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Are We Reaching Peak FAST? With The Number Of Channels North Of 1,500 In The U.S., Industry Execs See A Shakeout Coming – But That May Not Be A Bad Thing
The peak TV era may be over, but free, ad-supported streaming television is continuing to boom. With more than 1,500 FAST channels now operating in the U.S., though, is there a risk of that vast array of offerings overwhelming consumers and bogging down the programmers and distributors trying to manage them all? The consensus among…
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TV Stats: Celebrating TV’s Best
This week, the TV industry came together to celebrate the best of the best on the small screen at the 75th Emmy Awards. Held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, the night honored the casts, crews, writers, actors, and more who work to deliver entertainment and programming enjoyed by millions around the country…
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URC TV chooses Simplestream
URC TV – an OTT sports streaming service created as a partnership initiative between the United Rugby Championship and RTÉ – has chosen Simplestream as a technology partner to power its new offering on the back of a flexible architecture, and new applications for Android and iOS, distributed globally. The OTT service provides fans with…
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Brightcove integrates Sprinklr
Brightcove has added Sprinklr, the unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform, to the Brightcove Marketplace. This product integration allows Brightcove users to manage and publish their video content across multiple social media channels through Sprinklr, creating a unified, simple workflow. Brightcove’s research shows that: 93 per cent of B2B buyers say that video is important…
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All3Media FAST channels on Netgem TV
Netgem has announced a partnership with All3Media International, bringing new FAST channels to consumers in the UK and Ireland. Scheduled for launch this January, Netgem will initially introduce three new FAST channels to its growing platform. These channels will be accessible to viewers through Netgem TVs and distributed via Internet Service Provider (ISP) partners, including…
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Forsway, Cloudpoint establish Xtend Solutions FZCO
In a joint venture, Forsway and Cloudpoint have announced a collaboration to establish Xtend Solutions FZCO a new provider of low-cost content streaming solutions aimed at providing robust internet connectivity to serve geographies with unreliable or no service. Xtend Solutions’ new offering harnesses Forsway’s satellite technology and ground equipment and Cloudpoint’s extensive expertise in delivering…
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Report: Brands face marketing challenges in an AI world
After a challenging 2023, WARC Media predicts global advertising spend will double its growth in 2024 with spend expected to top $1 trillion for the first time. Just five companies – Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Bytedance and Meta – are forecast to attract over half (51.9 per cent) of global advertising spend this year as their…
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Apple TV+ unveils first Apple Vision Pro content
Apple TV+ has unveiled a selection of original content, produced with Apple Immersive Video, that will become available in the Apple TV app on Apple Vision Pro when it launches on February 2nd. Apple Immersive Video is a new entertainment format pioneered by Apple that aims to transport viewers to the centre of a story…
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Original Tastemade content for Prime Video, Amazon Freevee
Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade have announced a first-look deal to produce unscripted lifestyle content. As part of the partnership, Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade will bring 15 new shows to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee audiences over the next few years. Dish It Out will be the first unscripted series on the roster, hosted…
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Bloomberg updates television schedule, adds new studio for ‘Surveillance’
Subscribe to NewscastStudio for the latest news, project case studies and product announcements in broadcast technology, creative design and engineering delivered to your inbox. Bloomberg is set to introduce changes to its television network on Monday, Jan. 22, led by a revamp of its flagship morning franchise, “Bloomberg Surveillance.” As previously announced by the network,…