News Around five billion people, or 84% of the potential global audiences, followed the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Paris 2024 audience hit five billion – IOC report

News ITV is to make hundreds of hours of its programmes available to viewers on YouTube.

ITV strikes partnership deal with YouTube

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LTN and DAZN expand partnership on live events

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Gracenote On Sport is launched

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LFP Media picks Bitmovin Player for DTC mobile apps

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Shareholders approve break up of Vivendi media group

News The global advertising market will have grown by 6.8% by the end of 2024 to close at $772.4bn

Global ad industry enjoys strong growth in 2024

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News FIFA’s Gianni Infantino and DAZN’s Shay Segev

DAZN to broadcast FIFA Club World Cup

News Ofcom study reveals digital differences between men and women

Ofcom study reveals digital differences between men and women

News Sky executive Karl Holmes has been appointed to lead Disney+ in the EMEA region

Karl Holmes to lead Disney+ in EMEA

News Police from across Europe have taken down one of the world’s largest illegal streaming networks

Police dismantle world’s largest piracy streaming network

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News YouTube is the priority platform for the sports industry

YouTube emerges as priority platform for sports industry

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OTT’s aha moment: Pursuing the power of “glocal’!

News Consultancy Deloitte Global says that 2025 will be a pivotal year for Generative A

2025 will be ‘pivotal’ year for Gen AI, predicts Deloitte Global

News Mark Lazarus, Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group

Comcast confirms plan to spin off cable TV networks

Features Fatima Dowlet, Head of Streaming and Social Media Propositions at Channel 4

Bridging the divide: challenges in cross-platform advertising

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Sky extends Prime Video collaboration

News LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson

Netflix sees 60m households tune in for Paul vs Tyson boxing

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Netflix ad-supported tiers hit 70m monthly users

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Amazon to shut down Freevee streaming service

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News BBC America co-produced UK series’ including Doctor Who

AMC Networks takes full control of BBC America

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UK government launches forum to advise on future of linear TV

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Secrets of success of FAST channel Pluto TV

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Channel 4’s Fatima Dowlet: “Linear is still doing great numbers”

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Tubi hires ITV’s Ross Stapleton as UK General Manager

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News Sky has teamed up with Dogs Trust to launch the BonfireNight channel

Sky teams with Dogs Trust to launch pop-up Bonfire Night TV channel

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Channel 4 trebles viewing of episodes on YouTube

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News Warner Bros. Discovery extends cycling rights in Europe

Warner Bros. Discovery extends cycling rights in Europe

News Accedo has updated Accedo One platform

Accedo updates Accedo One platform

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Frequency expands managed channel services to Europe

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Connatix and JW Player merge

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ITV Studios launches digital label Zoo 55

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Netflix subscribers grow 14% to hit 282.7m

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SGAI: a new frontier in dynamic ad insertion

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Business matters: plugging the knowledge gap across streaming and broadcast

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Channel 4 secures new 10-year broadcasting licence

News Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) will launch its Max streaming service across seven new markets in the Asia-Pacific region next month

Warner Bros Discovery confirms Max launch in seven Asian markets

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Amazon extends Prime Video ad tier to more major markets

Features “We are aiming to bring high personalisation, advanced segmentation, and DAI into broadcast, closing the gap with digital streaming services

How Brazil’s TV 3.0 will help “close the gap” between broadcast and digital streaming

News Cormac McGuckin and Maura McGuckin have been sentenced for supplying illegal subscriptions for streaming services

Pair sentenced for supplying illegal streaming subscriptions

News Global satellite provider SES has extended its long-standing partnership with Sky in the UK and Ireland

SES and Sky extend satellite contract in UK and Ireland

Features NAB NY: ”VP makes content creation more easily available to those not in television broadcast”

NAB Show New York: US broadcasters tackle challenges of a shifting landscape

News Creator, writer and executive producer Jason Segel attends the season two premiere of the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking” at the Pacific Design Center on October 08, 2024 in West Hollywood, California. “Shrinking” season two premieres globally on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Apple TV+ launching on Prime Video in the US

News Disney’s SVP of Original Content for EMEA Liam Keelan is leaving the company after nearly five years in the role

Liam Keelan to stand down as Disney's head of EMEA Originals

News Freely, the new live streaming platform from the UK’s public broadcasters, has secured a distribution deal with Amazon Fire TV

UK broadcasters agree Freely distribution deal with Amazon

News World Rugby has extended its partnership with Host Broadcast Services (HBS) to produce the host broadcast for the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup events until 2029.

