Netflix has indicated that Movistar users connected to its video streaming service have experienced performance issues since it was launched in Spain on October 20th. “We are aware that there are problems in the streaming performance, especially via the Movistar network, during prime time evening slots,” said the company’s European communications head Joris Evers in […]
Driven by double digit growth in key digital categories, US consumer spending on home entertainment remained stable in the third quarter of 2015, according to the initial findings from the Digital Entertainment Group’s Third Quarter 2015 Home Entertainment Report. Consumers continued to embrace the convenience and accessibility of purchasing and collecting digital content, with studios […]
Total pay-TV subscriptions across Africa amounted to 15.9 million as of Q2 2015, according to the research from Dataxis, an increase of 18 per cent over the 13.4 million recorded in the same period last year. DTH is still the dominant platform across the region with 12.6 million subs end June, an increase of 17 […]
The Portuguese government is planning to increase the DTT channel offer and also improve coverage, according to a four-year programme submitted to Parliament. The programme foresees a renegotiation with DTT network operator Portugal Telecom as well as with other relevant players, with the goal of expanding the capacity of the multiplexes. This would create the […]
Vubiquity, a global provider of premium content services, is in discussions with multiple retailers in a number of territories to launch a product that would allow consumers to buy digital content, initially movies, in high street shopping outlets. As part of this expansion, Vubiquity has hired home entertainment and retail specialist Rob Salter, formerly CEO […]
The number of videos viewed every day on social-messaging app Snapchat has tripled since May this year to six billion according to figures published in FT. However, the data doesn’t reveal the average viewing time per video. Last week, Facebook said it was now registering eight billion views a day of video material posted on […]
By the end of 2018, 231 million installed devices are expected to be connected to the Internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, representing 82 per cent growth from 2014 to 2018, according to the Connected Home Entertainment Forecast report from global information company The NPD Group. “The two largest drivers of growth will […]
US pay-TV broadcaster Dish Network has reported revenue totalling $3.73 billion (€3.45bn) for the quarter ending September 30th 2015, compared to $3.68 billion for the corresponding period in 2014. Subscriber-related revenue increased to $3.7 billion from $3.65 billion in the year-ago period. Net income attributable to Dish Network totalled $196 million for the quarter, compared […]
Windows 10 users are set to get an exclusive BBC Store app. Launched last week, BBC Store makes it easy for UK audiences to buy and keep digital copies of their favourite BBC shows including recently broadcast programmes; television favourites and lost gems from the BBC archive. Using the BBC Store app Windows 10 users […]
Research and analysis by the Arab Advisors Group reveals that as of October 2015 the four satellite pay-TV operators, broadcasting from the region, offered a combined total of 280 channels. OSN is the leader in terms of the number of offered channels. Four satellite pay-TV providers broadcast from the Arab World. Namely: Orbit Showtime Network […]