Singapore – Akamai Technologies, Inc., the world’s largest and most trusted cloud delivery platform, released new research demonstrating how quality of video resolution and playback affects viewers’ engagement with and loyalty to over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services. Conveyed through advanced biometric measurement tools including facial coding and skin conductance, the findings underscore the importance of delivering consistent, high-quality video across any OTT business model. According … [Read more...] about New Study on quality of video streaming experiences
Channel: OTT
CNN Travel
CNN Travel has a new design as a globally-minded, mobile-first, social product with an emphasis on visual storytelling. CNN Travel will be led by executive editor Brekke Fletcher, who joined the network from the Wall Street Journal last September. With her growing global team and a network of more than 800 travel contributors and insiders around the globe, CNN Travel will be the leading digital destination for the globally curious traveler. Using every available digital story-telling tool, from … [Read more...] about CNN Travel
Thaicom, Huawei and Starcor signed MOU
Bangkok, Nonthaburi – Thaicom Public Company Limited announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Starcor Media Technologies Limited for the development of an OTT (Over-the-Top) platform in Thailand. The companies have partnered to create value-added services for the next generation OTT platform for enterprise, educational, … [Read more...] about Thaicom, Huawei and Starcor signed MOU
TVT launches access services arm
London - TVT, the managed media services provider, has announced a major expansion that includes the launch of a full Access Services business unit, along with a plan to open a new Los Angeles office during 2017. The moves come as TVT is enjoying strong financial growth, with revenues for the quarter ending March 31 double those for the same period in 2016. The new TVT Access Services business launch will be bolstered by the appointment of a leading global expert in the area, David Padmore, … [Read more...] about TVT launches access services arm
Local content drives traffic
What are the new trends that you have observed in the industry? Craig: I think one of the important trends that we are seeing especially around the ‘watch-side’ is the splitting of content and advertising. Before it was a very linear relationship with advertising scheduled within programming and it was easy to track. Now, with programmatic advertising, the content and the commercials are not always packaged together. In fact, more often than not, they are completely different. So … [Read more...] about Local content drives traffic
Global satellite feed
How broad is your media portfolio and how wide is your client base? Andrej: STN is a Global Teleport that offers end to end service solutions for all broadcasting and media requirements and our clients are based and originate from all around the world. By offering a broad portfolio of media services including uplink, playout, OTT, encryption, multicast and channel localisation services, we enable a wide range of customers, from start-up channels to blue-chip global media leaders multiple … [Read more...] about Global satellite feed
