Shares in Snap, the parent company of social media service Snapchat, dropped by nearly a quarter on May 10th after the app reported a loss and slow user growth. Snap reported a $2.2 billion loss for the first quarter of the year, its first set of results since becoming a public company. But while the […]
Last year in June Greece slapped a special tax on pay-TV subscriptions. In essence the tax placed an extra 10 per cent on the existing combined subscription fee plus the VAT already in place. The much-criticised levy (although every tax in Greece gets widespread criticism) has seemingly put a complete halt on pay-TV growth in […]
Trusted Media Brands (TMBI) has unveiled results from its study exploring the future of digital video. The study found that 68 per cent of participants (a 12 per cent increase from TMBI’s previous digital video survey conducted in June 2016) feel social platforms (e.g. Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter) are the most important partners for digital video […]
Joel Stillerman, AMC’s longtime programming chief, is to become Hulu’s first chief content officer. Hulu is thought to have been looking to fill the position for some time as it tries to make up ground on rival streaming services like Netflix and Amazon. Stillerman has been the head of programming at AMC since 2008. He […]
On May 10th we reported about a French Guiana launch on May 18th of SES-15, when the spaceport uses a Soyuz rocket to place the satellite into its geostationary orbit. News has now emerged that ViaSat of California’s giant ViaSat-2 craft will use an Arianespace rocket on June 1st – subject to weather – to […]
MTG has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Championship on a long-term deal well into the next decade. MTG’s free-TV and Viasat channels, and Viaplay streaming service, will now show even more live football all year round and for years to come. MTG has extended […]
Vizio has announced that popular networks from Turner, including TNT, TBS and Cartoon Network, will be the first TV networks to be integrated into Vizio SmartCast Mobile, an app available for download for iOS and Android that seamlessly transforms mobile devices into powerful touchscreen remotes. TNT, TBS and Cartoon Network will join VIZIO SmartCast-enabled apps […]
An estimated total of over 991 million cinema tickets were sold in the 28 EU member states in 2016. This is 13.3 million more than in 2015 and marks the highest level registered in the EU since 2004. Cumulative gross box office revenues measured in euros, however, declined slightly by 2.3 per cent from 2015’s […]
Voddler Group, the cloud-streaming expert, has provided MENA OTT and IP video product provider Intigral with its VoddlerNet hybrid peer-assisted video streaming solution to optimise the subscriber viewing experience on Saudi Telecom Company (STC)’s Dawri Plus digital sport platform. The Dawri Plus OTT service delivers sports video and fan engagement across the region, offering live […]
ADB, a provider of solutions and services for media convergence, and nc+, a polish satellite operator and provider of advanced multimedia services have signed an agreement to extend cooperation for the development of nc+ software platforms for the coming years. This long-term agreement confirms ADB as key supplier for nc+ advanced platform software and services […]