Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 75 per cent of TV households in the US subscribe to some form of live pay-TV service. The percentage of TV households that subscribe to a live pay-TV (cable, satellite, Telco, or Internet-delivered) service is down from
SES-owned playout division MX1 has been partly sold off. Its UK activity is being bought by Visual Data Media Services (VDMS) based in North London. MX1-UK’s content preparation and studio-based distribution and streaming activity will now be managed by VDMS. All existing MX1 UK contracts with current customers will remain unaffected, says SES and this […]
Barely a week ago the $6 billion sale of Inmarsat to a consortium with Apax and Warburg Pincus as key players was approved by the UK government. It now emerges that the deal may be in jeopardy. A relatively small shareholder (2.85 per cent), Oaktree Capital Management, has called for the sale to be halted. […]
NBA Digital, jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports, has announced that NBA TV is now available directly to consumers in the US, becoming the first linear sports league network to launch a direct-to-consumer subscription offering. Through NBA.com and the NBA App, basketball fans are now able to access the channel, which includes more […]
RTL Group has published the following quarterly statement for the first nine months of 2019. For the period January to September 2019, revenues were up 3.5 per cent organically to €4.53 billion. Total digital revenue were up 14 per cent to €755 million. Revenue from RTL Group’s broadcasting operations was down 2 per cent, to […]
The November 2nd Rugby World Cup final between South Africa and England placed MultiChoice’s DStv NOW under a severe test which it apparently passed with flying colours. Niclas Ekdahl, CEO of the Connected Video division at MultiChoice, which was responsible for supplying the OTT feed, said that they were streaming the equivalent of 4TB of […]
Technicolor, in its trading commentary, said it has recorded a solid quarter, marking an improved performance in Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow compared to last year despite slightly lower sales at constant exchange rates compared to the third quarter of 2018. The Media and entertainment technologist said it maintains its focus on supporting organic […]
iQIYI, an online entertainment service in China, has reached a strategic partnership with Astro, Malaysia’s major pay-TV service provider. Based on the global operations of the iQIYI App, iQIYI will be cooperating with Astro on marketing and localisation of iQIYI’s services. Through iQIYI’s middle-end for technology, products and content, Astro will be able to benefit […]
Wurl, a provider of streaming video distribution and advertising services for connected TV, has expanded into the European market through an agreement to deliver programming and advertising to Samsung’s TV Plus streaming service in Europe. The Wurl Network currently delivers 125 live, linear and VoD channels to more than 50 million viewers in the US. […]
Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive streaming home for the upcoming animated series Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, based on the adventures and characters of Critical Role, the story-driven and world-building digital media brand. Amazon Studios has ordered two seasons of the series and has also closed a first-look deal with Critical […]