World Rugby appoints HBS as production partner for Rugby World Cups

News CNN is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access to its news website

CNN launches paywall for news website

Features Miruna Herovanu: ”The rise of digital theft demands action. We call for strong political resolve to end the theft of our members’ content.”

AAPA: Tougher legislation needed to combat the ‘rise of digital theft’

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News Google has begun rolling out updates to Google TV — including the new Google TV Streamer - which allows viewers to control their smart home from their TV

Google TV rolls out UX updates

News Disney to tackle password and account sharing

Disney+ launches account sharing crackdown

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Elevating Storytelling with Semantic Technologies

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Data Chaos to Data Intelligence: Unified Advertising Management For Revenue Growth

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Server-Guided Ad Insertion: The future of viewer engagement and monetisation

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IBC Accelerators: Genesis of Scalable Ultra-Low Latency Streaming for Premium Sports

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Hybrid and leadership are key for live events streaming with Sky

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FAST in Europe: Insight from BBC Studios

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Virgin Media O2: Filling the gaps with FAST

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Pluto TV on the need to localise FAST

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Virgin Media O2: Opting in customers for FAST ads

News Film London and Creative Zero have launched a new report taking an in-depth look at decarbonising supplier transport and mobile power for London’s Film and TV industry

Four UK shows lead Netflix’s most watched chart

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Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios joins MPA

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IBC Accelerators: Interoperability crucial to achieving scalable ultra-low latency streaming

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Accedo collaborates with AWS, Brightcove and New Relic

News Comcast is deploying Qwilt’s open edge platform in order to support its distributed content delivery network (CDN) in the United States.

Comcast uses Qwilt at the edge

News Paul Rolland, Technical Director at Witbe

Controlling data usage with strong streaming vital for video service providers and mobile network operators

Features LEO satellites orbit much closer to Earth, reducing the signal travel time and providing a more responsive connection.

Adapting to the evolving landscape of satellite technology in broadcast

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Media Production without Boundaries: “There’s a lot of cool stuff we could do but why should we do it.”

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Media Production without Boundaries: We need to pull together to make these ‘interesting times’ work

News Telekom Srbija-owned m:tel in Bosnia and Herzegovina has partnered with 24i and Antecna to offer an improved TV experience with new functionalities and an advanced user interface.

m:tel Banja Luka partners with 24i and Antecna

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IBC Accelerator project achieves low-latency streaming for premium sports

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Operative collaborates with Salesforce

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Exploring the market drivers behind the creation of Freely

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Can connected TVs save the pay-TV operator?

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Revolutionising Disc Golf Streaming: Successful Migration to Improve Viewer Experience

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Setting the pace for FAST in Europe? Monetisation and motivations

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Streaming – the view from each end

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From Paris to Hong Kong: How LTN and IMAX stream the biggest live events to global audiences with theatre-grade quality

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Gen AI for Streaming Subscriber Onboarding, Discovery and Retention

Features

UWA roundtable debates standards and market barriers to UHD adoption

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IBC2024 Accelerator project: Scalable Ultra-Low Latency Streaming for Premium Sports

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Acquisition, retention and the importance of user experience

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Building Live Experiences: Enhancing Engagement with Real-time Interactions

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Building Modern Origin Content Lakes for OTT and VOD services

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Dynamic Ad Insertion Errors: Analyzing Common Streaming Ad Issues On Real Devices

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dVQA: Using Data to Detect Video Quality Issues Economically at Scale

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News Ashkenazi: “Pirates today are much more sophisticated and have found increasingly clever ways to get their hands on content”

Verimatrix aims to turn the tide against pirates

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Content strategies for FAST in Europe

News Taya:

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News Households with children are less likely to cancel streaming service subscriptions than those without them, according to new research from Ampere Analysis.

Children reduce churn for streaming services - report

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Pluto TV adds news channels to FAST offering

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Accelerator session - Scalable Ultra-Low Latency Streaming for Premium Sports

News Viewing growth for VOD platform BBC iPlayer is up 20% so far this year, outstripping its competitors across all audiences, according to the BBC.

