MENA’s pay-TV revenues will fall by $1.6 billion (€1.46bn) between peak year 2016 and 2029, mainly as a result of the OTT push and widespread piracy, according to the Middle East and North Africa Pay-TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Pay-TV revenues for 20 MENA countries will drop by 43 per cent […]
Regional TV channel TVG, which broadcasts in the north of Spain, has launched OTT service AGalega with over 1,400 titles in Galician. Fiction, films, TV series and children programmes are the main features of the platform. The service also includes AGalega Audio offering content from Radio Galega such as live programmes, podcasts and exclusive content. […]
Atresmedia-owned streaming service Atresplayer has increased its subscriber numbers by 30 per cent in the last 12 months, rising from 421,000 in November 2022 to 600,000. The platform claims to be the leading local OTT service in Spain, with an offer based on a premium service including TV series, documentaries, news and entertainment programmes. Atresplayer […]
MediaRadar, advertising intelligence and sales enablement platform, analysed US ad spend from the top six OTT ad-supported streaming services: Discovery+, Hulu, Max, Paramount+, Peacock and Pluto TV. Data was from January 1st 2022 through October 31st 2023. Key findings include: Top Six Streaming Platforms Collect Over $1 Billion in Advertising From January through October 2023, […]
A study from Juniper Research, the specialist in telecommunications markets, predicts OTT messaging apps will remain the dominant channel for conversational commerce. This is despite a fall in global market share of conversational commerce spend from 53 per cent in 2024, to 45 per cent in 2028. Much of this spend will be driven by […]
TNA Wrestling (formerly IMPACT Wrestling) – a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment and a division of Anthem Sports Group – has partnered with Endeavor Streaming to launch its global, on-demand streaming service, TNA+. The service will go live on January 5th 2024. As part of a multi-year deal, Endeavor Streaming will power the new […]
Latino-owned Fuse Media, a specialist in representing inclusion in entertainment, has continued its international expansion with the launch of its streaming service Fuse+ on Tata Play Binge, an OTT app aggregator in India. The announcement follows recent launches on Roku and Prime Video in the US, and the return of hit series Big Freedia Means […]
Live and on-demand streaming platform, Recast, has officially relaunched its services following last month’s acquisition of assets by Content Technology Partners (CTP). Under the new ownership, which includes Recast Founder & CEO Andy Meikle and ex-Manchester United Executive Vice-President Ed Woodward, Recast says it has developed “a renewed vision and refreshed offering, all aimed at […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced that acTVe has selected the company as its playout, distribution, and monetisation partner for five of its premium syndicated sports channels. As an independent owner, operator, and manager of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels, acTVe has deployed Amagi’s […]
Bitmovin, a provider of video streaming infrastructure, has partnered with Stoneroos – part of NEP The Netherlands, to power multiple OTT and TV streaming services. The partnership will see the Bitmovin Player integrated with Stoneroos’ OTT NOW! product to ensure a consistent entertainment experience on any screen. “The combination of the Bitmovin Player and Stoneroos’ […]