2019 looks set to be a landmark year for 5G video as the first networks go live and the first devices are launched. But will the real inflection point have to wait until 2020?

Topics: Mobile video

Netflix might not like to talk about binge watching anymore, but more viewers than ever are doing it. And that has definite implications for all broadcasters and operators.

Topics: OTT Streaming

The growth of cloud-based models in broadcasting means the industry can start to benefit from advances made in manufacturing and start to design a digital media supply chain fit for the 21st century. 

Topics: OTT Streaming, TV analytics

Is the threat of the fully loaded Kodi box and Kodi video piracy as prevalent in 2018 as it was in 2017? Or are industry initiatives to combat it finally starting to bite?

Topics: Anti-piracy

Are we in control of our decisions? Although we all presume that we make rational decisions, essentially we are much less in control of this process than we know. 

Topics: TV analytics, personalized TV

There is a growing school of thought that the Golden Age of Television brought about by the rise of streaming and OTT is nearing an end. But for operators it doesn’t have to be like that.

As effective countermeasures against peer to peer networks have taken hold, so social media piracy — the sharing of live streams via Facebook and Twitter in particular — has taken off. Operators don't have to be helpless though.

Topics: video piracy

Android TV's growing success in the STB market also indicates a potential android fragmentation solution that may address the patchwork nature of the format.

Topics: OTT Streaming

Talk of the impact of the GDPR on the TV industry was a constant presence at the recent IBC. What have we learned about the GDPR so far and how is it changing the landscape? 

Topics: TV analytics

As the industry increasingly pivots away from traditional advertising, our IABM presentation at IBC highlighted the opportunities targeted advertising and programmatic TV present.

Topics: TV analytics