The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Liberty Media of Formula One Group. The CMA is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction has resulted in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if, […]
SFR Group and Altice have been notified of the decision of France’s Autorité de la concurrence (Competition Authority) levying a €80 million ‘gun-jumping’ fine in connection with the 2014 acquisition of SFR and Virgin Mobile. According to the Group, the denounced practices, which aimed to make the new entity operational as soon as possible after […]
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) has welcomed the order passed by the Honourable Delhi High Court dismissing the nine petitions dealing with the time extension for implementing digital addressable system (DAS) in certain areas of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Uttar Pradesh under Phase III, the deadline for which had expired on 31 […]
UK commercial public service broadcaster Channel 5 Broadcasting has reported record turnover and profits as well as claiming the first consecutive years of profitability in its 20-year history. For the 12 months to September 30th 2016, the Viacom-owned company recorded an operating profit of £58.4 million (€65.6m) against £14.9 million for the previous financial year. […]
Comcast and Netflix have confirmed that the Netflix service will launch on millions of X1 devices across the US next week. Integrated throughout the platform, X1 customers with Netflix subscriptions will be able easily to browse and access over the Internet the extensive online collection of Netflix TV shows and movies alongside the live, on […]
Success in quad-play offers and its advanced video offers and OTT services played a role in driving subscriber additions in Europe, according to Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries. Reporting the company’s Q3 results, Fries said they reflected the acceleration in operating performance that it anticipated in Europe (excluding Ziggo), where it generated over 5 per […]
US consumer spending on home entertainment products rose 3.8 per cent in the third quarter from previous year, according to the Third Quarter 2016 Home Entertainment Report from trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, compiled by DEG members, tracking sources and retail input. To date, sales are up 2.5 per cent in the first […]
Pre-Christmas sales of UHD-compatible TVs look set to be boosted with the agreement of a new partnership between LG Electronics and Sky. From today, anyone purchasing an LG OLED 4K TV or Super UHD TV will receive Sky Q included for either 12 or six months when joining with the Original Bundle from now until […]
More than a quarter of British consumers (13.9 million or 27 per cent of the adult population) subscribe to video streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Video, according to research published by YouGov and subscription commerce, billing and finance solutions provider Zuora. The rising popularity of these services has a huge effect on TV […]
The seventh edition of Ericsson’s annual ConsumerLab TV & Media Report details an enormous and rapid shift in TV and video viewing behaviour towards mobility. The report also shows that while both mobile video and on-demand TV viewing have soared over the past seven years, content discovery remains a huge frustration for consumers. Continued shift […]