Asked what are the three most important offerings of any pay-TV company and the response is usually, 1, premium sport, 2, premium sport and 3, premium sport. And the costs of supplying that premium content is the current headache for BSkyB faced with an extremely deep-pocketed challenger in the shape of BT Sport. The cash […]
By the end of 2013 a total of 158.2 million households around the globe had viewed some form of OTT internet TV programming on a connected TV set. Of these, 76.6 million households (234 million individuals) had been viewing OTT Internet TV programming on a regular, sustained basis in 2013, according to Research and Markets. […]
Official statistics published today reveal that the UK’s creative Industries, which includes the film, television and music industries, are now worth £71.4 billion (€85.6bn) per year to the UK economy – generating just over £8 million pounds an hour. The UK creative industries are renowned across the globe driving growth, investment and tourism. The Creative […]
Investment banker Morgan Stanley, in its annual look back and forecast report, cited European media as a strong performer for 2013, and which – excluding Vivendi – outperformed the general market by more than 20 points. “Our top 5 is characterised by selective exposure to continued cyclical upturn but also by structural, corporate and cash […]
Pascal Lamy, the former head of the World Trade Organisation, is to head a new advisory group on future use of UHF spectrum for TV and wireless broadband. Lamy and senior executives from Europe’s broadcasters, network operators, mobile companies and tech associations have been given six months to make proposals to the European Commission on […]
A Harris Poll finds that while roughly two-thirds (68 per cent) of US adults went to the movies at least once in 2013, just about the same per cent (66 per cent) say they’re going to the movies less often now than a few years ago. Americans report going to
The battle between Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV) and its rival Television Broadcasts (TVB) has intensified after TVB launched a pay-to-watch Internet service that allows subscribers to watch a huge back-catalogue dramas it has produced since it was founded in 1967. The launch came as HKTV was preparing for the July launch of its mobile […]
Brazil’s National Telecoms Agency (ANATEL) says that at the end of November the country had a total of 17.92 million pay-TV subscribers. This represents growth of 8.61 per cent this year, with subscribers up from 16.5 million in January 2013. The improved take up means that Brazil now has a pay-TV penetration rate of some […]
Motive Television and its partner Granite Television Corporation are progressing further toward consumer testing and launch of a tablet TV service in the US on behalf of their joint venture, Tablet Television. Motive has confirmed the signing of a binding Memorandum of Understanding with Ecopro ICT of Seoul, Korea, a subsidiary of Ecopro, of Cheongwon-gun, […]
Jack Bauer is returning exclusively to Sky 1 HD. The Emmy award-winning 24 is returning with a brand new series after a four year absence. In addition, Sky customers will be able to revisit the entire 24 series through Sky’s On Demand service. Acquired exclusively in the UK by Sky 1 HD from Twentieth Century […]