Series four of Peaky Blinders had a series average of 3.3 million, consolidated figures reveal, making it the biggest BBC Two drama series of 2017. It had a peak episode volume of 3.6 million for the series finale, the biggest audience for an episode ever. This makes it the most popular series of Peaky Blinders […]
Tru Optik, the audience intelligence and data-management platform, has announced the launch of OptOut.TV, a one-stop solution for consumers to opt out of audience-based targeting across the entire OTT ecosystem, including CTV. OptOut.TV’s mission is to proactively bring a higher level of privacy control and an enhanced consumer experience to OTT. With the click of […]
EuroMedia MENA 2018 Special Chris Forrester examines the prospects for Middle East broadcasting, with particular attention to recent events in Saudi Arabia.
Drug Lords, a docu-drama series produced by Oscar-nominated ITN Productions, will launch globally on Netflix on January 19th. The series reveals the true stories behind the rise, reign, and fall of the world’s most infamous drug lords, from Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar to “American Gangster” Frank Lucas, one of the most notorious gangsters in US history. […]
Inview Technology, the broadcast and OTT solutions specialist and Montage LZ Technologies, a fabless semiconductor provider focusing on the home entertainment and connectivity markets, today announced they are collaborating to offer a pre-integrated set-top box middleware and chipset platform for global emerging markets. This solution will be offering a range of user experiences (UX) such […]
According to Q317 data from research firm Dataxis, 60 million pay-TV subscribers have been added to global numbers since Q316. Asia‐Pacific has the highest number of pay-TV subscribers, accounting for 62 per cent in Q317, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.5 per cent between Q316‐Q317. The total number of pay-TV subscribers […]
No expo in the world relies on power more than CES so it was particularly embarrassing when it was plunged into darkness yesterday. The lights – and everything else – were off for two hours. Attendees were evacuated. The Las Vegas Convention Center central hall went dark at around 11:20 local time (19:20 GMT). Organisers […]
According to Dataxis research, South East Asian countries amounted to 1.82 million paid SVoD accounts at the end of September 2017, most of the growth coming from Malaysia and Indonesia. Even though the region tripled its number of paying subscribers during the year, SVoD penetration among households remains very low at 1.2 per cent, illegal […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus has launched two packages in Costa Rica; a basic package with 15 HD channels and 54 SD, and the premium with 25 HD channels and content from HBO and Fox. The service may be received via (DTH) satellite or through a hybrid STB, with subscribers soon being able to access […]
January 12th sees Sky close its share register as far as the 10 pence special dividend is concerned for shareholders trading in Sky shares. This means that today (January 11th) is when Sky’s shares go ‘ex-dividend’ as far as shareholder pay-out is concerned for this past year’s trading. This has prompted equity analysts at investment bank […]