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Daily NewsTV3 Group ties with ThinkAnalytics
TV3 Group has teamed up with ThinkAnalytics to implement AI-based, personalised content recommendations for its Go3 streaming customers.
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Daily News
Insys Video Technologies partners with Bitmovin
OTT solutions specialist Insys Video Technologies and Bitmovin, a provider of video streaming infrastructure, have partnered to provide clients with an all-in-one solution to stream live content and secure videos with Cloud DRM by integrating Cloud Video Kit and the Bitmovin Player.
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US Actors Union calls for Strike Mandate Ahead of Studio Talks
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA is asking its members to give it authorisation to strike so it can go into negotiations with studios and streamers “in the strongest possible position.”
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Netflix Reports 5m Users for Advertising Tier
Netflix has revealed that its ad-supported tier has reached almost 5m monthly active users (MAUs) just six months after launch.
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Industry Trends
DTG2023: The Media Bill, OFCOM and ITVX Forge the Bigger Picture
The DTG’s annual conference, hosted by TV/radio presenter Sasha Twining, covered a dozen subjects under the banner of The Bigger Picture. Monetisation has cast a nasty shadow over streaming, and consumers are consumed by financial concerns that have shunted them towards nostalgia. George Jarrett reports.
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Paramount Global Announces Staff Cuts
Paramount Global is cutting around 25% of its US staff across its Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks divisions.
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Disney to Launch Combined Disney+ and Hulu App
Disney is to launch a combined Disney+ and Hulu app by the end of the year.
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US Writers’ Strike ‘Could Cost Industry $600m’
A deal to resolve the US writers’ strike could cost US studios, networks and streamers up to $600 million, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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Viaplay Promotes Content Chief Filippa Wallestam
Nordic streamer Viaplay has promoted Chief Content Officer Filippa Wallestam to run its operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
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Netflix Reveals £4.8bn Investment in UK Creative Economy
Netflix says it will have spent £4.8 billion in the UK creative economy between 2020 and the end of 2023.
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Bitmovin and Akamai launch joint CMCD offering
Video streaming infrastructure provider Bitmovin and Akamai Technologies teamed up on a new offering that aims to provide media organisations with end-to-end visibility between the video player and CDN.
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Israel’s Yes picks 3SS and Synamedia
Yes, the pay-TV subsidiary of Israeli telco Bezeq, has turned to 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) and Synamedia for the launch of an enhanced smart TV user experience on its yes+ premium streaming service.
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Edgio collaborates with Canadian Hockey League
Edgio announced its collaboration with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) to provide an integrated platform for the delivery of live and on-demand hockey games broadcasts across Canada.
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Planetcast wins three Indian sports deals
Planetcast Media Services, a broadcast technology and media services provider in India and Southeast Asia, was selected as media services partner by Indian Premier League (IPL) rights winners Star Sports (domestic TV broadcast), Viacom18 (domestic OTT on JioCinema), and Times Internet (international via Cricbuzz).
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Fremantle UK CEO Simon Andreae to Step Down
Fremantle UK chief executive Simon Andreae has stepped down from his role.
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils Max streaming service
Warner Bros. Discovery is to launch streaming service Max in the US on May 23, which will combine content from its existing services HBO Max and Discovery+.
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Industry Trends
Generative AI in Broadcasting: A rising tide
These days it feels as if it’s not possible to read the news or access social media without being inundated with articles and posts about Artificial Intelligence, but just how far and how useful has AI in broadcast become, asks John Maxwell Hobbs.
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Warner Bros. Discovery looks to reboot Harry Potter as TV series
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is close to a deal to produce a Harry Potter TV series.
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Disney appoints Hulu exec Joe Earley as streaming chief
Joe Earley has been named president of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment and will take charge of the company’s streaming efforts, including Disney+ and Hulu.
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Apple Plans $1bn Investment in Theatrical Movies
Apple plans to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be released in cinemas according to a report by Bloomberg.
