Sofia Digital, a provider of interactive TV solutions, has announces its collaboration with Intelsat in launching the VideoNow Live TV and Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Android TV application for Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 neighbourhood. The project integrates a modern EPG solution with advanced audience measurement capabilities, enabling ad monetisation for free-to-air (FTA) satellite television. The service […]
Netflix may have won the streaming wars, but the TV Operating System (OS) battle remains, suggests a study from Hub Entertainment Research. Hub’s annual Connected Home report confirms the ever-expanding influence of connected TVs in home entertainment. Viewers, however, face distinct entertainment experiences depending on which brand of connected TV set they use. Findings from […]
Intelsat, the integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has introduced audience measurement capabilities to its VideoNow electronic programme guide (EPG), a significant step toward ad-monetisation in the DTH FTA satellite video market. VideoNow, available on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 platform, has long provided viewers with a way to find and access FTANow, with its expansion into the […]
SKY+ and DGO, the streaming and live TV platforms of DirecTV Latin America and SKY Brasil, have now incorporated the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools of Mediagenix and Spideo, which will allow them to provide personalised recommendations for content and live TV. Mediagenix, a specialist in software solutions for content strategy, value management and programming, announced […]
RTL AdAlliance has revealed the fourth edition of its annual study – TheNew Life of the Living Room. In the quantitative research, RTL Group’s international sales house separates signal from noise in the fast-changing video content and advertising landscape, providing valuable insight into evolving viewing habits across 14 European markets and the US. The research […]
According to Ampere’s Consumer data, more viewers than ever now trust the personalised suggestions offered by streaming platforms rather than the traditional favourite – recommendations from friends and family. Among global Internet users, 26 per cent now rely on streamers’ algorithm picks to decide what TV and film to watch, versus 23 per cent who […]
Mediagenix, a specialist in smart content solutions, has announced the integration of Spideo’s recommendation capabilities into its Scheduling Automation solution. Mediagenix acquired Spideo in September 2024 and this integration aims to revolutionise channel creation for broadcasters, sports media companies and cable networks by enabling faster, smarter, and more efficient scheduling processes, all while maximising content […]
AI video discovery company Moments Lab has unveiled MXT-2, the latest version of its multimodal AI indexing technology that helps producers find the right moments in their video libraries for fast content creation, repurposing and monetisation. At 1.5 billion images and counting, MXT-2’s training dataset is more than three times larger than its predecessor, enabling […]
Media Distillery, the AI technology provider in video user experience (UX) optimisation, has announced the launch of a new suite of capabilities focused on accelerating the time it takes a viewer a discover appealing content. The new Search and Discovery Suite enables viewers to find desirable content faster by leveraging the power of AI. The […]
ThinkAnalytics has announced that DISH Network, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, has selected the Think360 content discovery platform, along with ThinkContentExplorer, to optimise its editorial operations, accelerate time to market, and boost viewer engagement in the US. By leveraging Think360’s advanced AI, intelligent search and a dataset enriched with ThinkAnalytics 40,000 metadata video tags, DISH will […]