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Oct 23, 2017 – OTT Becomes A-OK on the STB
After being held off at arm’s length, over-the-top video services are now being embraced enthusiastically by cable operators and integrated on their set-top box platforms at an accelerating rate. The trend signals a major acknowledgment that it makes sense to weave OTT services into their own environments rather than ceding the entire audience…
October 11, 2017 – Jukin Media’s Cameron Saless is On a Mission, First Stop Twitch
Yesterday, VideoInk covered Jukin Media’s forthcoming move into linear programming, in partnership with video tech startup Wurl. According to various sources, Jukin Media is already in hot pursuit of deals both domestically and internationally for its next big linear channel…
October 10, 2017 – Jukin Media Thinks Linear Television Is Its Next Big Win, Will Launch a Series of Linear Channels
Jukin Media, the media company that acquires clips from YouTube and other social video platforms for monetization and IP creation, has already…
JULY 28, 2017 – Baeble Music TV Gets Linearized with the Help of Wurl and Sling TV
Baeble Music TV, an online music channel, is coming to DISH’s Sling TV with the help of Wurl, a cloud-based service that allows digital-first video producers like…
APRIL 20, 2017 – Maker Studios Ex-VP of Product Mike Woods to Join Wurl
Mike Woods, previously VP of product management at Disney’s Maker Studios, has been hired by Wurl, a Silicon Valley company that distributes online-video channels to pay-TV operators…
MARCH 15, 2017 – Wurl TV launches streaming channels on TiVo STBs
Palo Alto-based Wurl TV has announced that Wurl’s internet-delivered programming is now available on TiVo’s cable TV and retail set-top boxes. For TiVo viewers, the Wurl…
MARCH 15, 2017 – Tivo Takes Wurl for a Whirl
The industry has waited 20 years for interactive TV, but it’s finally gaining some traction. In the latest iTV news, streaming company Wurl is announcing a distribution deal…
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 – Wurl TV, IGN Launch New Cable Channel
Video game-heavy IGN TV network available on cable systems connected to the Wurl TV Network Media company Wurl TV has partnered with IGN Entertainment to launch…
ULY 25, 2016 – Wurl Network Collapses VoD Into Linear TV
ORLANDO – The Independent Show — Years ago when AT&T launched its U-verse IPTV service, the promise of new viewing features and true interactive television bloomed on the…
JULY 25, 2016 – Wurl Launches Streaming Networks on Cable Lineups
Wurl, Inc. launched a series of streaming networks for pay-TV operators on Monday, including five channels featuring content from online studios and digital media brands. The networks,…
JULY 25, 2016 – Wurl Launches Streaming Cable Channel Network with 51 Operators
Wurl today launched the Wurl Network, an IP-based streaming cable TV network featuring four new channels that will show up on operators’ set-top boxes and slot…
JULY 25, 2016 – Wurl Launches Batch of Streaming Channels
Says 50-plus pay TV operators have signed on to distribute them on set-top boxes Wurl said more than 50 operators have signed on to distribute a handful…
JULY 25, 2016 – Streaming Cable Channels Deliver the Familiar, with Enhancements
Pay TV operators are waking up to the fact that they need to bring OTT video to subscriber set-top boxes. This can pose some difficult problems…
OCTOBER 29, 2015 – Programmatic Monetization of Connected TV to Explode in Q4 2015
Connected TV, a source of streaming video that the industry has been slow to monetize via advertising, is moving rapidly into the programmatic space as barriers to…
OCTOBER 16, 2015 – Wurl’s New Video Viewing Index Shows Pay TV Still Rules
Wurl today showed off numbers from its new video viewing index dubbed AMOV (Average Minutes of Viewing). Read full article on CED Magazine.
AUGUST 11, 2015 – Wurl Unveils New Ad-Tech Feature, AdSpring, for Streaming Video to Pay-TV Set-Tops
Wurl, a Silicon Valley startup that specializes in streaming online video to the growing number of hybrid IP/QAM pay-TV set-top boxes, is launching a new ad-tech service that…
AUGUST 11, 2015 – Wurl Seeks Streaming Ad-Vantage
Launches ‘AdSpring’ Platform for Pay TV Operators Wurl, the maker of a streaming platform for pay TV operators, is keying on the advertising end of the ecosystem…
AUGUST 11, 2015 – Wurl’s AdSpring Targets OTT Ad Revenue
Follow the money. That’s the message from investors after pay-TV’s terrible second quarter… and online video network Wurl Inc. is hoping to help cable operators comply.
MARCH 27, 2015 – WOW! Adds HTML5 Programming Interface for Streaming Service
WOW! cable systems in Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Illinois and Michigan have rolled out Wurl’s 1Guide service, an HTML5 programming guide. Read full article on Rapid TV News.
MARCH 25, 2015 – WOW! Deploys Wurl Streaming Video Platform on Midwest Cable Systems
Silicon Valley startup Wurl has announced that its 1Guide streaming media platform for pay-TV set-tops has been deployed by WOW! on cable systems in Indiana, Ohio,…