BBC iPlayer is “fastest growing VOD platform in the UK”

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Navigating the Future of TV: Unleashing Ad Revenue with advanced SSAI technology

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Platform Engagement Unlocked: Deep Audience Understanding through Product Analytics

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Protecting the value of software algorithms

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Monitoring Video Distribution to Ensure Audience Satisfaction

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Live sport and the OTT ‘ecosystem challenge’

News Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) and Globecast have announced the successful launch of a comprehensive new global distribution solution of the AJMN suit of channels on multiple delivery platforms.

Globecast Extends with Al Jazeera Media Network partnership to enhance global distribution services

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How to build a private CDN in 15 minutes

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Informing business strategies with deep data

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Moving with the times: benefits and challenges of migrating from legacy systems

Reports Using public 5G means sharing the network provider’s spectrum with non-production users

Whitepaper: Interactive Live Streaming

Interview

NPAW launches new analytics app for streamers

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WatchParty: Turning TV time into a social event

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Why Independent TV Operating Systems Will Win in the TV OS Wars

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SPORT TV by Magycal: Reshaping the Landscape of Sports OTTs

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Short-form video is eating the world… So how do you optimise for it?

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Sporting content moves into the FAST lane

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Streamlining content management processes

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Apple, HBS, Google: Gamechangers highlight latest innovations in VR and discovery

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VideoCrypt: Next Gen Interactive & Secure Video Streaming Solution

News Jonathan Thompson, CEO of Everyone TV

Freely to ‘support long-term health’ of TV

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Shaping NextGen Video Processing and Consumption with AI

Features IBC2024: New talent pipeline strategies

Rise, SMPTE and Women in Streaming: Mentorship and networking key to diversity and retention in broadcast

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Innovation and Practice in live streaming

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Media Production Without Boundaries: Streamlined, Scalable and Decentralised

Interview

IBC Accelerator project achieves low-latency streaming for premium sports

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Sustainability – energy efficiency, spanning devices to delivery systems

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tiivii, automatic production for live sports

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The Future of Streaming is No-Code

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Freely – collaboration for the streaming age

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Zattoo launches a powerful suite of tools to power the next generation of global streaming services

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Streaming at the speed of light: Enhance enterprise live broadcasts

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Explosive growth of streaming services fuels media expansion

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Revolutionising TV Apps: FX Digital & Dyn

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IET Media Presents the John Logie Baird sessions at IBC2024: Strategies for TV and Video Platforms

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No Margin for Error: IMAX and AWS spin up NBA Finals livestream in 21 days

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 Intelsat updates next-generation satellite solutions

News The global advertising market will have grown by 6.8% by the end of 2024 to close at $772.4bn

Eyes on Roku and Samsung as Omdia report vast growth in Connected TV and FAST

News Peter Siebert IEEE/BTS: ‘Now there’s a new kid on the block.”

“New kid on the block” looks to deliver on Mobile TV’s promise

Features Chem Assayag, Orange and Marion Ranchet, Streaming Made Easy

Orange: telcos looking to quality of experience and AI in battle for customers

Features David Bouchier, Chief TV and Entertainment Officer, Virgin Media O2

FAST fills the gap for Virgin Media O2

News Netflix HQ

Netflix and Airoha enter strategic partnership to support set-top box innovation

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Fireside chat: How to bring FAST to market – fast

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Will FAST succeed in Europe?

News Docherty: ‘The only way to make FAST work is to attract advertisers’

ThinkAnalytics suggests FAST way to monetise content

Reports

Technical Papers 2024 Session: Streaming – the view from each end

Interview

Women in Streaming Media takes the lead in IBC Talent Programme

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The UK Television Universe in The User Centric Era: Evan Shapiro and Theresa Wise talk business!

IBC Show VOD

Navigating the UK TV Revolution

IBC Show VOD

The UK Television Universe in The User Centric Era: Evan Shapiro and Theresa Wise talk business!

