5G - where we are and where we are going; Sports goes increasingly OTT; Actionable analytics; The GDPR is coming; Events, Press & More
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15 March 2018
The Next Broadcast Revolution
The much fatter pipes of 5G not only enable a huge increase in the volume of content that can be delivered, they also change the nature of the content that can be carried along it.
It opens up new possibilities for content creators to use video in interesting new ways to increase engagement with the audience.
The Real Advantage Netflix Has: It's a Tech Company First
By Engadget: For Netflix, the tech is just as important as the storytelling. Regardless of how many shows or movies Netflix produces, it needs to ensure that its 118 million subscribers can watch them without issue.
By Digiday: Google is taking the best of what they do with search, with maps, with some of their apps, and they’re taking that data and applying it to their TV-like object, which is Google Preferred.
As rights auctions have perhaps peaked and the live sports viewing demographic ages, an increasing number of sports such as Formula One are chasing their viewers into the world of OTT.
By Broadband TV News: With ownership of TV programming rights becoming a vital asset in the international TV market, production company mergers and acquisitions have continued to rise over the past five years.
Global Technology Group to Launch OTT Streaming Service
Global Technology Group, a leading telecommunications operator in Myanmar, is launching an OTT service called La La Kyi powered by Harmonic’s VOS™ 360 media processing SaaS and Viaccess-Orca’s TVaaS cloud-based TV platform.
This year at CASBAA OTT Conference Singapore 2018, Jean-Christophe Jubin, VP Sales APAC at Viaccess-Orca, will talk about Betting on OTT’s Future - Key Factors for Success.