Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video will shift an increasing percentage of their content budgets from licensed content to originals. By 2022, the amount invested in originals will triple ...
Streaming service 7TV, the JV between Discovery and ProSiebenSat.1, has appointed former Google executive, Alexandar Vassilev, as CEO.Alexandar Vassilev was product manager for Google Search.He will responsible for the strategic ...
(l to r) Maaz Sheikh, CEO of Starz Play with Humaid Sahoo, CEO of E-Vision.Content aggregator and subsidiary of Etisalat, E-Vision, and OTT platform Starz Play, have ...
Hisham Arafat, Managing Director of CMT Technologies.The fully customised end-to-end OTT solution for nine HD channels and six radio channels at Saudi Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), is not ...
Dish has filed suit against two over-the-top video providers, Spider-TV and Tiger Star, it says are pirating Arabic channels for unauthorised distribution, as per media reports."We feel it is our responsibility to ...
Nripendra Singh, Director, Media and Entertainment, EY Africa, India and the Middle EastMost MENA markets are projected to grow online video revenues by 22% 35% annually ...
AsiaSat has broadened its satellite and media solutions with the addition of IP-based delivery solutions and OverThe-Top (OTT) service. AsiaSat recognises the demand for next generation distribution of broadcastcontent, and ...
Image source: Mybroadband.co.zaFox Networks Group Asia (FNGA) has appointed Multichoice exec John Kotsaftis in the newly created role of executive VP of OTT platform Fox+.Based in ...
Doug Lowther, CEO, IrdetoIrdeto has announced that it has expanded its long-term security partnership with Tata Sky, an India-based content distribution platform providing satellite pay TV ...
MENA on-demand streaming platform Starz Play has partnered with LG to embed its video streaming application directly onto LG Smart TVs.Following the launch, select LG Smart TV models in the ...
Three Amazon Studios executives have left the streaming service for similar positions at Apple, according to media reports.According to reports in Variety, Tara Sorensen, the head of Amazon kids programming, will take on a similar role ...
iflix has announced that the video streaming platform has had 10 billion minutes streamed across its platform in 2017.The achievement, equivalent to more than 19,000 years of content streamed, marks a ...
ALTV.com, the digital TV platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has appointed Wafaa Loghmari as Executive Producer.In her new role, Loghmari, 35, who has previously been working ...
Still from the Netflix funded series 'Stranger Things'SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) services, provided by the likes of Netflix and Amazon, will drive a surge in OTT revenues to ...
Net Insight, a provider of streaming, media transport and resource scheduling, has announced that Gustav Grundström has been appointed VP Live OTT. Grundström will join Net Insight during the spring ...
Johan Bolin is VP Products at EdgewarePiracy is an ever-evolving problem for content creators and owners. Whether because of the cost of programming or the geographic ...
The European Media Map series highlights TV market in all 28 EU countries and Turkey, which have a population footprint of 600 million.Research from TVT Media, a global ...
As the number of Android TV devices increase, Google's influence in the pay TV market will rise, according to Greg Potter at S&P Global Market Intelligence.Google could gain increased clout ...
Mike Lang, who was instrumental in founding Hulu in a previous role with Fox, and is now with Discovery Networks International, talks to BroadcastPro ME about the strategy behind creating Hulu ...
Over the Top (OTT) streaming services offered up by Subscription and Advertising Video on Demand (SVOD & AVOD) companies risk significant revenue seepage as a result of a poor advertising ...
A still from The DurrellsBBC Worldwide has announced at MIPCOM 2017 that it has concluded a content sales agreement with African SVOD service Showmax.The mixed-genre package which ...
Several discussions have been cropping up in various circles about the need for a collaborative OTT platform like Hulu in the MENA region and how this will be the way ...
Sanjay Salil, Managing Director of MediaGuruHuawei, Dubai recently deployed a centralised solution to manage its media assets and push content on IPTV and OTT platforms. Huawei's ...
Motorsport.tv has partnered with Tata Communications to power the international growth of the networks internet television platforms.The channel has reportedly grown its viewership in 2017, with the voices of Formula ...
Sanjay Raina, GM MENAP, Fox Networks Group Middle EastWith landmark decisions on content, delivery and economics, Fox Networks Groups three new channels, Fox Crime, Fox Rewayat ...
Rohde & Schwarz has reportedly enhanced its R&S AVHE100 encoding and multiplexing solution by adding adaptive bit rate (ABR) encoding as well as packetising for all established formats for OTT ...
(From left) Khaled Benchouche and Saleem Bhatti, Starz Play.In the last two years, the Starz Play team has been working towards shedding its software fat and ...
Dubai Airports and regional content provider Icflix are partnering to provide movies and TV shows free of charge to passengers.The initiative combines DXBs free Wi-Fi experience, WOW-Fi, with Icflixs video-on-demand service, allowing passengers ...
OSN has announced its all-new online and mobile app entertainment platform, WAVO which is now available to download from the App Store and Google Play.WAVO builds on the model of ...
Over-the-top (OTT) distribution, which is of course IP-based, is quickly becoming the preferred video delivery method for millions of consumers, and a state-of-the-art OTT distribution operation is now a business ...
