A lot of people would like to know how many users watch what on Netflix. The fact they won’t say – but do certain claims for some shows – is getting some competitors riled. Last week NBC exec Alan Wurtzel revealed supposed estimated viewership information for several of Netflix’s original shows that premiered in the […]
Analysts from Media Partners Asia (MPA) estimate that Netflix could secure 9 million paying subs in Asia-Pacific by 2020, without assuming significant localisation in markets such as India and Korea. Vivek Couto, executive director of Media Partners Asia, suggests that the Internet TV service’s wider entry into Asia-Pacific is a major catalyst for the growth […]
SpaceX managed a perfect launch of the Jason-3 weather satellite, but failed in its attempt to land the rocket back onto a floating ocean barge. The rocket lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force base on Sunday morning (Jan 17, 10.42 PST)), and the satellite placed into its correct orbit. However, the landing on the […]
Ericsson has announced its intention to acquire FYI Television, the entertainment metadata and rich media content supplier based in Grand Prairie, Texas. Ericsson says the acquisition will strengthen Ericsson’s already industry-leading position in broadcast and media services. FYI Television accumulates and distributes TV entertainment content and linear scheduling data from over 9,000 TV networks daily, […]
Legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough is a firm believer in new Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Speaking at a special event at London’s Natural History Museum (in the appropriately named Attenborough Studio within the museum’s Darwin Centre) he showcased ‘Dive the Great Barrier Reef’ in which he takes to a Triton min-submersible and takes […]
Indian media giant, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE), has confirmed its foray into Germany. The company also shared its plans to launch a free-to-air television channel for this market by mid-2016. The FTA channel will bring Bollywood films produced by the Indian film industry as well as popular Indian television series to German screens, 24-hours a […]
A few months ago industry observers were worried that Dish Network was struggling to sell its Sling TV ‘pay-TV lite’ offering. The most recent numbers from Dish, issued last June, put the subs total at just 240,000. But a fresh look at the numbers by equity analysts at bankers Goldman Sachs are suggesting that the […]
ITV has announced that Director of Television Peter Fincham has decided to step down after eight years at the broadcaster and will be succeeded by Kevin Lygo, currently Managing Director of ITV Studios. The company also announced that Julian Bellamy, Managing Director of ITV Studios in the UK, will move up to replace Lygo. David […]
Singaporean telco Singtel has become the latest operator to offer Netflix to its customers by agreeing an exclusive tie-up with the streaming service. Customers stand to get up to nine months’ worth of complimentary Netflix subscriptions if they re-contract or sign up for a mobile plan and/or Singtel’s fibre entertainment bundle from January 22nd to July […]
Responding to pay-TV competitor Singtel’s deal to offer its customers access to Netflix, Singaporean operator StarHub and Netflix have agreed a partnership that will bring the streaming service to StarHub’s Fibre TV customers through their set-top boxes by the early second quarter of 2016. StarHub will also join the Netflix Open Connect programme to provide […]