TECHNOLOGIES,MEDIA AND BROADCASTING
ODK Media, Inc | December 01, 2022
ODK Media, Inc., an independent international media group, debuted a major UX (user experience) and UI (user interface) overhaul for its largest streaming service, OnDemandKorea, on the company's 11th anniversary. The site and app redesign reinforces ODK Media, Inc's brand identity and delivers a consistent user experience across all devices: web, mobile app and CTV. The significant front-end changes are supported by the company's proprietary back-end platform, ODX, which enables features including enhanced content discovery, FAST (24/7 live and curated channels), a streamlined VOD experience, and personalization.Last October, ODK Media, Inc. released a massive roll-out of 6 CTV apps, including Roku, Samsung, LG, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV, allowing users to access OnDemandKorea content on more devices in its updated format.
"Changing the face familiar to our users for 11 years was not an easy decision, However, we are assured of what users value the most in consuming content, generating insight from the user's behavioral data and customer communications. We focused on simplicity to improve the user experience on the front-end while creating the technology infrastructure to support all the features that drive up user engagement. Our back-end platform, ODX, allows us to revolutionize our services with scale and flexibility, adapting to the needs of both our users and our brand partners."
-Peter Park, CPO of ODK Media, Inc.
ODX, ODK Media, Inc.'s proprietary unified platform, supports linear channels and VOD technology for the several international streaming services owned and operated by ODK Media, Inc. by managing each services' CMS (Content Management System), search and recommendation engine, data warehousing, and monetization–whether through advertising, subscription, or both.
ODK Media, Inc., an AAPI-certified and influential media company serving multicultural communities, continues to drive technology innovation and product excellence. With its strategic service line-up of international OTT streaming platforms, digital magazines, e-commerce platforms, metadata production, and content distribution platform, ODK Media, Inc. has a holistic view of user behavior and intentions, while providing quality content and service. The new face of OnDemandKorea, the first and largest streaming platform that delivers Korean TV shows, movies, news, varieties, and more, is now available through its beta version of website, beta.ondemandkorea.com; downloadable in Apple and Android mobile app stores; and major CTV platforms including Roku, LG, AppleTV and Android TV.
About ODK Media
Since 2011, ODK Media, Inc. has connected viewers in North America to premium international content, serving as the media hub of choice for AAPI communities nationwide. Through its owned and operated service platforms and its distribution partners, including global top streaming services, cable operators, and movie theaters, ODK Media, Inc. brings diverse content and experiences to American audiences. As an independent media group, ODK Media, Inc. owns and/or operates 1) international OTT streaming platforms OnDemandKorea, OnDemandChina, OnDemandViet, OnDemandLatino; 2) Zapzee, a digital magazine covering all the latest news on K-POP, Korean media, and celebrity life; 3) ODK shop, an e-commerce platform selling Korea's top Beauty and Lifestyle products in the US; 4) ODK Box, a user-friendly streaming TV device that provides access to all content from OnDemandKorea and includes live Korean channels; 5) Tailor Contents, a metadata production and distribution platform, collecting and processing Asian media data worldwide and 6) ODK media distribution platform connecting international content producers and studios from more than 36 countries to North American streaming services, broadcast companies, and movie theaters.
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TECHNOLOGIES,MEDIA AND BROADCASTING
Informa Tech | December 02, 2022
The inaugural Media and Entertainment Leaders Summit (MELS) from Informa Tech properties Omdia, Digital TV Europe and Television Business International assembled 250 media, tech and entertainment changemakers at Church House Westminster in London on 16 November for a full-day event to incubate what it takes to win at the critical intersection of content, technology and strategy. MELS saw these television and streaming industry leaders come together to discuss and share their experience, knowledge, and ideas on topics such as FAST channels, the future of sports, live-streaming, production, TV-as-an-app, and super-aggregation.
The event will return in 2023, with exact timing and details yet to be announced.Omdia Senior Research Director Maria Rua Aguete provided opening remarks at MELS, revealing TikTok as the most popular social media platform for streaming video, stating, Advertisers are moving away from META and YouTube towards TikTok. Takeaways from Aguete’s remarks also included the facts that global media revenue will surpass a trillion dollars in 2027, that online video advertising is projected to generate over $331B in 2027, 2X more revenue than TV advertising that TikTok ad revenues will be higher than META and YouTube’s combined video ad revenues in 2027, that online video (including YouTube, Meta and TikTok) will be worth 20% more than traditional TV ads by 2027, and that, by 2027, Netflix will generate more than $7B in ad revenues, while Disney+ is projected to generate $2.4B in ad revenue.
CEO of STARZPLAY Maaz Sheikh keynoted the Summit with a presentation on STARZPLAY’s journey, and how the platform has emerged as one of the biggest streaming players in MENA & Pakistan through its robust content strategy which included live sports, third party channels, and advertising. Joining Sheikh at the Summit was an impressive lineup of 36 speakers including Patrick Holland (CEO, Banijay UK), Jean-Baptiste Casta (Head of Strategy & Business Operations, Eurovision Sports), Deep Bagchee (Chief Product Officer, ITV), Jean-David Blanc (President, Molotov), Akhila Khanna (VP, Partnerships and Business Development, UK, Paramount), Laura Chaibi (Director of Ad Marketing and Insights – International, Roku), Caroline Cooper (COO, Sky Studios), Yannis Ioannidis (Head of Global IP Rights, TikTok/ByteDance), Bea Hegedus (Executive Managing Director, Distribution, Vice Media Group), David Bouchier (Chief TV and Entertainment Officer, Virgin Media), and many more.
