A 2018 episode of Celebrity Big Brother was the most complained-about TV show of the decade, new figures from broadcast watchdog Ofcom reveal. As the 2010s draw to a close, Ofcom has published the ten television programmes that drew the most complaints from viewers over the last ten years. More than 25,000 people complained about […]
The second series of spy thriller Killing Eve has taken out the competition to become BBC iPlayer’s biggest series of the year. The Golden Globe-nominated continuing battle between Eve and Villanelle achieved 40.4 million requests on the iPlayer catch-up service, over 10 million requests more than the next closest series. Police thriller Line Of Duty’s […]
Pluto TV, the AVoD service, has added six new channels to satisfy the tastes of all viewers in time for the holiday break. The service now boasts nearly 80 channels. All the new channels are available immediatlely across all common mobile and OTT devices. Joining the Pluto TV line-up are: Pluto TV Action Pluto TV […]
Jean-Marc Racine, Chief Product Officer, Synamedia has offered his 2020 industry predictions, forecasting that new ecosystems and partnerships will boost the demand for linear TV addressable advertising, and that cross-service TV bundles will become more commonplace. Racine’s predictions are: Bundling – The cross-service TV bundle will move centre stage as the perceived wisdom that cord […]
Netflix has revealed subscriber numbers for several different regions as it moves toward a more detailed breakdown of its subscribers. The streaming giant previously disclosed subscriber numbers and financial performance for the US and globally, but the company declared that it would begin reporting four geographic regions with its first quarterly report of 2020: The […]
YouTube continues to dominate as the most watched online video service in the world, according to Q3 2019 research from Ampere Analysis. The Google-owned video portal is the most watched service in every country except China ( where iQiYi leads). For the first time since Q1 2016, YouTube attracted more viewers than BBC iPlayer in […]
As the 4K content offering remains relatively limited, French TV regulatory body CSA has dismissed the prospect of a full switchover of the DTT network to the DVB-T2/HEVC by 2024. This week the CSA launched a public consultation that aims to establish a consensus on what is needed to modernise the DTT network in metropolitan […]
International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed its European predictions for 2020 and beyond. The predictions were presented in a live webinar hosted by Thomas Meyer (GM and group VP) and Phil Carter (chief analyst). The future enterprise was the theme of the webinar: tech-everywhere, platform-based, ecosystem-centric with innovation as the norm. IDC explained the decisions […]
To further advance its practice of commingling TV viewership data from Smart TVs (ACR) with the same from cable and satellite set-top boxes, VideoAmp is partnering with TiVo. The expanded data set extends VideoAmp’s TV Viewership data pool to cover 25 million devices in 19 million US households and gives marketers and media owners cross-screen […]
Bitmax, the digital media management and licensing company, has been selected by EuroVoD, the association of European VoD platforms, as the newest member. Bitmax is an established provider of media management and distribution services for content providers across digital OTT platforms, notably for the independent film sector. EuroVoD specialises in art-house, independent and European cinema. […]