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 dominant position of the two largest TV groups Mediaset and Atresmedia in the Spanish FTA market is intensifying. The latest report from Infoadex confirms that the two groups now control 86.4 per cent of the TV ad revenues. To September 30th 2016 the two groups took €1.308.6 million from the total TV ad pie […]
Pay-TV channels, mainly those distributed via cable, have continued to gain in popularity in Portugal, hitting a 42 per cent audience share in 2015, according to a study by the Association of Independent Television Producers (APIT). The growth has been at the expense of the country’s three free-to-air broadcasters (RTP, SIC and TVI) that still […]
A+E Networks UK has extended distribution of its new free-to-air channel Blaze, following a deal with subscription-free satellite TV platform Freesat. Blaze is now available to the 1.9 million Freesat homes on channel number 162. The announcement came six weeks after the global debut of the new entertainment brand in the UK on Freeview (Channel […]
LG Electronics has confirmed that owners of 2016 LG Smart TVs, will be able to take full advantage of Freeview Play functionality by scrolling back through their TV guide to enjoy shows from the last seven days. In addition, entertainment services from UKTV Play and STV will also join the range of catch up services […]
Italian free-to-air DTH platform TivùSat has added Mezzo to its channel line-up. Mezzo is broadcast in English and French and is exclusively dedicated to opera, classical music and jazz. Although Mezzo has so far been offered as a pay-TV channel in over 55 countries, in Italy it will be a FTA channel, albeit with a […]
Last week the BBC’s Mike Gunton (Creative Director/BBC Natural History Unit) and Andy King (its outgoing Head of Technology/Television Productions), speaking to advanced-television.com at the MIPCOM programming market, said that the BBC was now working hard to get its Ultra-HD productions out to the consumer. King said that high-profile shows, such as the upcoming Planet […]
Sony Pictures Television Networks has taken a minority stake in global pre-school SVoD platform Hopster, becoming a strategic equity investor and taking a seat on the company’s Board. The investment complements SPT Networks’ growing kid’s portfolio, particularly in the UK, where SPT Networks’ linear and AVoD services include POP, Tiny Pop and Kix, which make […]
Freesat, the UK’s subscription free satellite TV service, has announced the addition of STV Player to its On Demand line up. Available to Freesat viewers in Scotland immediately and the rest of the UK from October 20th, STV Player offers catch up and live streaming access to programmes from ITV, including Coronation Street, The X […]
The Indian Premier League Media Rights Invitation to Tender (ITT) has received a massive response from the leading media and technology companies, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), drawing interest from broadcasters such as Star, Sky, ESPN, BT and beIN, as well as social media giants Twitter and Facebook and […]