By Ariff Sidi, general manager and chief product officer, media platform, Verizon Media The video streaming landscape is fiercely competitive, with new services constantly being launched with the intention of becoming household names. Therefore, it’s little surprise that the global video streaming market is forecast to be worth over $800 billion by 2027 [Fortune Business […] More
By Ariff Sidi, general manager & chief product officer, Media Platform, Verizon Media The impact of COVID-19 has limited in-person attendance for most major events, yet fans remain hungry for live sports. Sports broadcasters and teams need to find new and innovative ways to evolve the live experience for viewers at home and keep them […] More
The winners in the sports streaming landscape will be those that evolve their offerings to meet the changing needs of live sports fans, writes Ariff Sidi, general manager and chief product officer, media platform at Verizon Media. Live sports are starting to make a comeback. Football was the first to return with the Bundesliga, LaLiga, […] More
Verizon Media has signed a new global partnership with football publisher, Dugout. The deal aims to bring Verizon Media new exclusive advertising packages to market through its sales teams and self-serve DSP, allowing advertisers to reach Dugout’s audience of 60 million unique users of highly engaged football enthusiasts across the globe. As part of the […] More
Darren Lepke, head of video product management at Verizon Media, caught up with SVG Europe to tell us what the company has enhanced and honed for those in sports broadcasting this spring. What have you been up to, tech-wise, in sports broadcasting this spring? To help sports broadcasters better serve audiences, we have enhanced our […] More
Verizon Media has been busy with new platform enhancements that would have been announced this month in Las Vegas. Here, SVG Europe’s Heather McLean talks with Verizon Media’s Darren Lepke, head of video product management, about the thinking behind those announcements, from how to increase revenues from streaming audiences for those in sports broadcasting, to […] More
Fans of sport want more flexibility and personalisation from broadcasters to allow them to pick and chose their own content, according to new research. Sports fans are willing to pay more for streaming live sports, but only if it provides better access to the sports teams and leagues they are interested in, according to an […] More
By Scott Goldman, director of product management, Verizon Media Platform The media landscape is changing and 2020 is going to be a momentous milestone for streaming particularly in the live sports arena. More and more streaming platforms are now bidding for and winning the rights to matches and games with the objective of becoming a major player […] More
Verizon Media has renewed its Gold Sponsorship of SVG Europe for the second year, and has stated that over the next 12 months it intends to increase its presence in Europe further. The company will use SVG Europe as a platform to establish that increased base in the region, said Mary Kay Evans, chief marketing […] More
Verizon Media’s (stand 1.BS2 & 1.C27) streaming platform is now available on Microsoft Azure, ready for customers to use in beta. The integration means simplified workflows, global support and scale, and access to a range of Azure capabilities, including Azure Media Services: Video Indexer and Azure Blob Storage, enabling broadcasters and content providers to deliver […] More
