Digital TV News: Twitch
AlphaNetworks creates global A.I. powered media platform
Jul 19, 2018 – AlphaNetworks has announced video infrastructure powered by AI and blockchain. The digital framework provides creators, media companies and advertisers with applications for better video monetization, management and analytics.
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AlphaNetworks, Seth Shapiro, Big Data, Digital TV, Worldwide
10% of U.S. broadband households watch esports
Jul 10, 2018 – Parks Associates has announced research on the rise of esports, showing 10% of U.S. broadband households are watching this new form of content. Parks defines esports as professionally or semi-professionally organized competitive video gaming events.
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Parks Associates, Hunter Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, USA
850 million to watch eSport and Let’s Play content by 2022
May 30, 2018 – A study from Juniper Research forecasts that unique viewers of eSports (competitive playing of video games) and let’s play content (tutorials and talk-throughs of game content) will reach 858 million by 2022, up from 630 million this year.
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Juniper Research, Lauren Foye, Digital TV, Market Research, Worldwide
Video streaming outperforms subscription TV in customer satisfaction in the U.S.
May 22, 2018 – Customer satisfaction with video streaming services in the U.S. far eclipses that of subscription TV, according to an ACSI customer satisfaction report. In the report video streaming services had a score of 75, way above subscription TV’s score of 62.
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American Customer Satisfaction Index, David VanAmburg, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA, UX
Cinedigm selects Amagi cloud playout to bring CONtv to Twitch
Feb 22, 2018 – Amagi has announced that Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) has deployed the company’s cloud-based channel playout platform, CLOUDPORT, to bring its CONtv channel to the popular social video service Twitch.
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Amagi, Cinedigm, CONtv, Srinivasan KA, Erick Opeka, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
SteelHouse introduces Connected TV advertising
Jan 9, 2018 – SteelHouse is expanding its advertising capabilities to address the rapidly growing Connected TV (CTV) audience, which is predicted to reach over 195 million U.S. viewers this year, or more than 60% of the U.S.
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SteelHouse, Mark Douglas, Advertising, CES2024, Streaming, USA
Mediavision reviews online video market in Sweden
Nov 10, 2017 – Mediavision has released its Q3 analysis of the online video market in Sweden. Nearly 45% of adult Swedes watch online video during an average day, a high figure compared to other markets. Among the young, reach is significantly higher.
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Mediavision, Marie Nilsson, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Sweden
Vimeo to acquire Livestream and launch Vimeo Live
Sep 26, 2017 – Vimeo has announced an agreement to acquire Livestream, the leading live video solution. Vimeo also rolled out its own Vimeo Live product, offering professional live streaming capabilities directly through its platform for the first time.
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Vimeo, Livestream, Anjali Sud, Mark Kornfilt, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide
Millennials account for nearly half of US 'cordless' population
Jan 23, 2017 – According to GfK MRI’s Survey of the American Consumer, Millennials (ages 18 to 34) account for 43% of the 'cordless' population. That is by far the largest generational subsection of the cord-free group.
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GfK MRI, Karen Ramspacher, Digital TV, Market Research, USA
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