GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, has updated its 2018 and 2019 ad investment forecasts. GroupM slightly downgraded 2018 growth expectations from 4.5 per cent to 4.3 per cent. 2019 growth projections are also whittled from 3.9 per cent to 3.6 per cent, with total new investment anticipated to reach $19 billion instead of the $23 […]
Eutelsat carried live 8K signals from Rome’s Vatican City to Japan in order to help launch the world’s first 8K channel for NHK, the country’s public broadcaster. NHK partnered with Eutelsat on December 2nd from the Vatican where images were transmitted to Tokyo via Eutelsat 12 West B satellite with a mobile uplink provided by […]
DNA will add the Viaplay streaming service to all Viasat channel packages. The service becomes part of both current and future Viasat channel package subscriptions without extra cost. Content in the Viaplay service depends on the channel package. DNA will also be the first operator in Finland to offer Viaplay as a separate subscription. DNA […]
Australians are holding onto their mobile phones for longer, using more data, watching more TV ‘in the hand’, and are, increasingly, being influenced by digital giants such as Google, Amazon and Apple as smartphones tighten their grip on their every-day lives. The 2018 Deloitte Mobile Consumer Survey shows almost a quarter of all Australians are […]
Digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions provider Tech Mahindra is setting up a new ‘Video Integration and Engineering’ (VIE) business unit to leverage cutting-edge technology and solutions to cater to the heavy demand of video services in the 5G ecosystem. With video forecast to account for 90 per cent of all 5G […]
The international film and television landscape has grown rapidly in recent years, helped in no small part by the growing support of global governments, writes Zoe Guilford The creative industries generate approximately £92bn annually to the United Kingdom’s economy, with jobs and exports growing year on year. The UK is a global leader in this […]
U-Beat, Mediapro’s eSports OTT platform, has gone live aiming to be the dominant player amongst Spanish and LatAm eSports fans. The service is initially available through Orange and is currently negotiating with other national and international platforms. With an in-house team, U-Beat offers VoD and live TV content in a mobile format to be watched […]
Altice France is selling a group of investors a 49.99 per cent stake in SFR FTTH, a new fibre venture that will bring fibre to 5 million French premises. Allianz Capital Partners, AXA Investment Managers and Canadian investment firm Omers Infrastructure will acquire the stake for a total cash consideration of €1.8 billion, based on […]
AT&T has unveiled plans to offer three versions of its new streaming service that will launch in the US late next year offering original movies and TV series from Warner Bros, Turner and HBO. The service will seek to take on the likes of Netflix and Disney’s soon to launch OTT service, and is part […]
Hit BBC shows Killing Eve, Doctor Who and The Cry have helped BBC iPlayer to achieve its best month ever. Across the month there were a record-high 334 million requests, up 18 per cent on the same month last year, and setting a new record for average daily requests at 10.8 million. October is now […]