Reports

IBC2024 Tech Papers: An Efficient and Sustainable End-to-End Video Streaming Architecture

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Making Netflix’s Drive to Survive

Features IBC2024: CTOs reflect on the disruption curve and AI

Media CTOs reflect on the disruption curve and AI

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UK public service broadcasters join forces on Freely streaming platform

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Streaming services seek ways to disrupt linear TV models

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Orange reveals strategy for winning TV audiences

Features (L-R) David Salmon, EVP and Managing Director, International – Tubi; Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer - ZEE5; Vanda Rapti, EVP, Viaplay Select & Content Distribution - Viaplay Group; Kerry Ball, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer - BritBox International; and Mary Ann Halford, Principal - Halford Media Advisory

Broadcasters target streaming with contrasting models

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Innovation by Strategic Partnership in the Pay-TV Domain

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nanocosmos demos real-time streaming with artist Júlia Mota Albuquerque

Interview Omdia will show that by 2029, 44% of people will have both pay-TV and SVOD

IBC Conference preview: Uncovering the truth behind macro trends in the media industry

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Synamedia helps streamers connect to audiences at IBC2024

News From left to right. Max Signorelli, Omdia; Anshul Kapoor, Google Cloud; Vijay Sajja, Evergent; Phil Wiser, Paramount

Streamers push to profitability

Interview Phil Wiser, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Paramount Global

IBC Keynote preview - Paramount CTO Phil Wiser: “Content creation is our bedrock”

News Alexander: ‘We’re not competing with our customers’

Akamai says customer choice increases cloud competition

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Accedo maximises ROI for OTT

News AOMedia to launch AV1 adoption showcase at IBC2024

AOMedia launches ‘adoption showcase’ to highlight key implementors of AV1 codec

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IBC Keynote: Prime Video backs AI to redefine intuitive streaming

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AV1: Helping to meet growing expectations for higher-quality streaming

News Localisation and FAST technology and services on offer from Vubiquity

Vubiquity helps to deliver FAST content to a global audience

News TitaniumSDK in use, streaming IPMX, ST 2110 and JPEG XS

IntoPIX Titanium forges efficient AV-over-IP workflow

Interview Tubi: Titles in the UK for September 2024

IBC Conference: How AVOD is thriving while BVOD and SVOD feel the strain

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Happy hours, beer tasting and awards celebrations: Make the most of IBC2024’s networking opportunities

News Paris 2024 Paralympics are expected to surpass a cumulative audience of 4.1bn that tuned in for Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016

Paralympic Games set to break broadcasting records

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Vogo to implement video replay solution for French Handball League

News Haivision’s StreamHub receiver and MoJoPro app is now available on the AWS marketplace on a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) basis

Haivision StreamHub and MoJoPro now available on AWS

News AI simplifies 3D: PDMovie’s lightweight, intelligent 3D Air

Big names and first-time exhibitors prepare to unveil latest innovations at IBC2024

Tutorials

Streaming – Tutorial, Ep 3: How 5G in broadcasting is revolutionising content production

Tutorials

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News YouTube is the priority platform for the sports industry

Research: FAST services impact SVOD subscriptions

Features

Content Everywhere: What to expect at IBC2024

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UK entertainment and media market to become largest in Europe

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Content security: how watermarking and blocking are helping to combat the pirates

News News Corp is considering Foxtel sale

News Corp considers Foxtel sale

Features DVB World in Munich, 2024

Is DVB-I about to save public service media?

News Sky Sports+ is a dedicated channel for sports

Sky Sports+ launches ahead of EFL opening weekend

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EPTVI: Developing a roadmap for programmatic TV in Europe

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Apple TV+ reportedly exploring ad tier launch

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Build-up to IBC2024: Content Everywhere companies take stock

Opinion

Measurement, currencies and walled gardens: how do we solve the video industry’s headache?

News Netflix adds eight million subscribers in second quarter

Netflix adds eight million subscribers in second quarter

Interview

IBC Keynote - Benedict Evans: There was a period when mobile was exciting… now smartphones have become boring

News YouTube ranks second for non-sports content spend

YouTube ranks second for non-sports content spend, says Ampere report

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Channel 4 appoints Streaming Business Director

News “Watch this space”: Will the World Cup be streamed in UHD HDR?

