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11 Apr 2023

Warner Bros Discovery

Warner Bros Discovery Streaming Platform Launching In OZ US media giant Warner Bros Discovery will launch a streaming service in Australia next year. Warner Bros Discovery’s western Pacific president and managing director James Gibbons confirmed the service would launch in the Asia-Pacific in 2024, after a US launch later this year. In an interview with The Australian, Gibbons said the service will be the result of last year’s merger of HBO Max and Discovery Plus. “We are going to be launching our new streaming service in the US this year,” Gibbons said. “The first order of business is to really combine those services and make one ‘uber’ service that can target a wide audience. “After that we’re going to be [...]
03 Apr 2023

Three-quarters of SVOD services to introduce ads in the next two years

As the global video streaming market continues to grow and become increasingly crowded, streaming businesses are looking for ways to maintain their growth and competitive edge with ad-tiers increasingly a priority for service providers shows research from NPAW. The online video analytics and business intelligence provider’s 2023 State of Streaming Advertising and Analytics survey took the opinion of 250 business owners from North America, LATAM, Europe, ME and APAC in November 2022. All respondents were director-level and higher working in companies involved in online video streaming, such as public and commercial broadcasters, telcos, sports and eSports companies, media companies, movie studios, production houses, content owners and providers, and OTT streaming services. The top line finding was that ad-based video streaming [...]
03 Apr 2023

You can now use Netflix’s cheaper ads plan on your Apple TV

Netflix’s ad-supported tier finally works with Apple TV set-top box Netflix launched its cheaper “Basic with Ads” plan back in November. But the launch had a significant gotcha for Apple users: The Netflix tvOS app did not support the ads tier, meaning subscribers on that plan simply couldn’t use their Apple TV set-top box to watch Netflix. At the time, Netflix said support for the ads plan on Apple TV was “coming soon.” Five months on, support for the plan is finally available for Netflix users on Apple TV. The ads tier launch on Apple TV was confirmed in a statement to TechCrunch. The Netflix “Basic with Ads” plan costs $6.99 per month, a saving of $3 compared to the [...]
27 Mar 2023

Amazon-built TVs launch in the UK and Germany

Amazon has expanded its range of TV sets with three new models added to its Fire TV Omni QLED Series. The sets combine the Fire TV interface and the Alexa digital assistant. Amazon is also making the Fire TV 2-Series available in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Mexico for the first time. “We continue to hear from customers that most smart TVs just aren’t all that smart – and they’re turning to Fire TV to deliver a truly intelligent and intuitive TV experience,” said Daniel Rausch, vice president of Amazon Entertainment Devices and Services. “When customers love something, we double down. We’re excited to not only bring our Fire TV Ambient Experience to more rooms of the home with multiple [...]
27 Mar 2023

Rakuten TV expands in Poland

The streaming platform Rakuten TV has added two new localised FAST channels to its offer in Poland. Grjngo is the world’s largest streaming brand for western films, of which there is also a localised version in German, Spanish and English, while Bjgtjme is focused on other film genres with all its content in English and dubbed into Polish. Both channels are owned by the international operator Amogo Networx. Rakuten TV is currently distributed in 43 European countries. Since 2020 it has significantly increased its TVOD offer in Poland in partnership with Polish content providers. Moreover, since the beginning of this year it has increased considerably its AVOD and FAST section catalogue in Poland. In February, Rakuten TV added nearly 100 [...]
27 Mar 2023

France Télévisions prépare l’arrivée de la 4K sur la 2 et la 3

Le déploiement de la 4K se précise sur les chaînes France Télévisions. L'utilisateur de Twitter @ultrakfr a repéré plusieurs appels d’offres du groupe évoquant l'arrivée de l'Ultra HD sur France 2 et France 3. Pour le moment, la diffusion hertzienne (TNT) se limite à un signal en HD, mais des tests sont en cours depuis plusieurs années pour une diffusion en Ultra HD avec le codec HEVC, via la technologie DVB-T2. La date butoir de dépôt des dossiers est fixée au 11 avril prochain à 15 heures. Le document concerne un « multiplex TNT Ultra Haute Définition en France métropolitaine ». Il prévoit que des flux 4K soient proposés en métropole comme en Outre-Mer, mais également partagés avec Canal+ et [...]
27 Mar 2023

New smart TV app for O2

The O2 TV app is now available to owners of TCL smart TVs in the Czech Republic. It can be downloaded from Google Play by owners of TCL smart TVs with the Android TV 9.0 operating system and higher or with the Google TV system. Commenting on the development, Dana Tomaskova, director of the O2 TV and digital services section, said: “With the growing popularity of this brand on the Czech market, more and more customers have been contacting us with a request to expand the list of supported devices to include TCL televisions. With this step, we will make O2 TV available to hundreds of thousands of potential viewers who have a TCL TV at home. We believe that [...]
27 Mar 2023

6play est disponible sur Amazon Fire TV

6play, la plateforme de streaming du Groupe M6, est désormais disponible sur les appareils Amazon Fire TV. Les utilisateurs d’appareils Fire TV peuvent donc accéder à tous les contenus du Groupe M6 sur leurs téléviseurs. Une fois l’application 6play installée sur leur appareil Fire TV, les utilisateurs ayant souscrit à l’option 6play max1 pourront profiter de 6 500 heures de contenus et également de toutes les fonctionnalités premiums proposées : une expérience sans pub, la qualité HD (1080p), des programmes disponibles plus longtemps (30 jours minimums) et des avant-premières exclusives. Les utilisateurs pourront visionner des séries en intégralité, du cinéma ainsi que le replay des émissions des chaînes du Groupe M6 (Le meilleur pâtissier, Pékin Express, Top Chef). Le direct [...]
27 Mar 2023

Bedrock

Bedrock extends 6play max to more big screens The streaming technology company Bedrock has extended the French ad-free streaming service 6play max to Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and LG connected TVs. The announcement comes a few months after the service was launched on web, mobile, Android TV, and Samsung smart TVs. This upgrade allows 6play to reach its 25 million active users on almost all the OTT installed bases in France, providing users with advanced features such as ad-free, Download-to-Go for offline use on mobile, HD quality, Cast to TV, 30-day programme and more freedom of use. Bedrock was formed in early 2020 as a joint venture between Groupe M6 and RTL Group (part of Bertelsmann). It builds state-of-the-art [...]