Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, has said he expects the Facebook Watch service to become “more mainstream” this year. The social network’s ad-funded VoD service has so far failed to set the market alight and present any real competition to the likes of YouTube, but Zuckerberg believes this is set to change. Speaking during […]
M6 Group has entered into negotiations to acquire Lagardère’s FTA and pay-TV networks (with the exception of international classical music and ballet channel Mezzo). The project anticipates the full takeover of FTA DTT kids channel Gulli, along with pay-TV channels pre-schooler channels Canal J and TiJi, entertainment and music channels Elle Girl TV, MCM, RFM […]
Video streaming services will achieve 585 million subscriptions in 2019, predicts ABI Research. Mobile broadband penetration together with consumers’ demand for TV anytime, anywhere are the driving factors of video consumption on mobile devices. Khin Sandi Lynn, Industry Analyst at ABI Research, commented: “5G network deployments will be a catalyst in the mobile video consumption […]
The eSports phenomenon continues to gain momentum with a business expected to reach over a billion dollars in revenue this year, comprising games publishers revenues, media rights, event ticket sales and merchandise, advertising and sponsorship, this figure is expected to triple over the next five years. With a growing fan base of over 450 million […]
Technology and content start-up Fiction Riot has partnered with non-profit foundation DECENT, a global provider of blockchain technology, to become one of the first streaming services to pay royalties utilising blockchain. The resulting ‘smart contracts’ are designed to deliver genuine transparency of payments in US dollars for all parties involved in production of streaming content […]
With the variety of options to watch programmes, the key asset relies on the intrinsic quality of the show, and on the ability to optimise the distribution on relevant platforms. The Eurodata TV 2018 review of international TV content trends, focuses on successful programmes and broadcasting strategies. Frédéric Vaulpré, Vice-President of Eurodata TV Worldwide, said: […]
European rugby union’s premier international tournament the Guinness Six Nations Championship has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) analytics, machine learning, and deep learning services to deliver more in-depth insight into the Championship and enhance the match experience for rugby fans around the world. As well as providing the technology behind the live broadcast of on-screen […]
Members of the C-Band Alliance (CBA), which is looking to see 200 MHz of C-band capacity reassigned over the US for 5G adoption, have met with FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly and Erin McGrath, legal advisor to Commissioner O’Rielly. It seems that the presentation to Commissioner O’Rielly was polite, but blunt, and covered the “real and […]
Greg Wyler, OneWeb’s founder, has confirmed there is an anomaly on a rocket that was due to launch six of his Low-Earth orbiting satellites. Wyler, in a Tweet, stressed that his satellites are ready to go, but that the launch will now be “pushed out”. Experts from Russia’s Soyuz rocket business who are at the […]
The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has released its latest set of annual predictions, created by industry experts drawn from its membership. The DPP 2019 Predictions, produced in partnership with DPP Member company Imagen, puts forward the eight key themes that will dominate the media industry in 2019. Right at the top of the […]