The music industry is navigating a period of significant change. But while physical sales have been on the decline, advertising- and subscription-funded streaming have been a source of growth. In a new paper published by YouTube, it says it paid out over $1 billion to the music industry from ad revenue alone in 2016; and […]
Imagen, the Software-as-a-Service video management company, has appointed Charlie Horrell as its new CEO, a move that strengthens its senior management team and highlights the ongoing ambition for growth in new markets. Current CEO Tom Blake hands over the position after six years in charge, deciding to take a more ‘hands on’ role after successfully […]
JustFlicks, a new SVoD service, has rolled out in South Africa, with its services costing R1 (€0.07) per day. JustFlicks is operated by STS – the company that took over the Vidi website when Times Media Group shut down its streaming service in the country last year. JustFlicks currently boasts over 1,000 hours of movies […]
The top 10 television service providers in the US lost 559,000 television customers between them in the first quarter of 2017, as reported by the informitv Multiscreen Index. That represents a quarterly subscriber reduction of 0.63 per cent, which is the largest loss seen so far. It compares to a loss of 162,000 for
French media group Vivendi has submitted an indicative offer to Groupe Bolloré to purchase the approximately 60 per cent stake it owns in Havas at a price of €9.25 per share, financed by Vivendi’s available cash. The price offered provides an instant premium of 8.8 per cent over the closing price for Havas shares on […]
As first revealed in September 2016, viewers of the BBC’s iPlayer service will soon have to register for an account and enter a password before viewing. Warnings announcing the change have now started to appear on the iPlayer – and a login will become compulsory ‘within weeks’. The BBC has denied the move is part […]
Eutelsat’s Q3 overall revenues were €364.3 million, down 4.2 per cent (at constant currency) and 4.9 per cent as reported. Eutelsat said that its channel count was up 3.2 per cent (same period last year) at 6,356, and with HD penetration also rising at 1,057 channels and now represented 16.6 per cent of the operator’s […]
The proposed merger between satellite giant Intelsat and Jersey-based OneWeb is “close to being scrapped” reports Bloomberg, with Intelsat’s bond-holders holding out for a higher price than that on offer from Japan’s SoftBank, which was looking to facilitate the scheme. Intelsat said May 11th that it had extended the deadline for bond-holders to accept the […]
A majority of Americans says that the government should employ a ‘light touch’ when regulating the Internet and that reliance on a ‘public utility’ model of regulation is not appropriate for the growth and development of dynamic broadband networks, according to a new study by Morning Consult, on behalf of the NCTA – The Internet & […]
Twitter has signed a multi-year deal with the US National Football League (NFL) to live-stream pre-game coverage as well as a 30-minute show on the social media site. The show will be aired on Twitter five days a week during the NFL season, covering news, highlights and pre-game updates. Twitter already has a partnership with […]