ASIA-PACIFIC – Over-the-top services like Netflix have changed the game. According to a Nielsen study, globally, 32% of the respondents said they planned to cut the cord in favour of an online-only service. By 2021, the APAC region will have added 107 million new VOD subscribers, with a 220 percent surge in revenue through SVOD expected. Traditional pay-TV operators need to respond if they want to hold onto existing customers, minimise churn and attract new ones. It’s not all doom … [Read more...] about TiVO’s Vice President outlines top five IPTV challenges
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Netflix keeps “Designated Survivor” alive
LOS GATOS – Netflix has ordered a 10-episode third season of political drama Designated Survivor following its cancellation by US network ABC. The streaming giant, which had international streaming rights to the first two seasons of the Kiefer Sutherland-starring series, will revive it as a Netflix Original, four months after ABC cut the show from its line-up. Designated Survivor features Sutherland as a lower-level cabinet minister who suddenly becomes president after an attack on … [Read more...] about Netflix keeps “Designated Survivor” alive
Endemol Shine Brazil, Google and Band Digital partner up for “MasterChef”
LONDON – Endemol Shine Brazil, part of global content creator Endemol Shine Group, has announced a partnership with Google and Band Digital to launch a new digital advertising model for hit cookery show MasterChef Brazil. The partnership will open up new sponsorship and advertising opportunities on the show’s YouTube channel and will roll out from this month, in line with the launch of the new series of MasterChef Brazil. Alongside full episodes of the latest series, the YouTube channel … [Read more...] about Endemol Shine Brazil, Google and Band Digital partner up for “MasterChef”
Mobile Film Festival returns this year to celebrate Human Rights
PARIS – For their 14th edition, the Mobile Film Festival has announced their partnership with YouTube Creators for Change, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the European Union, as part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which will be taking place in Paris in December 2018. For this exceptional edition, the Mobile Film Festival is back with the rules that made it famous: 1 Mobile, 1 Minute, … [Read more...] about Mobile Film Festival returns this year to celebrate Human Rights
Global piracy on the rise with streaming credentials easily available on the dark web
AMSTERDAM – Hundreds of stolen login details for popular OTT services are available every month on the dark web for an average of only USD8.81 / £6.60, potentially putting consumers at risk and impacting OTT revenues, according to new research by Irdeto. Via dark web marketplaces, a variety of products, accounts and services can be bought, including account credentials for a range of pay TV and video-on-demand (VOD) OTT services. This means that legitimate subscribers could have had … [Read more...] about Global piracy on the rise with streaming credentials easily available on the dark web
Netflix reveals first stills for “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
LOS GATOS – Netflix has released the first two official photos from its new supernatural series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina starring Kiernan Shipka. The stills show Kiernan Shipka as main character Sabrina Spellman, and a scene from the dark baptism of Sabrina. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina imagines the origin and adventures of the Archie Comics character Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark … [Read more...] about Netflix reveals first stills for “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