FIFA looking to raise up to $2bn to grow streaming service

News Jill Green, Eleventh Hour Films

Sony Pictures Television acquires majority stake in Eleventh Hour Films

News Mr Bean: The Animated Series

Banijay Rights to launch animated Mr Bean FAST channel

Features IBC Accelerators: Kickstart Day in March

Content Everywhere: Accelerating towards IBC

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News Liberty Global to acquire Forumla E stake from WBD

Liberty Global to acquire Formula E stake from Warner Bros. Discovery

News Canada has ordered a 5% investment obligation for online streamers

Canada orders 5% investment obligation for online streamers

News Anime has seen a rise in Europe

Europe leads anime boom, finds report

News BBC Studios expands its FAST channel with four new launches on Pluto TV including Top Gear: Road trips

BBC Studios expands FAST channels on Pluto TV in Europe

Features

Game on: enabling gaming and esports in the streaming era

Features Streamers are increasingly looking to secure rights to live sporting events

Streaming rights: live sports unite audiences in cultural moments worth fighting for

News Max in 20 European countries

Streaming platform Max goes live in 20 European countries

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Comcast launches Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ bundle

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Movie channels lead viewing on FAST services

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Webinar: IP Networks and 5G Workflows

News Channel 4 is to cut the amount of weekly episodes of Hollyoaks

Channel 4 trebles viewing of TV shows on YouTube

News “Watch this space”: Will the World Cup be streamed in UHD HDR?

Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery name joint sports streamer Venu Sports

News Netflix Upfront 2024

Netflix to launch in-house ad tech platform

Features Alex Wall: ”It is all about metadata”

DTG Summit: Gen Z accelerates the demise of linear TV

News Freely has officially launched in the UK

Freely streaming services officially launches in UK

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Content Everywhere companies on starting block for Olympics challenge

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News OTT monetisation is a core focus for Sure

Evergent provides tips on profitability gains

Features IBC Webinar: The collision of Gaming and TV

IBC Webinar: The collision of Gaming and TV

Features The 2024 Champions League Final will be held at Wembley

UEFA relegates UHD for Euro 2024 and Champions League Final

News Netflix’s 3 Body Problem

Netflix brings in 9.3m more subscribers in first quarter of 2024

Interview

NAB 2024: How Important are the likes of NAB and IBC

Interview

NAB 2024: Cinegy on the eventual emergence of IP and “life after television”

News Comcast launches Now into US market

Comcast Launches Now into US market

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NAB 2024: Show Review

Features Rai and 5G Broadcast

Is it too soon to talk about 6G? IBC365 Webinar report

News Viaplay Group has sold its DTC business to SSBL Limited

Viaplay sells UK business back to Premier Sports

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Sony expands FAST business with launch of 54 channels in Europe

News Netflix algorithm automates viewing suggestions

Three platforms account for 85% of SVOD viewing in Europe

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MIPTV to end as RX London readies 2025 launch of MIP London

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Eastern Europe OTT revenues to climb 82% by 2029

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How can streamers maximise DAI and avoid the complexities of GDPR?

News Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Dune: Part Two,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release

Apollo Global offers $11bn to buy Paramount’s film and TV studios – report

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Content Everywhere: how to improve subscriber engagement and reduce churn

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Bitmovin and Yospace join forces

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Bedrock supports AVOD platform M6+

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Warner Bros. Discovery to launch Max streamer in Europe from May

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France’s Altice sells media unit for €1.55bn

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FC Barcelona to launch free streaming platform Barça One

Features FACEIT Watch was rolled out in time for IEM Katowice 2024

Watch this space: creating a live streaming platform for esports fans

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From AVOD to SVOD: Navigating a new streaming landscape

News BBC has plans for digital station extensions of BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, and BBC Radio 3

BBC announces plans for new digital radio stations

Opinion

How to create clearer reporting metrics for ad-supported streaming services

News NASCAR races will be among the thousands of sporting events featured on the new app

FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery and ESPN launch sports streaming giant

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EBU launches Eurovision Sport streaming platform

News Freely streaming service unveils its new user interface

Freely streaming service sets Q2 launch date reveals user interface

Features MwareTV found it had the right products at the right times as the pandemic unfolded

Growth vs Consolidation: Business strategies in the Age of ‘Permacrisis’

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ITV Studios and Fusebox renew deal for role-playing digital game Love Island: The Game

News Rugby League launches SuperLeague+

Rugby League launches streaming service SuperLeague+

News Amazon Prime Video and YouTube already stream NFL games

Peacock subscribers double in 2023

Features

AI remains in focus: a look ahead to 2024

News Thomas Dey, ACF

Forest Road takes majority stake in media investment bank ACF

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Peak TV has come to abrupt end says Ampere Analysis report

News Netflix revenue climbs more than 12% in Q4

Netflix revenue climbs more than 12% in Q4 following password-sharing crackdown

News The investment by Amazon will see Prime Video become Diamond’s primary partner

