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Apple TV Gets Plex DVR, iTunes Store Phased Out on 1st-Gen Box

by Andrew Fenn

Plex has added DVR support to its Apple TV app. The new feature allows users to record live TV, schedule recordings and play them back, all via the Apple TV. Plex version 1.24 for …

Tags:Apple| Cloud TV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 08

NAGRA: TV and OTT Will Merge in 2018

by Bob Raikes

Nagra has revealed five top trends it expects to most impact the pay-TV industry in 2018, according to Advanced Television. The company believes that we are now in the ‘Post-OTT Era’ as the division …

Switzerland’s Net+ Delivers OTT Multiscreen with VO Player

by Andrew Fenn

Viaccess-Orca, a global provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced that Net+, a Swiss provider of French-speaking multimedia content, has launched its new multiscreen service powered by VO …

TV Streaming’s Fait Accompli

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, here in the US, headlines continue the cry for pay TV’s demise. In September 2017 Variety shouts: “Cord-Cutting Explodes: 22 Million U.S. Adults Will Have Canceled Cable, Satellite TV …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Market Data| OTT Video| Pay TV| Vol 25 - Issue 07

YouView Achieves Three Million Devices Milestone in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Hybrid digital television platform, YouView, is powering more than three million set-top boxes and digital devices across the UK, the company has announced. The threshold was apparently broken last week, seven months after the …

M7 Group Launches Diveo DTH Platform in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

M7 Group has launched Diveo, its new DTH platform, in Germany. Diveo offers access to up to 70 TV channels in HD quality, catch-up TV and video on-demand. It also includes features including Pause …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Satellite| Vol 25 - Issue 06

YouTube TV Price Increases to $40 Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

The cost of a monthly subscription to YouTube TV is increasing to $40 from March 13th. The reason for the price rise is the addition of several new channels, including Turner Classic Movies, truTV, …

MX1 Provides Content Aggregation for 1&1 TV Offerings

by Andrew Fenn

MX1, a global solution provider of media services, announced today that it is providing content aggregation for a number of channels from 1&1’s newest TV offerings. Claimed to be Germany’s first fully cloud-based TV …

YouTube CEO Announces Red Service Rollout to 100 More Countries

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has announced that its paid subscription service, YouTube Red, will roll out to a hundred more countries this year. Wojcicki also described Red as “really a music service” alluding to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 06| YouTube

Evolution Digital Launches eStream 4K Device with Android TV

by Damir Lokas

Evolution Digital announced the availability of eStream 4K, powered by Android TV, an all-IP streaming box that delivers traditional cable services coupled with streaming apps from the Google Play Store. eStream 4K also aims …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Apple Adds Live News Section to TV App

by Andrew Fenn

The latest firmware updates for iOS and tvOS have introduced a live news section into Apple’s TV app. The app now provides direct access to live feeds to news from Bloomberg, CBS News, Cheddar, …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Yospace and Seven Agree Dynamic Ad Insertion Deal for Live OTT Channels

by Andrew Fenn

Yospace, a digital video distribution company based in Staines, UK and Australian broadcaster Seven have announced a long-term agreement for enabling dynamic ad insertion (DAI) into live OTT channels at scale. Yospace’s platform allows …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 06