Viaplay Group and Baltic media company TV3 Group have signed an agreement covering Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Viaplay’s full live sports portfolio now available in the Baltic region will be sublicensed to TV3 Group’s streaming service Go3, with direct Viaplay subscribers in the three countries to be transferred to Go3 during March. On December 1st […]
Vodafone Spain is finalising an agreement with streaming service DAZN to again offer La Liga football, six years after dropping this content in favour of cinema and TV series due to the high cost for TV rights, according to El Independiente. With the move, Vodafone would broadcast five matches from La Liga every week to […]
Sky is to preparing to cut some 1,000 jobs in the latest round of redundancies to hit the UK media industry. The satellite pay-TV company, which employs around 26,000 individuals in the UK, is seeking to reduce its workforce by about 4 per cent during 2024. The cuts will come mainly affect technicians who install […]
The Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) has launched Japan’s first Mega Movie Week, a week long cross-category campaign to drive digital transactional growth. From January 31st to February 6th, a selection of popular titles will be available across twelve digital platforms with discounted deals to buy and rent. Participating Hollywood studios and Japanese film distributors […]
A new Sky Sports Tennis channel will launch on Sky and NOW on February 11th, making tennis content available all day, every day for fans in the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports says it will broadcast more live tennis than anywhere else, bringing over 4,000 live matches from more than 80 tournaments a year on […]
The total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in New Zealand is poised to register a marginal compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent between 2023 and 2028, with continued decline in mobile voice service revenue denting the overall growth prospects, despite considerable revenue growth in mobile data and fixed broadband segments, according to […]
Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints the media watchdog has received about major broadband, pay-TV, mobile and landline providers, covering the period from July to September 2023. On average, broadband, landline and pay-TV complaint volumes have increased from the previous quarter, while complaint volumes across all categories have slightly increased compared to the […]
TGI Global Quick View 2024 data from audience measurement specialist Kantar Media, which surveys 80,000 people in 37 countries, shows that cost is trumping content as the most important criteria for consumers. Almost half of those surveyed rated subscription prices as a significant factor when choosing streaming services (49 per cent), while 43 per cent […]
Rugby League Commercial (RLC) has launched its new global, direct-to-consumer streaming service, SuperLeague+. Powered by IMG sister company Endeavor Streaming, the service aims to drive the sport’s digital transformation, diversify its media strategy and reach new audiences worldwide. Launched in time for the 2024 Betfred Super League season, SuperLeague+ will stream all 167 matches from […]
Stephen van Rooyen, Sky UK and Ireland CEO and Group CCO, has announced that he will leave his role at the end of February. Effective immediately, Sky’s UK and Ireland business will report to group CEO Dana Strong. Van Rooyen commented: “I have taken the decision that now is the right time for me to […]