Anne Morris

The Bitmovin Player has been chosen to improve the video streaming performance of 1001, a premier OTT service in Iraq. Bitmovin is also to increase reliability and consistency across devices.

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has found that sports programme offerings across the top five SVOD services jumped 52% year-over-year.

Big Blue Marble has become a launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Through the partnership, customers can deploy Big Blue Marble’s modular video architecture on AWS while supporting EU sovereignty requirements, including data residency and EU-based operational governance.

Video streaming specialist Bitmovin has appointed Ian Baglow as co-CEO alongside existing CEO and Co-Founder Stefan Lederer. Baglow will lead day-to-day operations and work to strengthen the business with customers and partners, while Lederer will focus on strategic developments and the wider market.

Video software provider Synamedia announced that Office de Radio et Télévision des Comores (ORTC), the national public broadcaster for the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, has begun using its self-service SaaS platform Quortex Link to distribute its channels to French content providers.

Operative has partnered with GraySwan to integrate AI-based observability and data visualisation directly into its advertising operating system (AOS) and Staq platforms.

3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has unveiled a strategic partnership with Škoda in the field of in-car entertainment and announced the launch of Škoda Play as an in-car entertainment hub.

January has only just come to an end, but we are already looking ahead to the next IBC, which takes place as usual at the Amsterdam RAI in September. In the meantime, Content Everywhere companies are polishing their crystal balls and making predictions about what might lie ahead for the video and streaming industry during the next 12 months.

Major League Volleyball (MLV) is partnering with LTN to support live video production and distribution for what it describes as its most expansive broadcast schedule to date in 2026.

Operative has unveiled its new AOS Services Platform, a foundational, services-based architecture designed to help media companies monetise across linear, streaming, and emerging platforms.