The ‘Consumer’ Business Unit of BT Group – comprising BT, EE and Plusnet – has unveiled a new converged network vision which it says will bring together the best of broadband, mobile and Wi-Fi to provide seamless connectivity for customers across the UK. BT also revealed a deal to carry Amazon Prime video on its […]
Analyst firm Digital TV Research forecasts that Netflix will have 201 million streaming subscribers by 2023, up by 82 per cent from 111 million at end-2017. About 28 million subscribers will be added in 2018 – making it the largest growth year ever. Lower growth is expected after 2018, according to the Netflix Forecasts report. […]
Research from The Diffusion Group (TDG) finds that Amazon Prime Channels accounts for more than half of all direct-to-consumer (DTC) subscriptions in the US. Its dominance is especially prominent among premium DTC apps including HBO, Showtime, and Starz. More than half of HBO DTC subscribers used Amazon Prime Channels to purchase their service. Rates are […]
Research by media agency MediaCom and technology company ViewersLogic shows that viewers are much more likely to follow up on a TV advert when simultaneously using their phone or tablet – dispelling one of advertising’s biggest myths that using another device would detract attention away from an advert. ‘Second screening’ – the act of watching […]
UK hybrid digital TV platform YouView has revealed data on how the nation is watching its favourite TV programmes, with analysis suggesting that the vast majority of viewers watch the first episode of a programme on live TV, but then tend to shift towards viewing in a combination of ways. The platform backhauls 370 million […]
The Board of Directors of Italian broadcaster Mediaset has approved the results for the first quarter of 2018 which confirm a return to profit. Net revenues were €860.6 million, compared with €889.3 million a year earlier, with the Italian market accounting for €631.0 million (€649.3 million) and the Spanish market for €229.6 million (€240.4 million). […]
Spain’s two largest TV groups, Mediaset and Atresmedia, could face €5 billion compensation demands if the CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia) probe into their allegedly-illegal ad practices that distort the market finds that they are indeed guilty. Regional public broadcasters and smaller DTT operators could ask for sky-high compensation of up […]
Eutelsat saw its share price crash a massive 13.57 per cent, €2.49, to just €15.93 in volatile trading May 15th, following what was a profits warning from CEO Rodolphe Belmer. Indeed, during the trading session the fall was even more severe (to €15.27) from the previous day’s €18.42 price which represented a 52-week ‘Low’ for […]
FOX Sports, in cooperation with the Fox Innovation Lab and partners Ericsson, Intel and AT&T, will use 5G technology to stream 4K video over 5G for broadcast nationwide at this year’s 118th US Open Championship on June 14th – 17th. The 5G wireless technology will transmit 4K HDR images from two FOX Sports cameras positioned on […]
Media and entertainment metadata provider Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is helping to enhance the experience for TV viewers who use new Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (vMVPD) services. A new TV metadata and electronic programme guide (EPG) solution from Gracenote enables Smart TV and streaming device manufacturers that offer live TV streaming services to make […]