Amazon acquires minority stake in Diamond Sports as part of rescue deal

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Secrets of success of FAST channel Pluto TV

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Canal+ wins approval for acquisition of Orange’s pay-TV platform OCS

Interview

Secrets of success of FAST channel Pluto TV

News The recent implementation of IBM watsonx at the Wimbledon Championships

Live sports key to streaming growth, says Kantar report

News Number of pay TV subscribers in Africa will climb by 12 million between 2023 and 2029

Africa to Add 12 Million Pay TV Subs by 2029

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Amazon Appoints Jeremy Helfand to Head Prime Video Advertising

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Barbie Crowned Top UK Home Entertainment Title of 2023

News “We are aiming to bring high personalisation, advanced segmentation, and DAI into broadcast, closing the gap with digital streaming services

Only 5% of US Internet Households Have Pay-TV

Interview

Challenges for OTT service providers around the world

News DAZN’s UK sports line-up includes the UEFA Women’s Champions League

DAZN App to Launch on Sky UK

News ITVX The Winter King

ITVX Hits Eight Million Streams on New Year’s Day

News EastEnders was the top title on iPlayer with 26.28m streams for the ‘festive fortnight’

BBC iPlayer enjoys record streaming over Christmas

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Amazon Prime Video to Start Showing Ads

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Warner Bros. Discovery Acquires Turkish Streamer BluTV

Features 2024: ”The television industry should brace itself for fundamental changes: creatives will be getting even more creative and more productive too.” Copyright protections required

Vendor predictions for 2024: AI, CTV, FAST and Niche Sports

IBC Show VOD

Tapping into APAC’s Online Video Potential: Insights and Solutions from CDNetworks

News Stephan Schmitter: Chief Content Officer and incoming CEO of RTL Deutschland

RTL Deutschland, Sky Deutschland strike partnership deal

Features

What do Streamers Want? Sitcoms, Police Drama and Reality Shows

News Warner Bros. Discovery promises to deliver all 3,800 hours of live competition and tailor it to 19 languages across 47 markets

Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global in merger talks – reports

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Warner Bros. Discovery and Movistar Plus+ Strike Partnership Deal in Spain

Features AI was the hottest trend at IBC2023

Content Everywhere: a look back at 2023

News The Night Agent: Netflix reveals most viewed show

Netflix Shares Viewing Data Across Entire Catalogue

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DAI and Sustainability: Session-Based Solutions and Efficiency in Ad Delivery

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Technology Leadership in 2024: A Broadcast Perspective

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Tubi Hires David Salmon to Lead International Expansion

News Premier League

Premier League in Record £6.7bn UK TV rights Deal

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Monetisation, Fragmentation and the Power of the Single Tech Stack

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Plotting the Effects of Disruption: Charting the new media ecosystem

News Netflix algorithm automates viewing suggestions

Global SVOD Subs to Reach 1.79bn by 2029

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Global Pay TV Penetration to Fall for the First Time in 2024

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ITV Launches Ad Funded Production Specialist BE Studio

News Frozen Planet II: Our Frozen Planet

International Sales of British TV Programmes Reach New High

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Panel Discussion: Advances in Monetisation Technologies

News Sky executive Karl Holmes has been appointed to lead Disney+ in the EMEA region

Disney to Complete Hulu Takeover

News Netflix’s Ad Tier hits 15m monthly users

Netflix Ad Tier Hits 15m Monthly Users

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Paramount to Combine My5 and Pluto TV Platforms in UK

News Gary Oldman in Slow Horses

Apple TV+ Hikes Streaming Prices

News Netflix added 8.76 million global subscribers in the third quarter

Netflix Exceeds Expectations with Near-9m Subscriber Rise

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WBD Max European Launch Set for 2024

News Katharina Frömsdorf, Benjamin Risom, and Nicole Agudo Berbel

German Streamer Joyn names new CEO

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ITV Launches Linear Addressable TV Ad Offer

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German Broadcasters ARD and ZDF Launch Streaming Network

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Netflix Names Elizabeth Stone as CTO

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Global Streamer Content Spend Up 7% to $42bn

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Building an OTT video service - custom build or managed service?

News Mark Garner, A+E Networks

A+E Networks Names Mark Garner Head of FAST

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Is in-game advertising a game-changer?

