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  • Bitmovin streams ahead with AI-powered Ad analytics & real-time insights

    Bitmovin streams ahead with AI-powered Ad analytics & real-time insights

    MUMBAI: Bitmovin is rewriting the rules of video streaming with two cutting-edge enhancements to its Analytics platform Server-Side Ad Insertion (SSAI) Analytics and Real-Time Observability. These tools are designed to help streaming providers fine-tune their ad strategies and proactively address quality issues before they impact viewer experience.

    According to Bitmovin’s eighth Annual Video Developer Report, ad insertion remains the streaming industry’s biggest headache, even as advertising emerges as the top opportunity for innovation. SSAI, a widely adopted architecture for ad monetisation, often comes with technical roadblocks. Bitmovin’s SSAI Analytics aims to clear those hurdles by offering real-time debugging and deep insights into ad performance. The tool provides precise metrics on ad plays, viewer engagement, abandonment rates, and performance across devices and streaming formats.

    “Advertising-based models have surged in popularity, but implementing SSAI successfully has remained a major challenge,” said Bitmovin CEO and co-founder Stefan Lederer. “With SSAI Analytics, our customers gain real-time engagement data and troubleshooting capabilities, ensuring maximum revenue potential from ads.”

    But Bitmovin isn’t stopping at advertising. The company’s Real-Time Observability feature is transforming video analytics from reactive troubleshooting to proactive quality control. Instead of waiting for complaints, streaming providers can now detect and resolve potential issues before they affect viewers. Advanced filtering options allow operators to pinpoint disruptions across different devices, networks, and streaming environments, significantly reducing churn and improving audience retention.

    “Real-Time Observability shifts the paradigm from damage control to prevention,” Lederer added. “By offering unparalleled insights into streaming infrastructure, we empower providers to deliver flawless viewing experiences.”

    Bitmovin, a pioneer in the streaming industry with over 400 global clients including BBC, Hulu, fuboTV, and Discovery has built a reputation for firsts, from developing the world’s first commercial adaptive streaming player to its software-defined encoding service that runs seamlessly across any cloud platform. With SSAI Analytics and Real-Time Observability, the company continues to push the boundaries of streaming technology, helping platforms boost engagement, reduce churn, and monetise content more effectively.

    For an industry hungry for innovation, Bitmovin’s latest advancements promise smoother streams, sharper ads, and fewer frustrations both for providers and their audiences.

     

  • FuboTV raises $75 million from Fox, AMC Networks and Sky

    FuboTV raises $75 million from Fox, AMC Networks and Sky

    Days after ESPN launched its new streaming service ESPN+, FuboTV, a three-year old streaming TV service for sports fans, is announcing the close of $75 million in Series D funding. The round included new investor AMC Networks and existing investors 21st Century Fox, Luminari Capital, Northzone, Sky, and Scripps Networks Interactive, which was recently acquired by Discovery, Inc.

    FuboTV has been working to carve out a niche for itself in the streaming TV market, where a number of competitors are delivering television programming to cord cutters by way of the internet.

    While many streaming TV services offer some sports content in their base packages, or sell additional access through add-ons, FuboTV’s core focus has been on serving the sports fan.

    The service provides access to live games from the NBA, NHL, UFC, and football, including matches from Bundesliga, EPL, La Liga to Liga MX, MLS, FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and UEFA Champions League matches.

    FuboTV’s basic package with 70-plus channels, Fubo Premier, is $19.99 for the first month, which then becomes $44.99 per month after. The streaming service doesn’t just generate revenue from subscriptions, however, and also sells advertising.

    Since the last funding round ten months ago, the company has streamed its first MLB All Star Game, Playoffs and World Series; Tour de France; NFL regular season, playoffs and Super Bowl; college football; and the Winter Olympic Games. And it has exited beta on Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, iOS and Android; revamped its user interface; and debuted new features like “Lookback” and “Startover.”

    The lineup it offers has begun to broaden beyond sports in recent months, as well.

    While it has added several new sports additions in the last ten months, it has added entertainment networks, too–including those from its strategic investors. These include AMC, BBC AMERICA, CBS, CBS Sports Network, CBSN, Food Network, FUSION TV, HGTV, IFC, MSG, MSG+, NESN, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network, Pop, SNY, SundanceTV, The Olympic Channel, Travel Channel and WE tv.

    Combined, FuboTV offers viewers more than 30,000 sporting events per year and 10,000 plus titles in its video-on-demand library.

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  • Sports-first TV service FuboTV receives $ 55 m investment

    MUMBAI: fuboTV (fubo.tv), a leading sports-first streaming TV service in the U.S., has announced that it has raised an additional $ 55 million. The Series C round was led by leading Europe and New York-based VC fund Northzone, which will take a board position at the company. Also participating in the round are 21st Century Fox and Sky – both previously part of fuboTV’s Series B round – and Scripps Networks Interactive. The total investment raised to date by fuboTV is now more than $75 million.

    LionTree Advisors served as financial advisor and placement agent for this round.

    Launched in January 2015 as a streaming soccer service, fuboTV has evolved into one of the top virtual MVPDs in the U.S., bringing subscribers access to dozens of sports, entertainment, and news channels. The company launched its expanded “Fubo Premier” entry-level bundle in April 2017 with a line-up of 55-plus channels, including 31 that feature sports content – more than any competitor’s similar package. This live streaming TV line-up features coverage of the most popular sports teams, leagues, and tournaments in the world, as well as both professional and collegiate local teams via regional sports networks (RSNs) from Fox Networks Group and NBCUniversal. All channels available via Fubo Premier, as well as several add-on options, can be found at fubo.tv/welcome/channels; and a list of channels, broken down by sports carried, can be seen on this chart.

    With the closing of this fundraising round, Fubo plans to expand its basic line-up with new programming offerings; grow its engineering and product teams to continue to improve its state-of-the-art, back-end technology and build additional features focusing on its sports fan enthusiasts; and expand marketing efforts.

    Pär-Jörgen Pärson, partner at Northzone, who is joining the fuboTV Board, commented: “Fubo is at the apex of capturing a fundamental shift in consumer behavior. Just like we saw as early investors in Spotify within the music business, this will be potentially an even bigger game changer as television consumption moves online to mobile devices, computers and TV apps. Sports represents prime real estate in the television market, with a massive and engaged audience share, and Fubo has already achieved market-leading coverage of the best live sports content. David and his team have achieved incredible growth in the two years since launch, and we are excited to be partnering with Fubo as they take the next steps in building the online live sports experience of the future.”

    fuboTV co-founder and CEO David Gandler said: “Closing this latest round of funding is testament to our ability to execute efficiently in a very competitive market, and to our investors’ acute understanding of the future of our industry. Long term, we are best positioned to drive value for all major media companies and consumers in the U.S. and abroad.”

    Scripps Networks Interactive president of content distribution & marketing Henry Ahn added: “At Scripps Networks Interactive, we believe that defining and responding to changing consumer behavior is essential to our continued success. David and his team have created an exciting and innovative global platform that helps engage a new generation of consumers, and our investment in the team and their technology will enable them to continue to develop their offering and reach for the long-term.”

    Currently being offered at a discounted introductory rate of $34.99 per month, Fubo Premier is available with no long-term contract and for a free seven-day trial. In addition to streaming their favorite programming live, on demand or via DVR on fubo.tv, and through Fubo’s mobile and over-the-top (OTT) apps (see below for a full list of compatible devices), it was recently announced that subscribers can also use their Fubo credentials (name and password) to log directly into several popular channels’ websites and apps. This includes authenticated access to live and on demand programming – including additional content exclusive to these platforms – at no additional cost.