Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has announced the launch of Comcast MediaExpress, a centralised VoD management and distribution service for content providers. Comcast MediaExpress enables content owners to distribute their VoD entertainment titles into the top OTT, pay-TV and social platforms through delivery centrally managed by CTS. Backed by the scale of CTS, content owners can […]

Content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, is set to double its owned and operated digital network channels to 160 by the end of 2025, while unveiling its new consumer-facing brand, Little Dot Channels. Previously, Little Dot Studios’ owned and operated channels existed under individual channel brands. The introduction of […]

wedotv, the ad-supported free streaming TV network, is stepping into the Asian television market with the launch of four of its proprietary channels on Dens.TV in Indonesia. Dens.TV is a multi-device, on-demand video platform featuring a variety of entertainment channels for its users and is available on iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as […]

Bitmovin’s latest Video Developer Report indicates an increasing role of AI, the slow adoption of next-generation codecs, and continuing challenges when it comes to ad insertion. It also demonstrates a disconnect between sustainability efforts and cost implications Key Challenges and Opportunities from the Report This year’s Video Developer Report saw advertising (15 per cent) remain […]

Netgem has announced a new partnership with Tubi, the free, ad-supported streaming service. This collaboration brings Tubi’s library of movies and TV shows to the Netgem TV platform, offering UK viewers a wide selection of free entertainment. Netgem TV users will now have access to thousands of movies and TV episodes, from blockbuster classics like […]

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced it will distribute its Fubo Sports owned & operated linear network on over-the-air (OTA) stations in more than 100 US markets nationwide including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Fubo Sports is now available to more than 12 million traditional TV households as OTA diginets in […]

Parks Associates’ latest research from its Video Services Consumer Insights Dashboard reports that 56 million (46 per cent) of US internet households are cord cutters, which highlights the dominance of streaming video services. Additionally, 12 per cent of US internet households are cord-nevers, who have never subscribed to any sort of traditional pay-TV. The Dashboard […]

International production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has announced at NATPE Global that three of its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels are now available on MyFree DirecTV. DirecTV’s US-based audience now has access to three of Blue Ant Media’s curated media brands, including: wildlife and nature programming on Love Nature, […]

Virgin Media O2 has announced the launch of two new reality TV FAST channels, in collaboration with ITV Studios, on Virgin TV. Virgin TV customers with a Stream, V6 or Virgin TV 360 box can immerse themselves in popular reality shows with round-the-clock episodes, all at no extra cost. The new FAST channels launching are: […]

Amagi, a specialist in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has released its 14th Amagi Global FAST Report, which highlights content providers’ shift toward unified, platform-agnostic distribution to amplify both reach and monetisation. The traditional boundaries between video services are blurring, with pay-TV services now offering FAST channels, SVoD platforms introducing ad-supported […]