OTT/Streaming
How Cinelytic is Using AI to Help Hollywood Reboot for the Streaming Wars (VentureBeat)
While Hollywood giants have plunged into the streaming wars with massive vaults of content, they still face a yawning consumer data deficit as they try to catch up to industry lead... More
Inside the International Federation of Hockey’s Decision to Tap NAGRA for OTT, Digital Offerings (SVG)
Jean-Luc Jezouin, SVP Sales Development for NAGRA, says the goal is to provide something that TV broadcasts cannot provide: a sophisticated and super-scalable platform that can lev... More
Shows on the Rise: ‘Space Force’ Soars (TV Time)
Netflix’s latest series, Space Force, enters at No. 1. The Greg Daniels/Steve Carell comedy takes the top position with a rise ratio of 99.9% as more recent May releases climb th... More
WWE Launches Free Version of Streaming Network (THR)
WWE Network is going free. A no-cost version of the streamer launches today with more than 15,000 titles including episodes of Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.... More
YouTube Adds Chapters to Make Video Navigation Easier (Engadget)
YouTube is making it easier to navigate longer videos with its new “chapters” feature, the video streaming site announced. After receiving positive feedback on chapters during ... More
To Deliver ‘The Simpsons’ in 4:3 Aspect Ratio, Disney Plus Had to Rearchitect its Content-Delivery System (Variety)
Starting now, Disney Plus subscribers will be able to watch older episodes of “The Simpsons” in the original aspect ratio. The Disney Plus team had to reconfigure its content-d... More
Conviva, Akamai Partner to Enhance Streaming Video Experiences (Rapid TV News)
With unprecedented traffic running over its networks, intelligent edge platform and content delivery network provider Akamai is aiming to boost online video experiences in a collab... More
Tidal Opens Up Dolby Atmos Music Streaming to Almost Any Dolby Atmos Sound System (Forbes)
Music streaming service Tidal is partnering up with Dolby Labs to bring Dolby Atmos Music to soundbars and home theaters across the world. This really is a big deal for music fans,... More
HBO Plans to Release a Cheaper, Ad-Supported Version of its New Streaming Service Next Year (CNBC)
AT&T’s WarnerMedia still plans to release an ad-supported version of HBO Max, its newest streaming service, early next year, incoming CEO John Stankey said. “We believe the lon... More
Hulu Begins Testing Watch Party Co-Viewing Experience (THR)
Hulu has begun testing a new co-viewing feature that will help facilitate the type of virtual movie nights that have become popular as Americans isolate at home.... More
FIH Taps NAGRA for New Fan Engagement, Streaming Offering (Digital TV Europe)
The International Hockey Federation and Nagra have sign a 10-year partnership to deliver a new online digital service for fans of the sport. The deal marks the first major iteratio... More
U.S. Viewing Behavior Shifts Continue as COVID-19 Lockdown Continues (Rapid TV News)
New research has revealed that as millions of Americans adjusted to working from home and having to practice distance learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic, new engagement with str... More
HBO Max Online Service Just Launched in the U.S. (CNBC)
WarnerMedia’s new online video service, HBO Max, has now launched in the U.S. The new video service is taking on Netflix, Disney+, Disney’s Hulu, NBCUniversal’s Peacock and o... More
Streaming Video Boom Leading Homes With Kids to Upgrade Broadband (DTE)
Over a fifth of US households with larger families have upgraded their broadband connections to accommodate greater streaming consumption during the coronavirus lockdown period in ... More
Shows on the Rise: ‘Stargirl’ Flies to the Top (TV Time)
New action series take the lead! The premiere of Stargirl brings the DC Universe series to No. 1 as TNT’s latest thriller, Snowpiercer, snags runner-up placement with its May 17t... More
Streaming Wars: Filming, Content Creators Could Spark L.A.’s Recovery (Commercial Observer)
The economic shutdowns spurred by the coronavirus outbreak have devastated the film and content creation industries. But the stage is set for steaming services and studio space pro... More
Will Apple Plusing Up Streaming Service Set Off Another Round of Hollywood Consolidation? (TubeFilter)
Reports this week that Apple is shopping for outside content, including older shows and films, make plenty of sense as it attempts to restock the bare larder of its six-month-old T... More
EMPIRE to Deliver Immersive Audio Experience Through Dolby Atmos Music to Fans, Artists (MESA)
EMPIRE announced that it will deliver a selection of its catalog in Dolby Atmos Music. EMPIRE will deliver music in Dolby Atmos leveraging an end-to-end content ecosystem spanning ... More
Apple TV Plus is Still Looking for its Big Win (The Verge)
With a $6 billion content budget, Hollywood’s biggest names, and hundreds of millions of potential customers, Apple TV Plus launched in November 2019 with an ambitious goal: crea... More
Hulu Getting a New User Interface, Acknowledging Need to Make Navigation Easier (Variety)
Hulu is launching a new user interface — a redesign prompted in part, it admits, because customers have complained that finding new content to watch is harder than accessing the ... More
