Family time as we once knew it is becoming more technical these days. Many families gather around the TV only to divide their time between multiple screens (vs just the one), according to a study conducted by internet TV service, netgem.tv. With on-demand and personalised streaming content asserting dominance over the traditional TV packages, multi-screen […]
Pay-TV subscribers in Spain watch more free-to-air (FTA) channels than pay-TV on their pay-TV platforms. A report from the consultancy firm Barlovento Comunicación reveals that 67 per cent of TV viewing on pay-TV platforms corresponds to FTA channels. Only 33 per cent watch pay-TV channels on the pay-TV platforms with Movistar La Liga, Fox, AXN […]
Walmart, the US shopping giant, is the latest company seeking (following Sony’s lead) to get out out of the crowded streaming market following reports it is looking to offload its Vudu video service. Reports originated in The Information that the retailer was looking to sell its 15-year-old on demand video service. Walmart told FOX Business […]
More details are due imminently on the precise condition of Eutelsat’s latest satellite, E-5WB, which is suffering from a problem with one of its solar arrays. Eutelsat is saying that it may not be a total loss, far from it. The industry will know more by the end of November when the operator’s technicians and […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has released an annual report on Russian TV. This year’s report on pay-TV and cord cutting was written by J’son and Partners Consulting and presented at the Observatory’s Moscow conference. 1. Russian pay-TV market By the end of 2018, 43.2 million viewers were […]
STV Player, the VoD service, has launched on Sky set top boxes giving viewers access to STV content across all major TV platforms for the first time. The launch will enable Sky customers in Scotland to catch up on all STV programmes including Coronation Street and I’m A Celebrity which starts next month, as well […]
Amazon Prime Video surprised fans by globally releasing the second season of action-thriller Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, starring John Krasinski, a day early. The announcement was made by Krasinski himself via social channels in which immediately following his posting the series went live on Prime Video. In the second season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, after tracking a […]
Animal Planet chief and former Discovery UK and Ireland head Susanna Dinnage is set to leave the broadcast giant after 10 years. Dinnage’s departure comes as Animal Planet restructures under the guidance of Nancy Daniels, chief brand officer for Discovery and factual. Dinnage has headed the brand since 2017, when Animal Planet became the first […]
AMC Networks has announced that Charter Communications will launch its full suite of subscription VoD services as well as AMC Premiere, the company’s premium ad-free version of its AMC channel, to Charter’s Spectrum customers in the US. The launch of AMC Premiere, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC will bring Spectrum customers access to […]
David Pollack, CEO at Israeli satellite company Spacecom which operates the AMOS fleet of craft, is stepping down. A formal statement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange said that Spacecom and Pollack are in negotiations to end his term as CEO. Recent news has revealed that Spacecom’s major shareholder, telco Bezeq, is planning a shift […]