According to research by IHS Technology Senior Analysts Maria Rua Aguete and Jonathan Broughton, pay-TV subscribers grew by over 1 million in the past year, an increase of 6.8 per cent. By March 31st 2015, there were 16.6 million households subscribing to pay-TV via satellite, cable or IPTV, up from 15.6 million in the same […]
The launch and enhancement of NOW TV, Sky’s subscription-free OTT streaming service, has enabled the operator to tap into new pockets of demand, according to Stephen Van Rooyen, Chief Marketing and Digital Officer. Speaking at the Future of Broadcasting Conference in London, Van Rooyen said that the broadcaster has long since moved away from being […]
In the Ultra-HD marketplace tomorrow’s designs have a habit of appearing in the stores in a matter of months. Such is the case with Sharp Electronics. A presentation at the SID Display Week in San Jose, by Sharp Electronics US president Jim Sanduski outlined what Sharp has in the lab today, and what’s coming to […]
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) and BT Group have agreed a deal to launch AMC in the UK this September, making it available exclusively to BT customers. The multi-year agreement with BT will mark the debut for its UK channel, which will launch with the exclusive UK television premiere of the highly-anticipated drama Fear the Walking […]
Delia Bushell, Managing Director, BT TV and BT Sport, has said the operator’s third year of broadcasting will see BT TV come of age, with additional and exclusive rights to European football matches, the launch of an Ultra HD service and box, as well as a new channel. Speaking at the Future of Broadcasting Conference […]
An assessment of the UK video market by Futuresource Consulting indicates that it is in good health, driven by the growing appetite for digital video services, the resilience of packaged video retail and a healthy box office. “The digital video market came of age in 2014, attracting new customers to both transactional and digital video. […]
Football team Real Madrid has reportedly applied for one of the DTT channels. The team aims to have a DTT licence for nationwide TV coverage with a channel specifically dedicated to the club called Real Madrid TV. Seven companies have submitted their bids for the six new DTT licences (three HD and three SD) to […]
As new forms of video evolve and expand, younger people’s changing video lives have been revealed by research commissioned by Thinkbox – the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK. The Truth about Youth study – undertaken
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has sub-licensed the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games TV rights to pay-TV group Canal+. France Télévisions, which has traditionally had the rights to the event, will allow Canal+ to exploit all the rights and co-broadcast the competition on its Canal+ and Canal+ Sport channels, and on associated […]
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP), a division of pay-TV programmer Discovery Communications, has confirmed its acquisition of Setanta Sports Asia, a premium sports channel specialising in rugby. Reaching more than 42 million homes across 16 countries, Setanta Sports Asia is one of the fastest-growing sports channels in Asia. It super serves passionate fans with some of […]