The growth of pay-TV and online streaming services is taking TV ad revenues away from the largest FTA operators in Spain; namely Mediaset and Atresmedia. In the first half of the year, Mediaset and Atresmedia earned €10 million less in ad revenues than the same period last year. According to consultancy firm Infoadex, Atresmedia, owner […]
YouTube is racking up 1.5 billion monthly viewers in part through a big jump in big-screen viewing, according to parent company Alphabet at its Q2 results. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said
The Berkeley Group – one of the UK’s best-known developers of new homes – says access to ultrafast broadband is now almost as important to new home buyers as running water and electricity. According to Berkeley’s Chief Executive, Rob Perrins, owners expect it to be available from the day they move in and the company […]
International IoT research firm Parks Associates has published research showing smart TV penetration will reach 57 per cent in Western Europe this year. This growth comes as the connectivity rates for smart TV are also increasing; in the US, 82 per cent of smart TV owners connect their device to the Internet. New use cases […]
Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) presents many opportunities for application enhancement and new monetisation opportunities, but the technologies are still a long-way from being an everyday feature of consumers’ lives, according to Futuresource’s latest industry tracking report for AR and MR in mobile. The report,
The latest findings from the 2017 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, the survey of pay-TV industry executives globally, suggests that 76 per cent of respondents believe innovation is a top priority, citing the launch of new products and services as the best way to maintain and grow their businesses in a highly competitive market environment. The research, […]
Music, video and games sales in the UK surged by 6.4 per cent in the first half of 2017 compared with same period of 2016, according to figures from trade body Entertainment Retailers Association. It marks a sharp acceleration on the growth seen in calendar 2016 when sales grew 3 per cent compared with 2015. […]
Fast-growing Australian satellite uplink and TV facilities company Speedcast is buying Maryland-based UltiSat for “up to $100 million” spread over two years. UltiSat has a teleport in Blaavand, Denmark. The purchase price is based on the financial achievements of UltiSat this year and into 2018. The core price is $65 million, with additional potential payments […]
Following the exit of Sony Pictures Television presidents Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht to Apple last month, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra has set new leadership of the studio’s television production operation. Vinciquerra has named Sony TV head of business affairs Jeff Frost as President of Sony Pictures Television Studios. Frost […]
Tele Columbus, the third largest German cable MSO, has confirmed that Ronny Verhelst, who has led the company as CEO for nearly seven years since 2011, will leave for personal reasons as of February 1st 2018. He will be succeeded as CEO as of the same date by Timm Degenhardt, who is joining from the […]