Twitter activity can provide key insights into TV viewing for brands and broadcasters, complementing existing TV ratings. A study by Kantar Media – A Year in the Life of TV and Twitter – provides an in-depth look at the relationship between what users say and read about on Twitter and what they watch in the […]
Emma Scott – initially involved as project Launch Director at the BBC – has decided to stand down from her post as Managing Director of UK digital free-to-air platform Freesat. Scott has overseen the growth of Freesat from its inception becoming MD in 2007. Bal Samra, Chairman of Freesat, said: “Emma has been an outstanding […]
As Spain gets ready to retune its DTT aerials with broadcasters freeing up the 800 MHz band for 4G services, the State Secretary of Telecommunications, Victor Calvo-Sotelo, has announced in Parliament that a new digital dividend will take place in the 700 Mhz band. “This second process will be easier because that range (of frequencies) […]
Largely debunking the argument that online piracy is driven by the lack of availability of top movie and TV titles, a study carried out by consultancy firm KPMG on behalf of NBCUniversal looking at the availability of the most popular and critically acclaimed film and TV titles on legal digital streaming and download services has […]
A major study from IHS Technology first revealed by advanced-television.com August 1 has confirmed that a number of pay-TV markets saw declines in their subscriber numbers in Q1 this year. Moreover, the report says that IPTV and satellite-delivered subscriber growth has slowed. However, cable and pay-DTT growth is suffering “the greatest levels of cord-cutting”. IHS’s […]
A comprehensive report to clients from investment bank Berenberg and which has compiled a series of ‘price tracker’ statistics on UK content and telco aggregators, says that BSkyB is still engaged in a period of “intense promotional activity” despite such efforts normally being more subdued with the start of the football season. “This year, however, […]
On demand TV service YouView has appointed Nick Thexton as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Thexton is currently VP and CTO for Cisco’s Video Software Solutions group and was SVP and CTO at NDS prior to its acquisition by Cisco. Thexton began his career in broadcasting with time at Thames Television and Channel 4. […]
Wuaki.tv is launching September 26th its VoD service in France with a line-up of more than 2,000 cinema and TV titles available for streaming. After a month-long Beta test involving some 10,000 viewers, content will now be available commercially for a PPV fee starting at €3.99. The new OTT service will be available via the web, […]
The president of the public broadcaster RTVE, Leopoldo González-Echenique, has resigned on the grounds that he has failed to get sufficient state funding to finance the group. The president had urged the Government to inject €130 million in the company to make it viable and tackle almost €400 million in losses, but the Administration has […]
The owners of Komtech Group, parent company of Telekabel Arbon, Schefer and Grischa Vision, have confirmed they are selling 100 per cent of their shares to upc cablecom. The three cable networks have been partners of the company for many years. The cable operators Telekabel Arbon, Schefer and Grischa Vision provide around 23,000 customers with […]