AMC Global has acquired the year-round documentary series “AMC Visionaries” for Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The AMC Studios series partners with prolific artists to present the untold stories and fascinating histories of pop culture genres from the masters themselves. Instalments in the series will include “AMC Visionaries: Robert Kirkman’s Secret History […]
The rise of SVoD services such as Netflix and Amazon is threatening the future of British TV, the BBC’s director general Tony Hall is set to warn in a speech.Hall is due to give the speech at Liverpool’s John Moores University today (November 2nd) warning of the “serious threat” due to changes taking place in […]
In reporting its Q2 results, BT has revealed that its TV customer base continues to grow, with TV net adds of 7,000 taking its base to 1.8 million. Average viewing figures for BT Sport for the quarter increased 8 per cent compared to last year (excluding showcase), driven by strong performance in both Premier League […]
A comprehensive report from investment bank Exane/BNPP on the Future of UK TV presents a list of topics that make worrying reading for British commercial and pay-TV broadcasting. The bank’s report finds that (especially among younger consumers): TV continues to lose share of audience to online; and OTT providers are set to maintain strong growth. […]
Liberty Global has published its Q3 financial and operating results for the Liberty Global Group and the LiLAC Group. The Group’s Q3 operating income (for Europe) was $537 million (€460.5m), representing a decrease of 30 per cent year over year. The decreases in operating income for both periods primarily resulted from the net effect of […]
UK free-to-air DTT platform Freeview has blamed high air pressure as the cause of disruption being experienced by some of its users in England and Wales. The service provides access to digital TV channels through aerials, making it possible to watch programmes without a satellite or cable subscription. The issue began on the evening of […]
Discovery Communications has posted its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2017. “Advertising and global distribution revenue growth helped to drive solid third quarter results for Discovery,” said David Zaslav, President and CEO, Discovery Communications. “We continued to focus on investments to strengthen our worldwide IP portfolio as well as strategic partnerships to […]
After experiencing a slight decline in revenue in the past two quarters, UPC is back on course for growth in Switzerland in the third quarter. Revenue increased to CHF 340 million (€292m) in Q3 2017 – a year-on-year increase of 1.2 per cent. The number of fixed network and Mobile subscriptions increased by 14,000 in […]
Telefónica’s IPTV platform Movistar Plus is further lowering its prices to capture subscribers in an increasingly competitive market. The company has reduced the price of its convergent package Fusión + Ocio by 50 per cent for a six months period for new subscribers. The offer includes Movistar + TV package with TV series, 8 Gbytes […]
Fox Networks Group Asia (FNGA) has launched its streaming service Fox+ in Hong Kong, as both a standalone app and on the Now TV pay-TV platform. The service will stream blockbuster movies such as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Logan and Beauty And The Beast, as well as Chinese hits including The Adventurers, Love […]