European content (film and TV) represents 30 per cent of all content found on TVoD and 26 per cent of SVoD in the EU if considered as film and TV series titles and/or seasons (as opposed to individual episodes) according to the latest report from the European Audiovisual Observatory. Counting individual episodes, European content (film […]
A report from Estudio General de Medios (EGM), responsible for measuring audiovisual audiences in Spain, reveals that OTT and SVoD is increasingly gaining momentum with a penetration of just over 38 per cent achieved in the last four years. Netflix is the market leader, taking 32.7 per cent of all VoD subscriptions, with HBO and […]
Four-fifths of broadcasters are considering implementing ads tailored to the consumer but are increasingly falling behind streaming services as a result of hesitance around adopting cloud technologies, according to research carried out on behalf of ATEME, a specialist in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT. The survey of those in middle […]
Eutelsat has spent the past few days meeting financial analysts, and supplying its mid-term outlook as to its trading expectations. One investment bank, in a note to clients, advised that Eutelsat reaffirmed its mid-term outlook of a return to group top line growth driven by positive stability in revenues of the core Video broadcast business […]
UK media regulator Ofcom has concluded that no changes are needed to the licence of UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 following the merger in the US between CBS and Viacom. Viacom has owned Channel 5 since May 2014. Ofcom is required under the Communications Act to review any change in control of the Channel 5 […]
On-demand platform Rakuten will exclusively release Matchday – Inside FC Barcelona for free across 42 European countries, including the UK, as well as in Japan, on November 29th. The series, which consists of 8 x 45min episodes, follows the famous football club and its players through milestones of the 2018-2019 season, casting new light on […]
A number of Netflix customers who cancelled their subscription have had their accounts reactivated without their consent. An investigation conducted by BBC Radio 4’s You & Yours programme found that criminals have been logging-in to dormant accounts and reactivating them without even knowing users’ bank details. Netflix says wants it to be easy for customers […]
Ofcom has issued a draft notice to suspend the broadcasting licence of Club TV Limited, after its channel Peace TV Urdu repeatedly rebroadcast material that the media regulator had previously found incited murder. Ofcom said it has a duty to suspend a broadcast licence if they are satisfied that the licensee has broadcast a programme […]
This year, Sky is reuniting the beloved character of E.T. with Elliott’s 2019 family. The iconic characters from Universal Pictures’ classic movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial tell the story of their unbreakable connection using technology from Sky. Sky debuted the two-minute Christmas short story online today (November 28th) and it will air in ad breaks on […]
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) – which represents the interests of leading commercial broadcasters across Europe – has welcomed the outcome of the vote in the European Parliament which approved the new Commissioners, presented to plenary by Commission President-elect von der Leyen. “We wish President von der Leyen and the entire College […]