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F1 chief targets millennial fans

Chase Carey, chairman and chief executive of Formula One, has suggested that online and linear broadcasting can enhance each other, with a large number of potential fans not currently connecting with the sport. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Carey said: “We have 400 million to 500 million fans around the world and don’t have a […]

November 13, 2017By Colin Mann

Spain: 7 football piracy arrests

Seven people have been arrested across Spain for the illegal broadcasting of football matches, offering the pirated content in different formats: direct download, streaming and P2P distribution. The arrests were carried out in an operation undertaken by Spain’s Policía Nacional (National Police) in Madrid, Alicante, Albacete, Antequera (Málaga) and in the Valencian cities of Gandía […]

November 13, 2017By Colin Mann

Disney plans big for Mickey’s 90th birthday

Just over 12 months from now, on November 18th 2018, it will be Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday. Christine McCarthy, CFO at The Walt Disney Company, speaking during the company’s results conference call last week, told analysts that they had better mark their calendars for the date. “Mickey’s 90th is something that the entire company’s going […]

November 13, 2017

CASBAA announces new Board of Directors

CASBAA, Asia’s largest non-profit media association serving the multi-channel audio-visual content creation and distribution industry, has announced the election of several new Directors to its Board, and the return of a number of long-serving Directors. Following its AGM on November 8th, first-time Directors elected were James Ross (Lightning International), Belinda Lui (Time Warner), and Desmond […]

November 13, 2017

Young Swedes primarily choose Netflix and Youtube

Nearly 45 per cent of Swedes (aged 15-74) watch online video during an average day, a high figure compared to other markets, according to analysis and consultancy firm Mediavision. Among the young, reach is significantly higher, as 60 per cent of 15-24 year olds watch online video during an average day. Young Swedes are primarily […]

November 13, 2017

Australia: Millennials feel poorly represented in ads

Millennials and baby boomers in Australia feel they are represented better by the media than by advertising, according to YouGov Omnibus research. The online survey comparing the opinions of respondents born between the mid-1940s and mid-1960s (baby boomers) and between the early 1980s and mid-1990s (millennials), asked how well represented they feel by the way […]

November 13, 2017

Sky Sport app on Horizon

UPC is the first provider in Switzerland to integrate the Sky Sport app into its Horizon TV platform. Besides its own extensive sports offer with MySports covering Swiss ice hockey and the Bundesliga on Sky, UPC customers can now bring even more sport into their living room with the app. For UPC customers with Horizon, […]

November 13, 2017

Pansonic enhances Emirates’ IFE

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) expert, and Emirates have unveiled a range of industry firsts that will be introduced on the airline’s newest Boeing 777-300ER on display at the Dubai Airshow. Emirates’ passengers will first experience the benefits of these solutions across all classes on the airline’s newest Boeing 777-300ER […]

November 13, 2017

US pay-TV sheds 835,000 subs

The top 10 television service providers in the US lost 835,000 subscribers between them in the first quarter of 2017, according to figures from the informitv Multiscreen Index. That represents a loss of slightly less than 1 per cent of their combined subscriber base. All 10 reported a net loss of television subscribers. • DirecTV lost just over a quarter of a million traditional […]

November 10, 2017

Altice: Drahi back as Combes quits

Altice is reorganising its group management and governance in the wake of the resignation of CEO Michel Combes following a bad week on the stock market. The French media group says its new management and governance structure is designed better to implement its strategy, create clearer accountability amongst management and improve the operational and financial […]

November 10, 2017