The Italian TV market in 2021 saw an upswing in revenues (+4.1 per cent) to €7.9 billion, according to the annual report of the National Communications Authority (AgCom). Growth was driven by FTA as advertising sales recovered, reaching €4.8 billion and increasing share of total revenues to 39.1 per cent, from 35.9 per cent a […]
UAE public service broadcaster and media company Abu Dhabi Media (ADM) and SVoD service STARZPLAY have secured the exclusive rights to stream the premium Italian League (Serie A), Coppa Italia (Italy Cup), and Supercoppa Italiana (Italian Super Cup), for the next three seasons beginning 2022. The Italian Football Federation granted the rights after a competitive […]
Comcast released its Q2 financials on July 28th and showed (for Q2) an improvement of 5.1 per cent in revenue (y-o-y), and for the half-year of 9.5 per cent (y-o-y). Sky’s ‘Adjusted EBITDA’ increased 54.1 per cent to $863 million, but in the numbers were Comcast’s ‘Total Customer Relationships’ and this is where Sky’s churn […]
Streaming TV platform and device specialist Roku has reported Q2 2022 financial results that show revenue and gross profit growth have slowed, with the company noting that there was a significant slowdown in TV advertising spend as a result of the macro-economic environment, which put pressure on its platform revenue growth. In its Letter to […]
Warner Bros Discovery Sports (WBDS) is reporting record-breaking audience engagement across 50 markets in Europe for its coverage of the Tour de France. Highlights include: Triple-digit Tour de France streaming growth on discovery+ discovery+ grows its Tour de France streaming audience by five times compared to 2021 Streaming across all digital platforms including the Eurosport […]
The emergence of the streaming era has led to a transformative shift in media and entertainment. As consumers continue to shift from linear to streaming, it’s important to better understand how they are choosing to view content and what ad experiences they find worthwhile, especially as ad-supported video-on-demand (AVoD) viewership in the US surges. Moreover, […]
The Western European market is experiencing a saturation of VoD offerings caused by the launch of a growing number of platforms, reports Dataxis. The growth of traditional players is slowing down and the launch of new platforms needs to be carefully planned to attract users. OTT services need to intensify their efforts to expand their […]
Disney+ has that Original series The Old Man, a new drama starring Jeff Bridges, will launch exclusively on Disney+ on September 28th in the UK. The series will premiere with the first two episodes of its seven-episode season. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, The Old Man tells the […]
In summer 2018, 12 boys from the same football team decided to spend an afternoon with their coach exploring the Tham Luang caves in northern Thailand. When heavy rainfall flooded the caves and trapped them inside, what was supposed to be a fun excursion turned into a massive international rescue operation that transfixed the world. […]
The Gray Man clinched the top spot on Netflix’s English Films List in the week beginning July 18th. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, the action spy thriller had 88.55 million hours viewed. The film, which stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jessica Henwick and Billy Bob Thornton, was #1 in the Top […]