Amazon Prime has declared its first foray into streaming Premier League football as a resounding success, saying its coverage of a whole round of midweek fixtures was one of the biggest streaming events ever, attracting the most new sign-ups since the company first launched its Prime subscription service in the UK in 2007. The online […]
Research and consulting company Parks Associates, ahead of the upcoming Future of Video conference in LA, has released its updated list of the top 10 US subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services. This list is based on estimated number of subscribers through October 2019, prior to the launch of Disney+ and Apple TV+, and includes paid […]
CSI Sports, the New York-based parent company of Fight Sports, the 24/7 linear channel dedicated to combat sports, is rolling out its SVoD service, branded Fight Sports Max, in the Middle East and North Africa region. The service will debut in the territory on December 7th when fight fans can view the live Heavyweight World […]
An ‘end of year’ assessment report from investment bank Exane/BNPP on Europe’s commercial broadcasters praises some, but warns clients on others. The problem, says the bank’s report, is that for some broadcasters “the worst is yet to come”. The study says TV – for some broadcasters – is looking bleak this winter; “Audience share is […]
Amazon’s screening of English Premier League (EPL) football matches has extended the reach of live coverage of the competition’s games to nearly three-quarters of domestic fans, according to Richard Broughton, Director at Ampere Analysis. Amazon holds rights to televise 20 matches each season of the Premier League for the next three years. Prior to the […]
Streaming media company Plex has confirmed that its global ad-supported video on demand (AVoD) offering is now available, making it the most widely available AVoD offering in the industry, reaching users in more than 200 countries. The free service brings thousands of Oscar-winning movies, cult classic favourites, documentaries, popular TV shows, and more to media […]
The Luxembourg government is launching a dedicated fund to invest in high financial return projects linked to the satellite and space sector. Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES will invest in the fund starting in 2022 and will provide up to €7 million annually into the concept. “The fund SES will be contributing to starting from 2022 […]
The BBC has said it is stepping up its commitment to rapidly increase BAME representation at senior levels of the organisation and develop a new generation of talented leaders. Every key BBC leadership group is to appoint two new advisers, bringing with them fresh talents, backgrounds, perspectives and insights. At least one of the appointments […]
Irish rock band U2 will create an exclusive radio channel on both SiriusXM and streaming service Pandora. The announcement was made by the band themselves, live from The Joshua Tree Tour stage at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan, with a cut-in from frontman Bono to Howard Stern on his SiriusXM channel “Howard 100,” […]
Spain’s largest broadcasting agency, Cellnex Telecom, has reached an agreement with Orange to acquire its 1,500 telecommunication sites for €260 million. The move sees Cellnex strengthens its position in Spain given that the towers and antennas are located in urban, suburban and rural areas across the country. Cellnex and Orange Spain have also signed an […]