TV-over-IP IPTV, Streaming, Broadband

US: 10% of streaming video services borrowed from someone else
Mar 20, 2024 – Research from LRG has found that 53% of households in the US have four or more DTC streaming video services. 10% of all DTC services are borrowed from someone else, down from 12% in 2022.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

RDK and Wireless Broadband Alliance announce collaboration
Mar 21, 2024 – RDK Management (RDK) has joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). The two organizations' members plan to collaborate on initiatives such as Operator Managed Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 7, and IoT.
News categories: RDK Management, Wireless Broadband Alliance, Jason Briggs, Tiago Rodrigues, Broadband, RDK, Smart Home, Worldwide

Eastern Europe OTT revenues to climb by 82%
Mar 25, 2024 – Digital TV Research expects OTT TV and movie revenues in Eastern Europe to reach $6.96 billion in 2029, up from $3.82 billion in 2023. Russia will add $1 billion and Poland $0.7 billion.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Streaming

América Móvil expands video streaming in LATAM with Broadpeak
Mar 21, 2024 – Broadpeak has announced that América Móvil is using Broadpeak's nanoCDN multicast ABR solution to launch Claro Video OTT, a new video streaming service, in a third country in Latin America.
News categories: Broadpeak, América Móvil, Jacques Le Mancq, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Latin America, Streaming

Planetcast acquires Australia's Switch Media OTT
Mar 21, 2024 – Planetcast Media Services has announced the acquisition of one of its key partners, Switch Media, a white-label OTT platform provider deployed across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US.
News categories: Planetcast, Switch Media, Sanjay Duda, Mark Johns, Utsav Baijal, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

Accedo launches OTT video managed services offering
Mar 20, 2024 – Accedo has launched a dedicated OTT Video Managed Services with Accedo taking complete ownership of operating and enhancing OTT video services, managing the entire end-to-end ecosystem.
News categories: Accedo, Michael Lantz, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide

IRTP chooses Eutelsat for satellite streaming in Peru
Mar 20, 2024 – Eutelsat (Paris, London: ETL) has announced that Peru's IRTP has signed an agreement for capacity on EUTELSAT 117 West A for content distribution to homes and IP devices using the DVB-NIP standard.
News categories: Eutelsat, IRTP, José Ignacio González-Núñez, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Peru, Satellite, Streaming

Eastern Europe to add nine million digital pay TV subscribers
Mar 21, 2024 – The number of pay TV subscribers in Eastern Europe is expected to have declined by 8 million from the peak year of 2018 to 74 million in 2029. The number of digital pay TV subscribers will however have risen by 9 million over the period.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

VisualOn to show enhanced content-adaptive encoding solution
Mar 20, 2024 – VisualOn has enhanced its content-adaptive encoding (CAE) solution. At the NAB Show, VisualOn will how video service providers can maximize video efficiency with the AI-enhanced solution.
News categories: VisualOn, Yang Cai, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide