Having confirmed on June 26th that it was in discussions regarding such a move, multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, content and media company Altice has entered into a definitive agreement with Promotora de Informaciones, S.A (Prisa) to acquire Prisa’s 94.7 per cent stake in Media Capital SGPS, SA (Media Capital). Media Capital is a leading Portuguese […]
Scandal’s Olivia Pope had better watch her back, because House of Cards’ Frank Underwood is coming for her, warns consultancy firm Solutions Research Group, noting that ‘must-see’ TV is giving way to ‘much-stream’ TV, with Americans increasingly likely to name streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video among their most valued entertainment […]
In its response to the UK Government’s consultation into public service broadcaster Channel 4’s future, Pact – the UK trade association representing and promoting the commercial interests of independent creative content producers – has called for the broadcaster to up its investment in programmes made in the nations and regions to 50 per cent. This […]
Research conducted by Broadband Genie has found more than half (60 per cent) of the public believe the TV licence doesn’t offer good value for money. Additionally, it seems many believe the current system is outdated, as 68 per cent say it’s unfair for users to have to pay for a licence if they’re just […]
Sky Italia continues to lead Italy’s TV market, with a 32 per cent share (down by 1.5 per cent), ahead of RAI (30 per cent), Mediaset (28 per cent), Discovery Italia (2.4 per cent) and Cairo Communication-La7 (1.7 per cent). The annual report from Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) confirms a high degree of concentration in […]
UK advertising-funded public service broadcaster Channel 4 says it is well positioned for the future after delivering a second successive year of growing revenues to record levels as the 2016 Annual Report shows. Corporation revenues totalled almost £1 billion (£995m/€1.12bn), compared with £979 million the previous year, with digital revenues making up over 10 per […]
BBC iPlayer has made it even easier for some viewers to restart live BBC programmes, meaning that tennis fans keen to catch all the action from this weekend’s Wimbledon finals are in luck, even if they’re running late, they won’t miss a moment of the drama from Centre Court. With the push of a single […]
Saudi Arabia-based Arabsat is transmitting a FTA DTH bouquet using its BADR-4 satellite from its ‘hot spot’ at 26 degrees East. The bouquet’s channels are all in HD, and include BBC World News HD, France 24 Arabic HD, TV5 Monde Style HD — “as well as other HD exclusive channels with the best Free-To-Air viewing […]
The Italian broadcasting market (TV and radio) was worth €9.7 billion in 2015, representing a 0.8 per cent growth on the previous year. According to data released by the industry association of Italian broadcasters Confindustria Radio Television (CRTV), the TV segment grew by just 0.5 per cent in the period, compared to a growth of […]
In view of the new digital dividend – to be completed in 2020 – and the increasing popularity of pay-TV with 6 million subscribers, Spanish FTA DTT Association Television en Abierto has urged the Government not to reduce spectrum and frequencies in Spain to enable them to maintain their position in the market. The Association […]