Portuguese commercial broadcaster SIC will launch its streaming service in November. Branded ‘OPTO SIC’, it will be available in two versions – free and premium. Registration is open now, with the free version providing access to a catalogue of programmes, including TV series, documentaries and soap operas. The premium version, which will cost €3.99 per […]
Covid-19 will boost worldwide revenue on content consumed on mobile phones by 28 per cent in 2020 according to Strategy Analytics’ Global Mobile Media Forecast: 2015-2025 report. Stay-at-home guidance issued by governments as result of the pandemic has stimulated an increase in spending within mobile games and mobile apps, as consumers have been forced to […]
Vivendi-backed Canal+ clearly believes Africa is worth a major investment having placed €140 million (Rand 2.8bn) into a 6.5 per cent stake in South Africa’s MultiChoice, which last year was spun off as a stand-alone unit from Naspers. Evidently, Canal+ has been quietly building its shareholding since April this year and has now declared its […]
Google is facing a new antitrust case in India in which it is alleged to have abused its Android operating system’s position in the smart TV market, according to Reuters. It comes as Google faces new antitrust challenges in the US, and a potential antitrust probe in China that is set to look into how […]
Channel 5 has announced a significant increase in its year-on-year regional spend with indies to 35.5 per cent of its total UK origination budget in 2019 versus 21.6 per cent in 2018, far exceeding its Ofcom target quota of 10 per cent. In terms of hours, regionally produced content made up 20.7 per cent (380 […]
The Nordic video market, likely one of Europe’s most evolved, show clear signs of maturity according to Mediavision. The online video market is still growing, but penetration is increasing at a slower pace than just a year ago. Mediavision also sees a much stronger focus on pricing and packaging. There are, of course, many ways […]
Roku has announced findings from its 2020 Holiday Consumer Shopping study in partnership with The Harris Poll, offering insights into the rapidly evolving US consumer shopping landscape as the country heads towards its first holiday season since the pandemic started. The findings of the survey of more than 2,000 US adults also offers a deep […]
BT Group has announced that the New Bailey development, close to Manchester city centre, will be its primary new home in the city and provide a future-fit workplace for thousands of colleagues. The new building will complete the New Bailey scheme, close to the city’s Spinningfields business district. It will become a key hub for […]
Bryce Space & Technology have created a graphic which explains and details the overall space and satellite industry, and broken down into its various component parts. The overall value of this huge global business is placed at $366 billion (€311.2bn) as at 2019. While the television-related segment is worth a massive $92 billion, an even […]
Three important rocket launches from Florida’s Space Coast were delayed over the past two weeks prompting Elon Musk, in a Tweet, to admit that further improvements will need to be made to the Falcon-9 rocket system if his SpaceX business has a chance of completing a planned 48-launch schedule in 2021. Musk said he was […]