August 01, 2019

Featured News

Amino Acquires UX Specialist 24i Media for €21.4 Million

The acquisition will allow Amino to offer pay TV operators a better-integrated user experience solution; 24i will retain its brand

DVB-I Promises Sub-Second Latency for Broadcast and IP

DVB will release the first DVB-I specifications at IBC in September, promising low latency as well as the ability to deploy standalone or as a broadcast-OTT hybrid

BARB Rolls Out Meters to Improve SVOD Viewing Measurement

New routers will measure panel members' viewing on smartphones for the first time

Featured Articles

BritBox Launch Will Pile More Pressure on Netflix

The "Best of British" SVOD launches domestically soon with content pulled from rivals including Netflix. But with BBC keeping content on iPlayer for 12 months, will it offer enough to get people to pay?

Blackbird Plans Launch into Video Distribution

The firm is best known for postproduction, but its underlying compression technology is being commercialised to solve latency and buffering in live streaming

Readers' Choice Voting Deadline Extended Until August 23

It's time to cast your vote in the 10th-annual Readers' Choice Awards, the only awards program in the industry where the winners are picked by the people who actually use their products and services

Industry News

Will Stalling Growth and Stakeholder Jitters Force Netflix to Explore Advertising?

New MIDiA report analyses how Netflix can regain momentum after Q2 2019 misses and data showing 26% of its paid subscribers respond favourably to relevant ads

Netflix and HBO produce the most critically acclaimed original TV shows

The picture changes when looking at their complete catalogue of original shows

WarnerMedia Asia Pacific Taps Synamedia to Improve Satellite Delivery Efficiencies

G-Core Labs Opens New Point of Global Content Delivery Network and Hosting in Tel-Aviv