Africa’s Kwesé Play Shuts Down After Two Years Operation August 12^th 2019 - 12:05 PM

Kwesé Play, the Sub Saharan streaming video service launched amid fanfare and high hopes in 2017, has shut down after several months of rumors over disappointing revenues and failure to recoup high content costs.

Latest 5G Tests Show The Promise Of Supercharged Wireless Distribution August 5^th 2019 - 01:50 PM

Production companies and various sports channels (and leagues) in the U.S. and abroad have been eager to test the new generation of 5G equipment in an effort to take advantage of its promised lower-latency, ultra-fast speeds, and enhanced capacity. Although compatible consumer phones and the required network infrastructure to…

The Move Towards Next Generation Platforms July 25^th 2019 - 03:42 PM

Whenever I’m asked about my opinion on the transition to IP, I always state that the impact can’t be appreciated until its history is understood. This brings into context the need for broadcasters to educate and surround themselves with those who have in depth knowledge and understanding of the…

Pay TV Operators Must Go Mobile To Combat Cord Cutting July 12^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Research from consumer tech market research firm Parks Associates has confirmed that the boom in mobile video viewing is having an impact on cord cutting.

Streaming War Heats Up Around Low Latency July 10^th 2019 - 11:00 AM

Streaming wars are associated in the public mind with the intensifying battle for supremacy between Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Apple and a few others in the SVoD (Subscription VoD) field, but it also applies to the contention heating up between underlying protocols for low latency transmission of video over the Internet.

Broadcasters Now Need To Care About Quality Viewing Experiences June 25^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

Thanks to Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming video, content owners and broadcasters have a very different relationship with the end consumer – often a direct one.

Compressed Video Over IP Transport Report, Part 1 June 25^th 2019 - 09:00 AM

Many protocol specifications are used today to reliably transport compressed video over IP networks and the internet. New transport specifications such as RIST with ARQ continue development and testing.

OTT Boom Will Drive New Revenues and Infrastructure Changes for Broadcasters June 21^st 2019 - 10:00 AM

The prospect of sustained growth in OTT video consumption over the next five years at least has been reaffirmed in a study by Digital TV Research predicting that online TV episode and movie revenues will more than double from $68 billion in 2018 to $159 billion in 2024, with $17 billion added in 2019 alone.

OTT - What and Where to Monitor – Part 3 June 6^th 2019 - 01:00 PM

In the last two articles in this series we looked at why we need to monitor in OTT. Then, through analysing a typical OTT distribution chain, we sought to understand where the technical points of demarcation and challenges arise. In this concluding article, we look at what and where to…

OTT Fragmentation Gives Hope to Legacy Operators June 3^rd 2019 - 09:00 AM

Increasing OTT fragmentation is creating a new and perhaps last opportunity for traditional pay TV operators to seize back some control from major online service providers by re-aggregating online content under common UIs and recommendation engines.