“The aim of the Media and Entertainment Leaders Summit was to bring in the room thought leaders across the M&E industry in an intimate event that allowed them to share ideas and connect between them. We are very proud to have achieved that, showing the respect and trust that our Informa Tech brands: OMDIA, DTVE and TBI have in our industry, We are very grateful to our keynote CEO STARZPLAY Maaz Sheikh and all the other speakers who travel to London to be with us on this day, we are already looking forward to MELS23.”
-Maria Rua Aguete, Senior Research Director, Media and Entertainment, OMDIA
MELS was bookended by the Content Innovation Awards (CIAs) taking place the night preceding the summit and the VideoTech Innovation Awards (VIAs) taking place the night of the summit, both also at the Church House Westminster. Irvine Welsh's Crime, Once Upon a Time in Londongrad and The Masked Singer were among the stand-out shows celebrating success at the 8th Content Innovation Awards. Companies including YouTube, Cineflix, Banijay Rights and BBC Studios took home prizes in key Awards categories at the annual CIAs, which are run by Television Business International. The CIAs are a highly-coveted awards program that celebrate the best content and those behind it, as well as the wide-ranging achievements of the individuals who are transforming today’s streaming & TV industry around the world. Special Award winners honored this year included Viaplay’s CEO Anders Jensen, Viaplay’s EVP and Chief Content Officer Filippa Wallestam, Creative Diversity Network's CEO Deborah Williams and Banijay Rights' VP of Digital Shaun Keeble.
Comcast Technology Solutions, Verimatrix, Media Distillery, JW Player and more were winners at Digital TV Europe’s VideoTech Innovation Awards (VIA). Launched in 2019, the VIAs program recognizes innovation and achievement in video distribution and the underlying technology platforms that enable it.
All sessions from the 2022 Media and Entertainment Leaders Summit can continue to be viewed online; all those interested in virtual passes can still register online at https://tmt.knect365.com/media-entertainment-leaders-summit/. To follow along with all MELS news, please subscribe to the event’s newsletter on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/m-e-leaders-summit-newsletter-6990992715995824128/
About Informa
Informa PLC is a leading B2B information services group and the largest B2B Events organizer in the world. Through hundreds of brands and a range of products and services, Informa connects businesses and professionals with the knowledge they need to learn more, know more and do more. Informa is listed on London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 10,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries. To learn more and for the latest news and information visit www.informa.com.
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ASUS | November 30, 2022
ASUS IoT, a global AIoT solution provider, announced a partnership with Media Broadcast, Germany's largest full-service provider in the broadcasting and media industry and provider of 5G campus networks. The partnership represents both companies' commitment to data-driven innovation and will result in implementation of smart city solutions at various locations across Germany.The first project will take place in Technology and Innovation Park Nordheide and will act as a sandbox for 5G and IoT technologies. TIP Park is a 25-hectare (61 acre) business area in Buchholz, near the city of Hamburg, Germany. Within the park, Media Broadcast is running a state-of-the art 5G campus network. Based on this infrastructure, the park aims to become the site of choice for companies looking for an environment that fosters the development of cutting-edge technologies.
ASUS IoT and Media Broadcast will implement five IoT smart city solutions to help improve parking, traffic management, security, waste management and street lighting.
"We look forward to collaborating on more projects with ASUS IoT to provide innovation in versatile smart city solutions, We share a vision of advancing AIoT technology to solve future challenges. With the rapid development and reliable product quality that ASUS provides, together we can accelerate deployments to create modern cities."
-Norbert Krüger, Senior Solution and Bid Manager at Media Broadcast GmbH.
We are looking forward to creating innovative solutions with Media Broadcast," said ASUS IoT Regional Sales Director Casper Lee. "The core concepts focus on how to make cities more resilient, sustainable and future-proof. And the main goal is to enable data-driven decisions.
About ASUS
ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world's most innovative and intuitive devices, components and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, ASUS is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, garners more than 11 awards every day for quality, innovation and design, and is ranked among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies.
About Media Broadcast
MEDIA Broadcast is a freenet AG company and, as Germany's largest nationwide service provider for the broadcasting and media industry, is its partner for digitalization. The company plans, sets up and operates multimedia distribution platforms for TV and radio based on modern transmitter, cable and satellite networks. The company also connects broadcasters with its high-availability fiber-optic network and undertakes productions and broadcasts of live events for TV stations and companies. Since the end of 2020, Media Broadcast has been operating its own 5G stand-alone campus network where it is joining forces with customers and partners to develop innovative 5G applications for the media sector and other industries. The company is based in Cologne. Several hundred service employees are deployed nationwide. FORTUNE and FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies are registered trademarks of FORTUNE Media IP Limited and are used under license
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