Speaking at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention 2019, Carolyn McCall, CEO ITV, has suggested the commercial PSB will be increasingly digital-led as it responds to shifting viewing habits, developments in technology and the rapidly evolving competitive landscape which are having a fundamental impact on the TV industry. Delivering a keynote speech in a discussion […]
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) has conducted a major anti-piracy operation resulting in the closure of the Xtream Codes platform. The ‘Black IPTV’ operation targeted six European countries (Italy, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Greece and Bulgaria) and the estimated turnover of the illegal IPTV business is estimated at around €2 million per month. End […]
Research from Parks Associates finds that subscriptions, formerly representing just over half of total online video spending in 2012, now account for nearly 86 per cent of all online spending on TV and movies. The research comes from the firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker, which includes an exhaustive analysis of market trends and profiles of […]
The Asia Pacific online video industry will generate $27 billion (€24.4bn) in advertising and subscription revenue this year, up 24 per cent Y/Y from 2018, according to a new report, Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution 2020, from research, advisory and consulting firm Media Partners Asia (MPA). This pie is forecast to expand at […]
Xfinity Flex, the OTT service from US cableco Comcast, is now included with an Xfinity Internet-only subscription, providing millions of new and existing customers with the ability to easily access streaming services and manage their connected home devices right on the TV. The service comes with an Internet-connected, 4K streaming TV device, Xfinity Voice Remote, […]
Viacom has launched a new web platform in Italy that aggregates the video content of the Paramount Network, Spike and VH1 in AVoD (ad-supported video-on-demand) mode. By connecting to the Paramount Network site, users can watch the channels in live streaming, consult the TV guide and choose to access the cross brand areas to watch […]
UK multiplay operator Sky and last-mile multiutility networks provider BUUK Infrastructure have formed a strategic partnership that will see Sky obtain wholesale access to BUUK’s full fibre networks across the UK, opening up significant new headroom for growth in the new-build segment of the residential market. As part of the deal, Sky will become the […]
US trade body the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and its member companies have launched the official industry display definition and logo for 8K Ultra High-Definition (UHD) televisions – for use beginning with 2020 model products – to help retailers and consumers identify products that meet the technology industry’s 8K Ultra HD requirements. The logo and […]
When US consumer advice body Consumer Reports asked its members for feedback on their pay-TV, home Internet, and bundled plans, most companies got poor marks for value and many for customer service. A good percentage of people said they were thinking of cancelling their pay-TV contracts with their cable or satellite company, and acknowledged frustration […]
The UK’s television industry is strongly skewed towards people from privately-educated backgrounds, according to research on the sector’s diversity from regulator Ofcom . Ofcom’s annual Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Television report examines the social and economic background of the television industry for the first time this year. It also reports on companies’ progress in […]