From David del Valle in Madrid Mediapro, main shareholder in the commercial TV channel La Sexta, is finalising the launch of a pay DTT channel to Mediapro, main shareholder in the commercial TV channel La Sexta, is finalising the launch of a pay DTT channel to distribute premium sports events like the European Champions League […]

BBC Worldwide has signed a global content deal with Internet TV platform Babelgum. The BBC will provide a variety of short form content from programmes such as Top Gear, Tribe and a number of David Attenborough documentaries to the platform. The advertising-supported content will be available via three new branded channels: BBC LoveEarth, BBC Knowledge […]

Sumner M. Redstone, the chairman and controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS, said in a CNBC television interview that his daughter will leave the boards of both companies and will not succeed him.Daughter Shari, who runs the family's private business National Amusements, doesn't see it that way, stating a satisfactory outcome was still being negotiated.Redstone […]

ITV1’s ad revenue is predicted to fall by about 13 per cent year on year in September, with media buying agencies predicting a bleak month for UK commercial TV. The ad market is expected to fall by at least 10 per cent as worsening economic conditions hit marketing budgets.Ad revenue at ITV’s flagship network – […]

Top Up TV, provider of content on Freeview, has inked a strategic agreement with Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) to offer new entertainment on-demand to Top Up TV Anytime subscribers through Warner TV, a VOD channel. Programmes from Warner TV are available immediately. In addition, Top Up TV and Warner Bros have agreed terms […]

ITV1’s ad revenue is predicted to fall by about 13 per cent year on year in September, with media buying agencies predicting a bleak month for UK commercial TV. The ad market is expected to fall by at least 10 per cent as worsening economic conditions hit marketing budgets. Ad revenue at ITV’s flagship network […]

African digital TV consumers are seeking more localised content from the pay-TV industry, and operators are answering the call by developing business models to meet this growing market's demands, according to IMS Research. Sub-Saharan consumers previously limited to only South African content can now enjoy local programming from other countries because of the rise of […]

Although consumers are increasingly prepared to have some form of pay-TV in their household, getting more consumers to order and then regularly view pay per view (PPV) or video on demand (VOD) remains a key challenge for service providers, according to a recent survey by Gartner. In the fourth quarter of 2007, Gartner surveyed 5,800 […]

Citing worsening economic conditions coupled with the lack of growth in consumer disposable income, Robert J. Coen, director of forecasting at Interpublic Group’s Magna unit, reduced his estimate for full-year US ad-spending growth to 2 per cent, down from a 3.7 per cent forecast made in December. He also trimmed estimates for world-wide ad growth […]