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When content providers stream live sports or reality shows to a massive audience they can quickly get overwhelmed. Edgeware aims to reduce the strain.

Amazon Buys Rights to 20 Premier League Matches for 3 Seasons

Look for Amazon Prime to see a lot of interest in free 30-day trials in December, as it offers Premier League streaming exclusively to members.

Brazil Leads in Out-of-Home Video Viewing, Finds IHS Markit

Viewers are streaming more video to their mobile devices, and demanding mobile supports in the subscription video services they choose.

Canal+ Gives Subscribers the Option of Renting an Apple TV 4K

In an effort to appeal to younger customers, Canal+ subscribers can rent an Apple TV 4K for the same price as the company's standard decoder.

Simplestream Bundles NPAW Data Into its VOD-in-a-Box Product

Customers of Simplestream's white label product will get help analyzing, predicting, and improving viewer experiences thanks to NPAW analytics.

EU to Impose a 30% European Content Quota on OTT Services

Subscription services such as Netflix will need to invest directly in European productions or pay into a group fund that promotes local works.

Pay TV Revenues to Drop $18B by 2023 as Spending Patterns Change

Cord-cutting remains a problem for pay TV operators in more developed areas, while the rest of the world signs on for lower-priced service.

Global Pay TV Falls 11% to $183B by 2023, Led by North America

While pay TV is seeing big losses in the United States, it still has plenty of room to grow in other countries. IPTV adoption is strong in China.

SVOD Will Make Up 70% of Total Home Video Spending by 2021

Subscription offerings outsell DVDs and other physical media, and they're growing as households sign on for multiple services.

Global IPTV Market to Reach $117.1B by 2025 Due to Surging Demand

The shift from cable to app-based viewing is happening all around the world, and telecoms are poised to take advantage of it.

Pay TV Subs Up in Western Europe, but Revenues Continue to Drop

It's a good news/bad news scenario for pay TV operators in Western Europe, according to Digital TV Research. Subscriptions are set to rise slightly, but revenues will be down $2.11 billion by 2023

Pay TV Subs Dropping in Eastern Europe, But OTT Isn't the Cause

Many households in Eastern Europe still get channels through analog pay TV, but that will largely be supplanted by digital in the next five years.

BARB Delays Launch of Dovetail

The eagerly anticipated cross-platform audience monitoring is on hold until BARB can combine two existing metrics into a single measurement

Cable Congress: The Multi-Gigabit Home Needs Multi-Gig WiFi

For service providers to deliver VR, 8K, and other next-gen video services to the home, they'll need to offer gigabit or higher wi-fi. Also, Ben Keen looks at Netflix's dominance in Europe with an eye towards China.

Trends That Will Shape 2018 Include Post-OTT Convergence and AI

Nagra details five trends it says will shape how companies deliver-and how consumers purchase-TV in the coming year.

Sky and BT Sport Retain EPL Rights; Amazon to Pick up the Rest?

Pay TV operators pay £4.464 billion for the majority of English Premier League rights through 2022, with two more packages yet to be awarded

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