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• Pantaflix strikes AVOD deal with Sony Pictures (Digital TV Europe)

  Published December 5, 2019

  Munich-based video-on-demand service Pantaflix has struck a deal with Sony Pictures that it says will significantly expand its advertising-supported VOD proposition. The deal will bring a range of blockbuster movies and all series of Lost Girl, XIII – The Series and Charlie’s Angels to Pantaflix’s AVOD offering. From December, new content will be available for […]

• IPTV HD first in Lithuania (Broadband TV News)

  Published December 5, 2019

  Lithuania’s Radio and Television Centre (Telecentras) has introduced IPTV-delivered HD services to home TV screens. In a statement, it says that back in December 2016 it was the first in Lithuania, and one of the first in the world, to start broadcasting Mezon TV (IPTV) programmes to homes over the 4G LTE network. Now, some […]

• ITV betting big on personalisation of Hub (Digital TV Europe)

  Published December 5, 2019

  UK broadcaster ITV is aiming to more double average monthly users to its ITV Hub on-demand service and increase the average number of hours spent by 75% through initiatives including a much greater degree of personalisation of the offering, according to Stuart Jones, head of product, AVOD. Speaking at the Video Exchange Streaming event in […]

• TV3 launches OTT service in Baltics (Broadband TV News)

  Published December 5, 2019

  TV3 Group has launched what it describes as the largest and most advanced OTT platform in the Baltics. Known as Go3, it offers more than 40 live TV channels, 1,000 movies and series and more than 100 hours of live sports every week. Commenting on the development, Christian Anting, TV3 Group CEO, said: “Go3 sets […]

• Orange sets out strategic plan amid merger speculation (Digital TV Europe)

  Published December 5, 2019

  Orange has set out its strategic plan for the next five years, Engage 2025, with a focus on offering etail and wholesale customers enhanced connectivity, strengthening its leadership in more open and higher-valued infrastructures, making Orange MEA the reference digital operator in Africa & the Middle East and placing data and AI at the heart […]

• Plex launches AVoD service globally (Advanced Television)

  Published December 5, 2019

  Streaming media company Plex has confirmed that its global ad-supported video on demand (AVoD) offering is now available, making it the most widely available AVoD offering in the industry, reaching users in more than 200 countries. The free service brings thousands of Oscar-winning movies, cult classic favourites, documentaries, popular TV shows, and more to media […]