YouTube adds 4K support for live streaming
YouTube has launched 4K live streaming for both 360-degree and standard videos. Live events are automatically available on iOS, Android 4.0+, game console devices and mobile ...
Bergg to step down at ITV
ITV head of programme strategy David Bergg will step down in early 2017. The industry veteran will be replaced by Rosemary Newell, currently ITV’s head of digital channels...
AT&T launches DirecTV now
AT&T has launched its OTT TV service DirecTV Now, along with two other streaming options – FreeVIEW and Fullscreen. DirecTV Now will offer four packages with a starting price...
Lawo gears up for The Grand Tour
Starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and recently screened on Amazon Prime, the first episode of The Grand Tour is reportedly the streaming site’s biggest...
Netflix model ‘unsustainable’
Research house Ovum has said that Netflix’s business model is unsustainable and its content spend is 'out of control'. Ovum claimed that the SVoD service is investing in...
BBC to review commissioning structure
The BBC is set to begin reviewing its TV commission operation, with redundancies anticipated as the corporation continues to cut its expenditure. BBC director of content...
TVBEurope roundtable: storage matters
TVBEurope hosted its latest industry roundtable last week at London's Soho Hotel. Held in association with Quantum, the afternoon's theme was storage for the broadcast industry...
Free Akamai webinar: BOCC – Best Practices
In partnership with TVBEurope, Akamai is delivering a series of free, insightful and innovative webinars to the broadcast industry over the coming weeks. The fourth of five...
When TV advertising becomes one-to-one
When looking back on 2016, the two standout stories will inevitably be the rise of Trump and the vote for Brexit, both examples of the electorate taking a more parochial view. W...
Retail unlocks the key to Amazon’s play for TV
“In business, what’s dangerous is not to evolve”, said Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos in 2009. Sound advice for any company, and Amazon has always been unafraid of change...
IP, VR and sexy workflows
Adam Fry, vice president of Sony Professional Europe, is one of the coolest Joe Cools around. With live sports now providing 90 per cent of top rated shows, his previous...
Widening the reach of multiscreen
Connectivity has enabled operators to launch multiscreen services and extend the reach of their TV offering to connected consumers. However, the increase in the number of...




