MP & Silva, a leading international sports media company, announced today the opening of two new offices, bringing the company’s global footprint to 20 offices. The openings in Kuala Lumpur and Nairobi are a natural consequence of the company’s successful globalisation strategy and its international network of partners and broadcasters. “With offices in the […]
Vodafone and Orange, Telefónica’s main multi-play rivals, have taken the acquisition by Telefónica of Canal Plus to Spain’s National Court (Audiencia Nacional), demanding tougher limits on the operation to guarantee free competition in the TV content market. Vodafone and Orange claim that they should be entitled to have access to 75 per cent of premium […]
As consumers embrace and experiment with a host of new ways of watching TV content, a new GfK MRI report has identified six new TV viewing audience groups and how they combine emerging and traditional options for TV use. TV Share of Clock – the first of four studies in GfK MRI’s new The Future of TV […]
High resolution premium video, including 4K and UHD content, is a fast-growing market and therefore content protection services must follow suit with adaptability and preparedness for the expanding space, according to ABI Research. “UHD TV penetration is expected to reach 61 per cent in North America by 2020, which is higher than expected,” says Eric […]
Following Government confirmation that the BBC has agreed to take on responsibility for funding the over-75s licence fee concession, further details have been published following the presentation of Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbourne’s Budget. Treasury estimates suggest a benefit to the Exchequer of £200 million from 2018-19, rising to £745 million This will be […]
Whipclip, the mobile platform that allows consumers legally to create and share their own video clips of television shows and music videos, has raised more than $40 million in the initial closing of its Series C financing led by Eminence Capital, LP, a $6.4 billion asset management firm. Additional participants include existing investors Institutional Venture […]
Netflix has confirmed the roll-out of its original film initiative with Beasts of No Nation, that will debut on October 16th worldwide in all territories where the streaming service is available, and on the same day in select US cinemas. US film distribution company Bleecker Street will partner with Netflix to distribute the film to […]
Italian media sector revenues dropped by 3.2 per cent last year, falling from €14.8 billion in 2013 to €14.3 billion in 2014, according to the annual report of the Communications Authority (AgCom). TV maintained the lion’s share of media revenues, although the figure of €8.5 billion was down €1.5 billion, while internet revenues were up […]
Fox International Channels has launched its video on demand service in Portugal in partnership with Vodafone. The Fox Play platform provides access to some of the main series of the US broadcaster anywhere provided there is an Internet connection. It is available online and via mobile apps for iOS and Android devices. The Walking Dead, […]
Uptake of subscription video on demand (SVoD) services delivered over the Internet has skyrocketed in Australia with two million active subscriptions recorded at the end of June 2015, according to new research by emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. Up from 315,000 subscriptions at the end of December 2014, the massive growth has been driven by […]