All VOD articles – Page 6
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NewsCanal+ offers free premium access during coronavirus lockdown
French pay TV provider Canal+ has said it will make its service free during France’s country-wide coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsDiscovery to launch Dplay in MENA with Starzplay
Discovery’s OTT streaming service Dplay will now be available to customers throughout the MENA region as the company has announced a new partnership with Starzplay, the Dubai-based SVOD service.
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NewsMediaset considers ProSieben consolidation
Italian media group Mediaset is considering options for its 15% stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media, including consolidation, as CFO Marco Giordani calls for European TV industry action.
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NewsM&A review: Grass Valley’s surprise acquisition, Comcast’s AVOD streamer purchase
IBC365 looks back at some of the notable mergers and acquisitions of the past month within the media and technology industry.
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NewsElon Musk at Satellite 2020 | SXSW cancelled | Formula 1 starts
9 – 13 Mar: Your guide on what to look forward to this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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NewsBritBox goes Down Under
BBC Studios, the principal commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster today announced its plans today to launch the BritBox streaming service in Australia.
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NewsQuibi secures $750m of funding ahead of launch
Quibi has raised $750 million in second-round funding, just one month ahead of its commercial launch.
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NewsIndustry moves: Disney, Endemol Shine and Discovery
IBC365’s update on new company appointments, resignations and restructures across the content and broadcast industry.
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Industry TrendsGiving fans what they want: The power of personalisation
Premium and niche sports fans have called on OTT services to provide streaming experiences with customised experiences, advertising and social media content but who will prevail and be crowned the Netflix of sports?
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NewsDAZN expands globally and plots UK launch
OTT sports streaming platform DAZN will expand into more than 200 countries and territories with significant investment and international rights confirmed.
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NewsSky inks multi-year deal for Disney+
Comcast backed pay-TV operator Sky announced today a multi-year deal securing Disney+ for its UK and Ireland customers available on Sky Q with Now TV.
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NewsMatchroom goes D2C with OTT sports platform launch
Promoter Matchroom Sport is to launch a multi-sport OTT service that will allow viewers to watch 12 different sports including darts and snooker live and on-demand.
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NewsDeutsche Telekom bids on aggregation with Disney+
German telco Deutsche Telekom is reportedly in talks with Walt Disney to gain the content rights for Disney+ on its MagentaTV platform to fight against the competition from Vodafone.
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NewsDiscovery nabs Hulu’s Lisa Holme to head streaming strategy
Hulu veteran Lisa Holme has joined Discovery in a newly created role to oversee content and commercial strategy.
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NewsYouTube drops Fox Regional Sports following Sinclair carriage dispute
YouTube TV is to drop the Fox Regional Sports Networks from tomorrow having failed to reach a carriage agreement with the Sinclair Broadcasting-owned channels.
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NewsYouTube TV to distribute WarnerMedia’s HBO Max
YouTube TV has struck a deal to deliver HBO and Cinemax content to its members, as well as HBO Max when it launches later this year.
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Industry TrendsThe future of TV is aggregation
2020 will see the launch of more subscription video services than ever before. With consumers tired of managing multiple subscriptions, is the future of pay TV in aggregation?
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Industry TrendsRight content, right place, right time
Automation is certain to play an ever-greater role as broadcasters work to service more platforms with more content than ever before, writes David Davies.
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NewsT-Mobile and Sprint edge closer to merger & the industry in numbers
10-14 Feb: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Industry TrendsYouTube: Can Google’s SVOD rule the OTTs?
With 20 million paying subscribers and a record $15.1 billion in ad revenue for 2019, is YouTube the strongest OTT competitor of them all?
