Video continues to be front and centre for most ad buyers and sellers. That is the message from nearly 175 respondents to Adap.tv’s second annual European State of the Video Industry report. With the advent of new data-driven practices—including the rapid adoption of private marketplaces and the growth of programmatic TV—there are new opportunities (and […]
It was while browsing BSkyB’s September 5th prospectus on the raising of £10 billion in fresh financing (the £10 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme) that it dawned on me: Sky should dump its advertising segments. The fact is that all the Sky channel ads, all the interruptions, all the commercials for ambulance chasing lawyers, […]
Approximately 14 million Ultra-HD TV sets have been shipped globally in 2014, penetrating 6-7 per cent of the overall TV market, according to WitsView, a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce. Chinese vendors, including Skyworth, Changhong and Hisense, have the highest penetration rates. The six largest Chinese brands,
British Sky Broadcasting Group has successfully priced £3.25 billion (equivalent) of Euro and US dollar denominated bonds. Proceeds from the bonds will be available to finance the acquisition of 100 per cent of Sky Italia and 57.4 per cent of Sky Deutschland, which was announced on July 25th 2014. The four tranches of bonds to […]
Pay-radio operator SiriusXM says it now expects around 1.45 million net new subscribers this year, up from its previous forecast of 1.25 million. This means that its target overall revenues will be about $4.1 billion (up from $3.8 billion), and free cashflow of some $1.1 billion. “SiriusXM’s subscriber growth is tracking ahead of our prior […]
More than 4,000 smart TV application developers are working with the Smart TV Alliance Common Developer Portal, which launched in June, to build smart TV apps in a single, integrated process for multi-manufacturer publication. The portal simplifies the development and testing process and triggers publication across multiple TV manufacturers, allowing smart TV apps to reach […]
MTV owner Viacom has completed its takeover of Channel 5 and announced its first joint programme commissions. The US media company, which announced its £450 million takeover of Richard Desmond’s Channel 5 in May, has been given unconditional clearance from the European Commission to close the deal. At the time of the deal the US […]
French VoD platform FilmoTV has confirmed the launch of FilmoMag, an on-demand channel dedicated to cinema and available across all screens as well as on Youtube. This service is available for €6.99 per month on PCs, on smart TVs (LG, Philips, Samsung, Sony), tablets, smartphones (Android and IOS), consoles (PS3, PS4), as well on Box […]
Videology, the video advertising platform, has published the findings of an independent, commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting entitled, “Cross-Platform Video Advertising Accelerates”. The survey results show
A new joint-venture, backed by New York Satellite Holdings (a subsidiary of New York Broadband 2) and CMMB Vision Holdings of Hong Kong, has bought the old Worldspace AsiaStar satellite operating at 105 deg East. The plan is to add two satellites to AsiaStar – which has a limited life remaining – and start beaming […]