Disney is planning to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service in 2019 starting in the U.S. and expanding globally.Disney announced in a statement that it would spend heavily on original programming ...
At BroadcastAsia 2017, Harmonic will demonstrate its software-based solutions for powering next-generation video services, including UHD, OTT and IP. Known for delivering pristine video quality on every screen at the ...
The BroadcastPro ME roundtable with Verimatrix was held on the first day of CABSAT 2017.BroadcastPro ME recently hosted a roundtable discussion in association with video security ...
OTT video service Viu hit six million monthly active users (MAU) across its markets in March this year, representing a 50% growth from four million as of November 2016. Since ...
The next generation of Akamai's Media Services Live system for delivering 24/7 live/linear online video capabilities are designed to support over-the-top (OTT) video service providers, broadcasters and telcos that are ...
Friend MTS and Piksel have announced a new international partnership that integrates Friend MTS ASiD with Piksels Palette.The partnership will see the two companies integrate technology into of cloud-based modular video services, and ...
Verizon Digital Media Services has inked a new agreement with Newsy that makes select Newsy video content available for Verizon Digital Media Services Uplynk Video Streaming service customers. Publishers seeking content ...
Ipsos recently released a report enumerating some of the factors contributing to the growth of OTT services in the MENA region. We bring you some key findings of the report ...
Since its launch in more than 190 countries last January, Netflix has substantially increased the scale of its localisation efforts, offering content in a number of languages. The streaming giant presently offers ...
Akamai Technologies has announced availability of Akamai Media Acceleration, which is designed to improve viewing experiences for over-the-top (OTT) video consumers and accelerate video game and other software downloads. Technology is ...
Metrologocal App Manager.Metrological has announced it is hosting the first ever CABSAT Appathon during the show. CABSAT is the leading professional content entertainment event in the Middle ...
Bubbles Media GmbH has announced the launch of a new entertainment package for Indian viewers in Europe on bobbles.tv.Bobbles.tv delivers 16 entertainment channels in Hindi and English including B4U Movies, ...
Goran Appelquist, Chief Technology officer at Edgeware.Does a dedicated TV CDN deliver the best value when serving regional TV markets like the Middle East, or is ...
Icflix is reinforcing its position in Pakistan and further strengthening its partnership with PTCL, the largest information telecommunication technology and entertainment service provider in the country.PTCL customers will be able ...
Adam Nightingale isVP Sales EMEA at Accedo.A dynamic user experience can increase conversion, engage the user, reduce churn and ultimately increase revenue, says Adam Nightingale TV service ...
Carlos Tibi, CEO and Founder of Icflix.Icflix has partnered with Zain Bahrain to offer content for a monthly fee of USD 0.27 that will also include ...
A scene from Bab Al Hara.YouTube has unveiled a new digital hub for Arabic series. Called Mosalsalat, the digital hub brings together 500 Arabic TV series and categorises ...
Heba Al Samt.Awaan, an OTT service from Dubais state broadcaster, offers content from several Arabic-language broadcasters on a common platform. Heba Al Samt, Digital Media Director ...
Akamai Technologies plans to demonstrate its portfolio of over-the-top (OTT) video workflow and delivery solutions at IBC 2016. New capabilities on display at Akamai's IBC stand 5.B49 are designed to ...
Ultra HD services are starting to roll out from the worlds broadcasters at an accelerating pace. In the UK, Sky launched its potentially ground-breaking satellite 4K service with the start of ...
Samir Zehani.In the current highly competitive and complex media landscape, media service providers can help broadcasters find their audience by providing them with technical, marketing and communication ...
Vimond is launching a new Vimond IO product that combine the capabilities and features of its two previously stand-alone digital video production tools: Vimond IO - a cloud-based, online video ...
Ericsson and Turkcell have delivered the first immersive live streaming mobile experience over LTE broadcast in Turkey. This took place during a derby between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray Odeabank, two of ...
Barbara Lange.As it marks its 100th anniversary, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) also celebrates the addition of YouTube, Fotokem, Netflix, and Bud ...
Adam Lewis, CEO of Voddler Group.A key aspect of online video streaming is the Quality of Experience (QoE), which is not governed by a single entity ...
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe) will showcase solutions that enable the creation and delivery of media in any format, with any workflow, to any destination. These include the software-defined ...
Bhavesh Vaghela.Baby boomers remember an earlier TV era where the number of terrestrial channels could be counted on one hand, and not setting the video recorder ...
Erstream has announced the integration of NexGuard forensic watermarking into its online video delivery platform.Erstream offers a comprehensive OTT video delivery solution for live and On Demand, which includes multi-bitrate encoding, CDN delivery, edge ...
Vimond Media Solutions has launched an Arabic-language version of the Vimond Platform to meet accelerating demand from broadcasters across theMENA region.Vimond is engaged in several regional SVOD and live TV ...
As highlighted by Ericsson's latest Mobility Report, networks are suffering from increased strain as OTT and video becomes an ever-more dominating force in network traffic, with an expected growth of ...
