HBO Now leads customer satisfaction amogst US SVoD services according to a survey, conducted by Strategy Analytics. The research firm found that HBO Now ranked highest for customer satisfaction in 11 of 14 categories against the likes Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Video. The 14 categories focused on three key areas: the number and availability of […]
Shares in troubled speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications slumped again on January 18th, hitting a near all-time low of just 19p. As recently as December 21st its share price was 30p. A year prior (Oct 23 2015) its shares were trading at 245p (and back in July 2012 stood at 419p). The fall in sentiment […]
Global performance management company Nielsen has agreed a multi-year deal with multiplay telco AT&T to include anonymised set-top box data from connected homes subscribed to AT&T’s DirecTV and U-Verse services into Nielsen’s local and national TV currency ratings services. According to Nielsen, further enhancing the Nielsen Total Audience strategy, the data from the AT&T set-top […]
Sky Italia has presented a reorganisation plan to unions that foresees the transfer of news channel Sky TG24 from Rome to Milan. The plan consists of a number of efficiency measures that involve, in varying degrees, all offices and most of the corporate departments, including the IT and technology department and regional offices. According to […]
Twentieth Century Fox and Fox Networks is creating a new division for video-gaming, location-based entertainment and VR/AR productions headed by Twentieth Century Fox Film content management chief Salil Mehta. FoxNext, will oversee the production of studio franchise VR experiences and work to commercialise Fox’s VR strategy. FoxNext will also combine the efforts of the video […]
The World Motor Sport Council has unanimously approved the change of control of Delta Topco Limited (the holding company of the Formula One Group and thus the owner of the Commercial Rights of the FIA Formula One World Championship) from CVC Capital Partners in favour of Liberty Media Corporation at an extraordinary meeting in Geneva. […]
A survey by digital platform security specialist Irdeto has found that 74 per cent of US consumers said that producing or sharing pirated video content is illegal. Conducted online by YouGov, the survey also found that 69 per cent of respondents think that streaming or downloading pirate content is illegal. While a majority of consumers […]
Analysts at TechNavio, in a study, say that OLED growth will continue, and enjoying a CAGR of some 18.7 per cent between 2014 – 2019 in the Americas, APAC and EMEA regions. OLEDs are diodes that use organic materials to produce light. The organic material is packed between conductors that are lit up when electricity […]
Discovery Communications has confirmed major distribution deals with TDC benefiting audiences in both Denmark and Norway, with a continued focus on the aggressive expansion of its digital business. The deal between Discovery and TDC-owned YouSee enables 1.3 million Danish households to gain access to Kanal 4, Kanal 5 & 6, Eurosport and other Discovery owned […]
PA Group – the parent company of the Press Association (PA), the national news agency for the UK and Ireland – has made a strategic investment in the social video creation platform Wochit. Wochit enables content producers, including media and publishing companies, to create socially-optimised videos quickly. PA joins a growing list of global media […]