Multi-channel broadcaster Discovery is ramping up its public relations campaign in support of its retransmission dispute with Sky, which has seen Discovery threaten to axe its 12 channels from Sky and NOW TV after January 31st, by reporting widespread public and celebrity support. According to Discovery, the Internet has been set alight by a social […]
Findings from the Teligen division of market intelligence consultancy Strategy Analytics’ latest report – Pay-TV prices in OECD countries, November 2016 – highlight significant differences in pay-TV prices even between providers in the same country. The study also shows great variation in the structures and underlying technologies of the pay-TV offers, even when benchmarking the […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed the vote by the European Parliament’s Industry Committee on the long-term future of the UHF frequencies. The vote validates an EU interinstitutional agreement on access to UHF spectrum below 700 MHz for terrestrial TV broadcasting until at least 2030. Public service media make their channels available on all […]
The latest figures from consumer behaviour specialist Kantar Worldpanel ComTech on the UK home services market – covering broadband, fixed landline and paid television – hint at a long-awaited recovery for TalkTalk. Despite losing 14 per cent of its customers during 2016 after its cyber security shortcomings, TalkTalk’s share of new acquisitions rose by 1.5 […]
According to research from The Diffusion Group (TDG), the penetration of Internet-connected TVs among US broadband households has increased nearly 50 per cent since 2013, from 50 per cent to 74 per cent at year-end 2016. Connected TV penetration grew 22 per cent between 2013 and 2014, and another 15 per cent between 2014 and […]
Negotiations between Discovery and Sky over a new carriage deal have reached an impasse, according to Discovery, who claim that Sky is refusing to pay a fair price for Discovery’s portfolio of channels, forcing it to go public in what it describes as an “historic move”, suggesting that its “much-loved” channels and programmes could disappear […]
Sky has reported an operating profit of £679 million (€632m) for its half-year, down 9 per cent as a result of the increase in Premier League costs (up £314 million year on year,) which was “substantially” offset by its strong revenue growth and “excellent” progress in operating efficiency. Jeremy Darroch, Group Chief Executive, commented: “We […]
In addition to announcing its half-year results, Sky has revealed plans to launch Sky TV without the need for a satellite dish for the very first time in the UK. The move will see millions of homes, currently unable to install a satellite dish, able to enjoy the best entertainment on Sky. Delivered through a […]
Pay-TV operators can no longer simply rely on the strength of their content offering to maintain subscriber loyalty but must raise their customer relationship management game to gain ground in an increasingly competitive marketplace, according to research from subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard. The survey of more than 6,200
Sky Sports has won the exclusive live rights to show competitive England matches in the brand-new UEFA Nations League, as part of a new deal for European national team football including qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2020 and FIFA World Cup 2022. The agreement offers up to 900 live matches between 2018 and 2022. Sky Sports […]