ITV has seen revenues rise boosted by its production arm. Total revenue rose 6 per cent to £1.6 billion (€1.88bn) in the nine months to the end of September, with advertising revenue up 1 per cent beating forecasts. Revenues at ITV Studios rose 11 per cent in the period. ITV said it expected advertising revenues […]
Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US – representing about 94 per cent of the market – lost about 25,000 net video subscribers in Q3 2013, compared to a loss of about 50,000 video subscribers in Q3 2012. The top multi-channel video providers account for nearly 94.5 […]
ITV and MGM International Television Distribution Inc. (MGM), a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have agreed an exclusive, multi-year agreement to bring the legendary James Bond film catalogue, including the latest instalment, Skyfall, to viewers in the UK. All 23 films in the franchise will be available for free on commercial PSB channel ITV. The multi-year deal […]
According to BT Group, net FTTx additions for external providers increased by more than 300 per cent during in the three months to end September 2013. “Superfast broadband is where the UK is heading and the consumers agree. Virgin Media, BT, Sky and TalkTalk amongst others all show strong results for their higher bandwidth tariffs […]
India’s free-to-air broadcasters as well as those seeking to secure fees from subscribers can now tap into Dish TV’s huge pay-TV market helped by an official rate card which quotes a basic entry fee of Rupees 2 million a month (about $32,000). The sum is an all-inclusive fee and covers carriage in either standard or […]
Time Warner Cable and Discovery Communications have confirmed the early renewal of their distribution agreement, which will allow Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks to continue delivery of Discovery’s networks to their subscribers without interruption. The multi-platform agreement allows for continued carriage of Discovery’s channels and the VoD content from them, including Discovery Channel, […]
Yahoo has formed a partnership with Vevo, the music video and entertainment platform, to bring its catalogue of 75,000 HD music videos to Yahoo Screen and omg! in the UK. The syndication deal will see music videos powered by Vevo available on Yahoo via desktop and mobile. The move extends Yahoo and Vevo’s existing partnerships […]
Back in July a Proton rocket crashed spectacularly a few seconds after take-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Not helping matters was the thousands of gallons of highly-toxic Heptyl rocket fuel that exploded and was spread over the surrounding area. Now the Kazakhstan government has sent a bill to the Russians, who build the […]
Sling Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, has unveiled three new clients that further enhance discovery, navigation and the social experience customers now access with content, giving Slingbox customers the ultimate video experience both inside and outside of the home. SlingPlayer 3.0 and the SlingPlayer channel on the Roku streaming platform are both available […]
Ratio, a multi-screen agency creating experiences across all digital screens, and Ooyala, a specialist in video streaming and analytics, have announced a partnership to collaborate on the development and deployment of interactive multi-screen video solutions designed to engage and monetise large viewing audiences across all devices. The partnership brings together Ratio’s expertise in creating and […]