A report from Estudio General de Medios (EGM), responsible for measuring audiovisual audiences in Spain, reveals that OTT and SVoD is increasingly gaining momentum with a penetration of just over 38 per cent achieved in the last four years. Netflix is the market leader, taking 32.7 per cent of all VoD subscriptions, with HBO and […]
Four-fifths of broadcasters are considering implementing ads tailored to the consumer but are increasingly falling behind streaming services as a result of hesitance around adopting cloud technologies, according to research carried out on behalf of ATEME, a specialist in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT. The survey of those in middle […]
Eutelsat has spent the past few days meeting financial analysts, and supplying its mid-term outlook as to its trading expectations. One investment bank, in a note to clients, advised that Eutelsat reaffirmed its mid-term outlook of a return to group top line growth driven by positive stability in revenues of the core Video broadcast business […]
Spain, with 24 5G projects under way, is the European country with the largest number of initiatives to implement the 5G technology in Europe, according to the Minister of Economy, Nadia Calviño. The Minister presented a new 5G pilot in Seville, in Andalucia, called 5G Andalucia, carried out by Vodafone and Chinese firm Huawei, set […]
UK media regulator Ofcom has concluded that no changes are needed to the licence of UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 following the merger in the US between CBS and Viacom. Viacom has owned Channel 5 since May 2014. Ofcom is required under the Communications Act to review any change in control of the Channel 5 […]
On-demand platform Rakuten will exclusively release Matchday – Inside FC Barcelona for free across 42 European countries, including the UK, as well as in Japan, on November 29th. The series, which consists of 8 x 45min episodes, follows the famous football club and its players through milestones of the 2018-2019 season, casting new light on […]
Dolby and Andy Fiord Lab have announced the opening of Russia’s first certified Dolby Vision color grading and mastering studio. The opening of the Andy Fiord Lab as a certified Dolby Vision facility will allow for the post production of HDR content for TV and streaming platforms that meets the highest international media industry standards. […]
beIN Media Group and Dentsu, on behalf of FIFA, have announced a two-year media rights agreement that will see beIN Sports exclusively broadcast the FIFA Club World Cup in 24 countries across the Middle East & North Africa region. Set to take place in Qatar for the first time, both the 2019 and 2020 editions […]
A number of Netflix customers who cancelled their subscription have had their accounts reactivated without their consent. An investigation conducted by BBC Radio 4’s You & Yours programme found that criminals have been logging-in to dormant accounts and reactivating them without even knowing users’ bank details. Netflix says wants it to be easy for customers […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Ben Frow as Director of Programmes for its UK operations, promoting him to an expanded brief that involves being responsible for all content for the company’s TV networks and associated streaming services in the UK. He will take up his new role with immediate effect, reporting in due […]