US consumers looking to cut costs amid soaring inflation could ditch cable video services in even larger droves, even as they migrate over to discounted cable wireless offerings, according to Sydney Price and Darakhshan Nazir, analysts at Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Traditional video has been on a rapid decline […]
SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan has announced that former HBO Max executive Roberto Soto has been appointed as Chief Strategy Officer and John Heinemann, formerly with The Walt Disney Company, has been named General Counsel of SkyShowtime. They both will join the company later this year. Soto served as Senior Vice President and Head of Growth […]
Sky Ireland has announced that Sky’s connected TV, Sky Glass, will officially launch in Ireland on August 25th. Available in a range of sizes and colours, Sky Glass allows users to receive Sky TV over WiFi – removing the need for a satellite dish or set-top box. Sky Ireland CEO, JD Buckley, commented: “Following its […]
Sky Sports Box Office will be the only place in the UK and Ireland to watch the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua rematch. The fight, scheduled to take place on August 20th in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will see British heavyweight Joshua attempt to regain the WBA (Super), WBO and IBF titles after his unanimous decision […]
Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Monetization of Video study, tracking which TV providers US consumers feel provide the best value, and which attributes make one provider more valuable than another, highlights the value of platforms that can simplify an ever-more complex TV ecosystem. Almost all who access all their providers in one place say it makes […]
NFL+, the National Football League’s exclusive streaming subscription service, has officially launched in the US. With NFL+, American football fans can take their game on the go. The service offers access to live out-of-market pre-season games across all devices, live local and primetime regular season and post-season games on mobile devices, live local and national […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC have confirmed that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in the United Kingdom on behalf of this year’s winning broadcaster, Ukraine’s UA:PBC. Following the decision that, regrettably, next year’s event could not be held in Ukraine for safety and security reasons the EBU explored a […]
Eleven Belgium is launching a new commercial licence offering for all bars and restaurants in the country. With the acquisition of the rights to the Jupiler Pro League, Eleven Belgium offers one of the most complete sports package in the country, including live coverage of football from La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, the English cups, […]
In a move that accelerates its entry into UK, ahead of the launch of the Viaplay streaming service in the country this autumn, streaming platform operator Viaplay Group is to acquire UK sports streamer and TV channel operator Premier Sports. The transaction values Premier Sports at £30 million (€35.2m) on a cash and debt-free basis. […]
Viaplay, the Nordic streaming service, has reported that paying subscribers were up 69 per cent year-on-year to 5,549,000 with 766,000 subscribers added quarter-on-quarter. The company has raised its year end subscriber target from 7 million to 7.3 million to reflect higher expected international subscriber intake. Viaplay reported a total operating income of SEK 205 million […]