Rethink TV, the TV research arm of Rethink Technology Research, has released a forecast of the video revenues for four of the world’s largest pay-TV and studio groupings, and finds that the only one that will have rock steady, uninterrupted growth is Netflix. The other three, including AT&T which has just spent $85 billion buying […]
After months of speculation, UK Telecommunications, Media and Technology investor Zegona has taken control of Spanish telco Euskaltel with a stake of 21 per cent, up from its initial 16.41 per cent shares. With the move, Zegona has become the prime shareholder, overtaking savings bank Kutxabank which has a 19.88 per cent stake. The UK […]
At the 2019 NAB Show, a broad coalition of broadcast television station groups – including both network owned-and-operated stations and affiliates, as well as public broadcasters – have announced plans to deploy Next-Gen TV in the 40 largest US TV markets by the end of 2020. The announcement includes Fox Television Stations, NBCUniversal Owned Television […]
We may be living through a golden era for content, but it is also the age of big data audience analysis, empowering broadcasters with more information than ever before to make their renewal and cancellation decisions. Ampere’s analysis of renewals and cancellations between September 2018 and March 2019 reveals that the streamers have been the […]
Netflix has released March data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Netflix had mostly speed gains to report for March. In South Korea, KT experienced the largest increase on the index, at 0.64 Megabits per second (Mbps). This brings […]
Data, insights and consulting company Kantar has published a report, highlighting the risks facing the advertising industry as a result of over-targeting. According to Kantar’s DIMENSION study, which is now in its third year, consumers in the UK are feeling apathetic towards – and mistrusting of – advertising. The study, which is based on findings […]
At NAB Show in Las Vegas, Intel and Netflix announced a new high-performance video codec that is available as open source and royalty-free to content creators, developers and service providers. Scalable Video Technology for AV1 (SVT-AV1) offers performance and scalability in video processing. According to Intel, modernisation of video software codecs for increased efficiency will […]
Discovery is expanding its digital services in Italy, with the launch of Dplay Plus, a premium subscription streaming service offering access to content from its pay-TV brands Discovery Channel, Discovery Science, Animal Planet and ID. This new SVoD service complements Discovery Italia’s existing, successful Dplay AVoD product which is nearly four years old and includes […]
Advertising revenue across Asia Pacific expanded by 6.3 per cent in 2018 to top $180 billion, and is on course to grow by a further 6.2 per cent in 2019 to move close to $195 billion in revenue, according to a report from Media Partners Asia (MPA). Asia Pacific Advertising Trends 2019 forecasts net ad […]
Telenor Group has entered into agreements to acquire 54 per cent of the shares in the Finnish telecom operator DNA for €1.5 billion. With the transaction, Telenor said it gets a strong position across fixed and mobile in an attractive and growing telecom market, and further strengthens its position in the Nordic region. Telenor has […]