Video software provider Synamedia will showcase new tools at CES aimed at empowering broadcasters, pay-TV operators and OTT providers. Offerings include: Video Security A managed Streaming Piracy Disruption service which combines innovative technology with human intelligence from Synamedia’s Operational Security team to detect and disrupt illegal streaming on both broadcast and OTT. The Credentials Sharing […]
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The Top Searched Crime Podcasts by State
A new study from Kastle Systems maps out the most popular crime podcast in every state, based on Google search interest . Generation Why ranks #1 in 7 states, the most of any podcast. Morbid, Dr. Death, Root of Evil, and Dirty John follow. Results from Kastle are below:
Project OAR Hits Addressable Milestones
Project OAR, the technology consortium created in 2018 to deliver better advertising experiences to viewers through the use of dynamic advertising on internet-connected TVs and devices, announced a series of updates: Ad Engine Integration: The consortium, working with smart TV company VIZIO, agreed on much of the technological specifications, and announced that it has begun […]
Tremor International Acquires News Corp’s Unruly
Video advertising technology company Tremor International reached an agreement with News Corp to acquire Unruly, News Corp’s programmatic video marketplace. The deal marks the start of a three-year partnership with News Corp which will give Tremor the exclusive right to sell outstream video on more than 50 News Corp titles in the UK, US and Australia. […]
Apple TV+ Series Looks At How the LGBTQ Movement Has Shaped TV
Visible: Out on Television explores how TV has shaped the American conscience – and how the LGBTQ movement has shaped television. From filmmakers Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave and executive producers Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz, Visible: Out on Television combines archival footage with interviews with key players from the movement, narrated by Janet Mock, […]
Audible Adds Originals From Common and Rufus Wainwright
Audible Inc. announced that artist/actor/activist/author Common, and singer/songwriter/composer Rufus Wainwright will create personal musical narratives to be released as Audible Original productions in 2020. Common’sBluebird Memories: A Journey Through Lyrics & Life is set to record over the course of three nights of live performances at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, and Wainwright’s […]
Verance Adds Video Watermarking Technology
Verance announced the availability of video watermark technology as part of its Aspect platform. The Aspect video watermark brings enhanced capabilities to the Aspect audio watermark that has already been deployed by Fox, NBC and PBS. Both the audio and video watermarks support multiple standards and work in the ATSC 1.0 broadcast environment. Verance says […]
Gracenote Offers Global OTT Guide for On-Demand Video Streaming Services
Nielsen announced the expansion of Gracenote into Europe positions it as the leading OTT guide provider in the world with coverage of more than 200 catalogs in 13 markets across North America, Europe, Latin America and APAC. Gracenote’s OTT guide offering is aimed at making video content searchable across multiple services, platforms and devices, allowing […]
Streaming Premieres the Week of January 6
January 6 Acorn TV: The Brokenwood Mysteries, The Family Farm, Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal January 8 Netflix: Cheer YouTube: Glad You Asked January 10 Netflix: AJ and the Queen, Medical Police, Giri/Haji, Until Dawn
Website Analytics Predictions for 20
Apple heavily restricting consumer tracking options will “fundamentally change attribution as we know it,” says Iris Shoor, CEO/Founder of web analytics firm Oribi. “Keep in mind, over 193 million people in the US currently have an iPhone. Add in other privacy-focused browser changes from companies like Mozilla and Google and the problem is even more […]
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