US ratings service Nielsen, which began measuring Netflix viewership in August, says some 15.8 million American viewers watched the first episode of Stranger Things season 2 by October 29th, its third day of release. That put it slightly ahead of the total for the season 8 premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead over its first-three-days […]
TiVo has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2017. “TiVo executed well, making progress across all areas of our business and delivered solid financial results in the third quarter,” said Tom Carson, President and CEO of TiVo. Carson added, “We just launched our innovative voice search and the New TiVo Experience, […]
Sky Media has successfully broadcast the 10,000th ad campaign using its TV offering, Sky AdSmart, which launched in 2014 and gives advertisers the ability to target TV ad campaigns to specific audiences. Every two days, a brand that has lapsed or never advertised on TV before selects Sky AdSmart to reach its target audience in a […]
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2017 fourth quarter ended September 30th 2017. The company posted quarterly revenue of $52.6 billion (€45.2bn), an increase of 12 per cent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.07, up 24 per cent. International sales accounted for 62 per cent of the […]
Telco and cable group Altice has issued cautious full-year targets as its French unit strives to win back customers by upgrading its networks and investing in media content. The Amsterdam-based holding became the number four cable operator in the US last year through debt-fuelled buyouts but still relies on France for about half of its […]
AMC Networks has launched its SVoD service Shudder in in Germany and Austria for €4.99 per month, or €49.99 for 12 months. The service offers a catalogue of horror and thriller content, with TV series including Beyond the Walls and Wolf Creek, as well as Shudder original talk-show The Core. Linda Pan, senior VP of new […]
The transition from physical to digital gaming is happening quicker than many analysts had predicted. A report from Games Industry shows that in some instances, top console titles are seeing as much as 45 per cent of their sales being claimed by digital downloads. Activision this revealed that digital sales of Destiny 2 on consoles […]
The team behind The Walking Dead has said that the hugely-successful TV franchise could run for decades. AMC’s zombie apocalypse drama is currently in its eighth season and inevitably experiencing declining ratings, but the network is confident there’s still plenty of life in the property. Speaking to investors during an earnings call, AMC Networks CEO […]
WeTek, a company focused on designing set-top boxes and video distribution solutions, is preparing to unveil PlayTimeTV, a new streaming service for children developed in partnership with the Portuguese content provider TV4You. The new service, based on WeTek’s OVP platform – WeCast, offers a wide range of children’s content such as animated movies and tv […]
Africa Market Briefing 2017 Advanced Television rounds up the latest news and research, while a range of companies share their expertise on operating in the fast-growing region.