When a big video entertainment company VP says “AI and metadata will be the future, ” we at Babeleye smile. But pay attention to when he hints at surfacing archives (neuco Group)
African pay-TV subscriber numbers are set to climb by 54% between 2019 and 2025 to 47.26 million despite the strong subscriber growth, there will not be a huge commensurate rise in business in African pay-TV (Rapid Tv News)
“Tool to help escape algorithm nightmares” in an age fueled by recommendations not made by humans (the Verge)
Babeleye’s commitment to actively work in Africa with its partners continues this year too. Join us at the Nextv CEO Africa 2019, Cape Town May 14th-16th, and come hear about our contribution at the panel session on May 15th at 11:00
Video service providers that improved personalization of their search and recommendations saw a 140 per cent increase in audience retention over six months and a notable reduction in churn. (Advanced television)
ZEE to roll out OTT video service, ZEE5, to over 190 countries; only international companies such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have a worldwide presence of this scale. (Nextv)
Cirrus will support video services that works across various devices, while the EPG and catch-up developed in collaboration with Babeleye and Plurimedia. (L.R)
IHS- Content discovery will be right at the heart of the battle among TV and video providers to convince consumers that their user experience is truly personalized. (Rapid News)
Amazon is planning to launch a supported streaming service on its TV streaming players, The new service called Free Drive is being developed by Amazon’s movie and IMDb TV. (BN)
