-TV platform D-Smart. D-Smart was founded in 2007 and the Demirören Group-owned company is one of the key digital TV players in the Turkey. The D-Smart […]
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Falling Facebook stocks suggest scandals may finally be taking toll (Guardian)
Published January 29, 2020Facebook’s stocks stumbled on Wednesday afternoon after it posted fourth-quarter earnings, suggesting continuing scandals and regulatory roadblocks may finally be catching up with the social media giant. Shares fell 7% in after hours trading despite a reported $21bn in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019, higher than the $20.89bn forecast. The average revenue per […]
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Infront invests in AI video tracking and analytics company Videocites (Sport Business)
Published January 28, 2020The Infront agency has acquired a stake in the AI-based video tracking and analytics company, Videocites, and will introduce the firm’s technology to its rights clients. The investment in the Israel-based company was led by Infront Lab, a new unit within the Wanda Sports Group-owned company. Videocites’ unique fingerprinting technology uses visual properties within videos […]
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Dubbing at scale: How to maintain quality dubs when you pump up the volume (ZOO Digital)
Published January 28, 2020The whole dubbing industry is held together by awesome directors, actors, adapters and mixers, all delivering exceptional dubs – creating authentic experiences for local audiences. But as content volumes explode with more dubbing orders than ever before, how can global vendors ensure that you receive a perfect dub every time? As more content is readied […]
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BritBox launches on netgem.tv (Netgem)
Published January 28, 2020netgem.tv, the TV service designed for modern and savvy viewers in the UK and Ireland, is delighted to announce they will now offer the new BritBox service through its growing network of ISP operators and enabled netgem.tv devices in the market, available now. BritBox is a digital video subscription service created by the BBC and […]
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Disney+ originals more attractive than Apple TV+ (Advanced Television)
Published January 28, 2020Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian looks like a key driver for the SVoD platform as interest levels top those of rival Apple TV+ exclusives The Morning Show and See. The Mandalorian maintained a higher relative interest level than The Morning Show throughout its entire run, despite Disney+ being available in only six markets, […]