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Metadata: The Essential Building Block for FAST

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WisePlay Simplifies Broadcasting and Streaming Monetisation with AI

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Tackling streaming’s sustainability crisis

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GStreamer, the Open Source framework for broadcast

IBC Show VOD

On the money: How to choose a monetisation model

IBC Show VOD

Launching TV experiences in the face of monetisation model and connected TV fragmentation

IBC Show VOD

Open-source ultra-low bitrate compression for video conferencing without a camera

IBC Show VOD

Go beyond limits with live cloud production

IBC Show VOD

The road map to next generation video experiences

IBC Show VOD

Planning the transition from linear to IP distribution

IBC Show VOD

Panel Discussion: The technical challenges of live streaming

IBC Show VOD

The AI Moment for Smart TV

IBC Show VOD

Innovations in Consumer Electronics and their Implications for Content Everywhere

News

Amazon to Introduce Ads for Prime Video Streaming

IBC Show VOD Achieve the optimal tradeoff between QoE and CDN costs

Achieve the optimal tradeoff between QoE and CDN costs

IBC Show VOD

How The Tencent Cloud OTT Solution Helps Create a Clearer, Smoother and More Efficient Video Service Platform

IBC Show VOD

Panel Discussion: Best Practice for FAST in Europe

News

Amazon Studios’ Scripted Head of Production Frank Murray to launch UK-US indie

News Freely is set to launch in 2024 and viewers will be able to watch live TV channels together with on-demand content on their smart TV

UK broadcasters team to launch live TV streaming service Freely

News Shaking on it: Vijay Sajja, Founder/CEO of Evergent, and Irdeto CEO Doug Lowther

Irdeto and Evergent target OTT

News

IBC2023: Dynamic growth in AVOD revenue ahead

IBC Show VOD Michelle Reglinski

Sky Glass and Entertainment OS: Revolutionizing the Future of Entertainment

Opinion

Ensuring Secure Streaming from Backend to App: A Holistic Approach to Protect User Data, Content, and Service Infrastructure in OTT and PayTV Services

Opinion

The day content providers became ads managers, or how FAST is changing content providers’ business and pushing them to get new skills

Opinion

Enhancing Decision Experience (DX) for Content Choice: A Path to Resolving Video Consumption’s Paradox

Opinion

FAST Fashion for TV - What about sustainability in the streaming industry?

News TV remains the primary news source for European citizens

Warner Bros. Discovery to Launch CNN Max News Service

Features Online movie streaming with laptop computer, Young man watching a movie on a mobile phone with an imaginary video player service.

IBC2023 marks tenth year of Content Everywhere

Opinion

MEDIAGENIX: Staying ahead of the fast-moving FAST crowd

News

Canal+ Takes Full Control of SPI International

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Arabic and Africa SVOD Subs to Boom

News WGA have called Disney, Amazon, and Netflix ‘gatekeepers of media’

Disney, Amazon and Netflix: ‘The New Gatekeepers of Media'

News

Spherex platform helps content reach a global audience

News DAZN’s UK sports line-up includes the UEFA Women’s Champions League

DAZN strikes partnership deal with Canal+

News 2445381661

Disney+ to launch ad-supported subscription plan in UK and Europe

Interview Recoupling: Love Island series 4

ITVX: X marks the spot

News IBC2023 Accelerator: Responsive Narrative Factory

Inside the IBC Accelerator exploring the success of future streaming services

News Lionsgate is the largest independent studio in the US, home to franchises including John Wick.

Hasbro sells eOne to Lionsgate for $500 million

News Strictly Come Dancing

Traditional TV viewing in sharpest ever fall, says Ofcom report

News ITV and Pact have announced new terms for a trade deal desgined for the streaming era

ITV Agrees Streaming Era Terms of Trade Deal with Pact

Webinars

Join IBC365 on-demand as we look ahead at what’s on the agenda for business decision makers planning the future of the industry, with just under a month until the doors open at the RAI.

Interview

NAB 2023: Lisa Aussieker, Qwilt

Features

If TikTok is killed off, how long will short form video live?

Features index

Streaming vs cinema: What does the future hold for film?

News AVOD: Amazon Freevee

AVOD market primed for growth, says Digital TV Research

Features Zoo Digital: Working on training the next generation of localisation talent

Local content hits home for SVODs

Features Amazon Solar Farm US East

The real green screen: Is OTT putting pressure on the planet?

Features

Love Island: From villa to screen