The failure of Virgin Media and UKTV to reach agreement on the carriage dispute between the pair saw the programmer’s 10 channels (including the five free-to-air channels such as Dave) replaced on Virgin TV at 00:01 on July 22nd. “We are as disappointed as our customers that we have had to replace UKTV’s channels,” commented […]
Since rolling out worldwide in 2016, Amazon and Netflix have both stepped up original content production, according to business information provider IHS Markit. Netflix launched 1,257 hours of original first-run content in 2017, well ahead of Amazon Prime Video’s 285 hours. Netflix has also dramatically increased its origination outside the US, with 402 hours launching […]
Netflix has unveiled a new design for its TV experience designed to make it easier to find titles on TVs. “At Netflix, we are constantly asking ourselves what can we do to make it even easier for our members to spend less time browsing and more time discovering stories they will love,” advised Stephen Garcia, […]
Sky’s streaming service NOW TV is adding the hayu Pass to its range of contract-free, pick-and-mix passes. The hayu Pass is launching ahead of the August 6th Season 15 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and will let subscribers enjoy over 200 reality shows for £3.99 per month. Offering over 6,000 episodes of reality […]
The number of UK subscriptions to streaming services such as Netflix has overtaken those to traditional pay-TV for the first time, marking a major shift in the UK’s viewing habits, according to findings in regulator Ofcom’s Media Nations report, a comprehensive study of major trends in the UK’s television, radio and audio sectors. The amount […]
Netflix and Atresmedia, one of the largest TV group in Spain, have signed a content agreement whereby the streaming service will have priority rights to Atresmedia content to distribute it internationally. Netflix is fast becoming one of the biggest distributor of Spanish TV content globally, and the deal allows Atresmedia to showcase its content internationally. […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has reached an agreement with digital sports content and media group Perform for the broadcasting of selected Serie A football games and the entire Serie B championship. This is the first distribution deal signed after the assigning of the Italian TV rights to the Serie A for the seasons 2018-2021. Perform Group’s […]
Nearly eight million Australians aged 14+ own a video game console in the household, almost two-fifths of the population (39.4 per cent). In this eighth generation of video game consoles, Sony’s PlayStation 4 has the highest number of consoles in Australian households, independent Australian research company Roy Morgan reveals. This is significantly larger than Microsoft’s […]
Having launched the Download feature in 2016, making it possible for its members to take their stories with them wherever they go, Netflix has now introduced Smart Downloads. When users finish watching a downloaded episode, Smart Downloads will delete it, and then automatically download the next episode. “We know how annoying it can be to […]
TV, movie and online video content expenditure across India, Korea and Southeast Asia’s five biggest growth markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) rose by 8 per cent in 2017 to reach $10.2 billion (€8.67bn), according to the 2018 edition of Asia Video Content Dynamics from analyst firm Media Partners Asia (MPA). The biggest increases […]