Netflix users on Android devices can now download content to their device’s SD card – meaning they are no longer restricted to their size of their device’s memory capacity when storing content. When saving a programme or movie for offline viewing (a feature which Netflix added last month), Android users will now be prompted to […]
According to GfK MRI’s Survey of the American Consumer, when it comes to TV and video content, Millennials refuse to be tied down – with cable cords, telephone wires, or any other conventional delivery ‘pipe’. The report, which surveys around 25,000 people in-person annually, finds
Mediaset, owner of Tele 5 and Cuatro among other channels, is the Spanish TV group with the largest Internet video consumption. In 2016, some 489 million minutes of Internet video were consumed (95 million videos) through Mediaset websites, mainly via telecinco.es, cuatro.com, divinity.es and mitele.es, according to comScore. That’s almost double the number of minutes […]
MTG is selling its 50 per cent stake in FTV Prima Holding to Denemo Media. The cash deal values FTV Prima Holding at €237.4 million. Closing is expected in Q1 2017. MTG is considering using the proceeds from the sale to increase its ownership in InnoGames from 21 per cent to 51 per cent, based […]
The FTTH Council Europe has made public the first results of its updated study on the cost of deploying FTTH throughout the EU as input to the ongoing legislative debate on the proposal for a European Electronic Communications Code. The cost model calculated the complete overlay of the EU28 countries with fibre (Fibre to the […]
French commercial broadcaster TF1 revealed at the TF1 Campus innovation conference that it will launch a dedicated VR app, branded MyTF1VR, in April 2017, marking its first foray into VR. The app will feature a line-up of VR-produced content covering sport, news and entertainment. TF1 will also produce an original short film called Sergent James. […]
Research by AdColony, in association with Millward Brown, has found that certain brands can increase awareness of their products through subtitling their adverts. The research analysed two versions of adverts, from brands including Disney, Volvo, Bose and Sony Pictures, with one standard production video and another with additional subtitles/text narrative. Overall, the research found that […]
South Korea’s LG Display is on a revenue and profits roil, helped by the popularity of its OLED technology, and in particular the production of panels for Ultra-HD use. CFO Don Kim told analysts on its Q4 2016 conference call that the company had “solidified the foundation for business expansion in terms of production, customer […]
The Indian currency swaps, where Rs500 and Rs1000 notes have had to be exchanged, has affected growth at Airtel Digital TV. Other pay-TV broadcasters have reported that the absence of low-value currency notes is making it difficult for subscribers to pay their monthly dues. As far as Airtel Digital TV is concerned, it suffered the […]
Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network, and his EchoStar satellite division, are having mixed fortunes. Last week Dish was hit with a massive fine over unwarranted marketing telephone calls, and its EchoStar-21 satellite is stuck in Kazakhstan awaiting a much delayed launch. But Wall Street seemingly loves Ergen, and a Morgan Stanley equity report yesterday prompted a […]