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TV everywhere available for 72% of European pay-TV subs 13 April 2017
TV everywhere in Europe is a rapidly spreading phenomenon, driving pay TV operators towards launching pure OTT platforms. The Dataxis research found out that TV everywhere was available to 130 million customers in Europe by the end of 2016. The … Continue reading
Online video ad views up by 24% in 2016 10 April 2017
According to a report by FreeWheel – a video ad management company, the total video views rose up by 26 percent from the previous year and the total video ad views grew by 24 percent, making 2016 the sixth consecutive … Continue reading
Antenna launches an SVOD service in Greece 30 March 2017
Antenna Group has launched a local subscription video streaming platform in Greece offering viewers the access to a range of popular local content. The new OTT platform named Antenna Next is available for subscribers at a monthly cost of €2.99 and offer exclusive … Continue reading
Portuguese telco NOWO launches a video streaming platform 29 March 2017
The Portuguese telecommunications operator NOWO, formerly Cabovisao launches a new video streaming platform over multiple screens and devices. NOWO will deliver a variety of advanced TV everywhere services, including live streaming, VOD, and catch-up TV for subscribers on every screen. The new … Continue reading
Catch-up TV Revenues at €105m in 2016 in France 28 March 2017
The Ad generated revenues from catch-up TV rose from €90 million in 2015 to €105 million in 2016. The number of videos viewed increased by 27.1 percent to €6.5 billion according to an annual replay TV survey by CNC. October 2016 set … Continue reading
SPI/FILMBOX offers SVOD and STB service in Hungary 27 March 2017
After a period of exploring in America’s, SPI/FILMBOX now launches a subscription OTT platform named MoziKlub along with a set-top box (STB) service called Filmbox OnDemand in association with Hungary’s largest telco Magyar Telekom. Filmbox OnDemand will have a custom selection of … Continue reading
STV Player streaming service launches on Roku 24 March 2017
The Scottish public broadcaster STV has launched its digital streaming service STV Player to sell videos online on Roku streaming platform in the UK. Roku users within STVs licence area in Scotland will be able to watch catch-up and live streaming … Continue reading
Europe to have 335m UHD homes by 2020 23 March 2017
According to the latest data from SES, European consumers are buying more into the Ultra HD concept. The report states that Europe now has around 17.3 million UHD screens (6.6 % of homes as of year-end 2016), up from 12.1 million a … Continue reading
China to dominate 4K and 8K TV shipments by 2020 20 March 2017
Even though Japanese makers are aggressively switching to 4K TV ranges, China will continue to dominate the market by 42% of all TVs in 2017 with 4K shipments, says a recent IHS Markit research. The analysts calculate that in 2016, more than 25 … Continue reading
75% of UK Video Viewing Comes from TV 15 March 2017
According to a latest research by Thinkbox, total video viewing in UK is in mass increase year-on-year. The research also notes that TV accounted for 74.8% of video viewing in UK in 2016, which was a little less as compared to 76% … Continue reading
