Ofcom has published the latest figures for the complaints it has received about the UK’s main broadband, mobile and pay-TV services. These figures cover the third quarter of 2024, from July to September. During this quarter, there was a slight decrease in the number of complaints we received compared to the previous quarter (from April […]
Sky has unveiled its new Sky Glass TV, featuring brighter 4K HDR screen and an enhanced seven-speaker Dolby Atmos sound system built in. Sky Glass comes with Sky TV built in, with no dish or box required to stream over Wi-Fi. There are three sizes available: 43”, 55” and 65”, as well as three updated […]
TNT Sports Box Office will presents the rematch between undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev, and Dmitry Bivol, on February 22nd. Two of the greatest fighters in a generation renew their rivalry in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as the showpiece of the Last Crescendo fight night. The card will also feature IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois […]
Sky Business, Sky’s B2B arm and Admiral Taverns, the community pub group, have agreed a new multi-year, multi-product deal. The new agreement will extend the existing partnership to provide Sky TV to 200 more Admiral Taverns pubs, under its community wet led operator division, Proper Pubs. The new deal will see the roll out of […]
Parks Associates’ latest research from its Video Services Consumer Insights Dashboard reports that 56 million (46 per cent) of US internet households are cord cutters, which highlights the dominance of streaming video services. Additionally, 12 per cent of US internet households are cord-nevers, who have never subscribed to any sort of traditional pay-TV. The Dashboard […]
Sky has announced that, from April, its TV and broadband package prices will increase by an average of 6.2 per cent, which it says is “either in line with or lower than other providers”. “Over the last four years, our prices have broadly increased in line with inflation, reflecting our ongoing commitment to fair and […]
Amagi, a specialist in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has released its 14th Amagi Global FAST Report, which highlights content providers’ shift toward unified, platform-agnostic distribution to amplify both reach and monetisation. The traditional boundaries between video services are blurring, with pay-TV services now offering FAST channels, SVoD platforms introducing ad-supported […]
New Zealand’s Sky TV uses the Optus D2 satellite for their signal reception. But an update from Sky on January 27th talked of the broadcaster having to urgently “undertake an accelerated migration plan” and shift to a new satellite in May. Sky said it was aware that “a growing number” of customers had experienced intermittent […]
Full market data for 2024 has been released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) in association with the Official Charts Company that confirms that video is officially the most popular form of entertainment in the UK. The total value of the media and entertainment industry in the UK in 2024 was £30 billion […]
Sky News is considering a big programming shake-up to create a paid model as its linear viewing continues to slide. David Rhodes, executive chair of the Comcast-owned channel, laid out a strategy dubbed ;Sky News 2030′ that will reshape its digital-focus over the next five years to attract new audiences willing to pay for news, […]