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Viacom, Telefónica LatAm mobile streaming deal

Viacom has closed a deal with Telefónica to make a wide range of its TV channels and content available for streaming by subscribers of the Movistar Play platform in Latin America. Under the terms of the agreement, the first of its kind to be closed by Telefónica for its mobile and broadband subscribers, Movistar Play […]

February 6, 2018

Movistar/Netflix: Pay-TV without football?

The anticipated agreement between Telefónica and Netflix – to be officially announced by mid-February – is set to see Movistar’s pay-TV offer become more focused on cinema and TV series, to the exclusion of football on account of its high cost. Telefónica paid football rights owner Mediapro €2.4 million in 2016 for coverage, a high […]

February 5, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Discovery measuring total video during Olympics

With Discovery and its leading sports brand Eurosport on track to deliver the Olympic Winter Games to more people, across more screens than ever before, the broadcaster has developed a first-of-its kind methodology to measure audience behaviour across Europe. Discovery has unveiled three new metrics, which together will capture ‘Total Video’ – the new ‘TV’—across […]

February 1, 2018

Analyst: Big-3 SVoDs to triple original content spend

The Big-3 SVoD players – Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video – will shift an increasing percentage of their content budgets from licensing third-party films and show to originals, according to new report, Big-3 SVOD and the Original Content Arms Race – Analysis & Forecasts, published by actionable intelligence specialist The Diffusion Group. By 2022, […]

January 30, 2018

Study: US SVoD users cap budgets

A report from Phenix, a provider of global, end-to-end real-time video solutions, found that 42 per cent of US adults would only be willing to spend a maximum of between $1-$20 per month on streaming subscriptions this year, which, at current prices, limits subscriptions to just one or two per person. The study, The Streaming Wars: […]

January 30, 2018

Altice One on Optimum with Netflix

US broadband communications and video services provider Altice USA has confirmed that Altice One, its cloud-based connectivity platform, is now available across the full footprint of its Optimum-branded cable TV networks and includes integrated and seamless access to Netflix service. Altice One a suite of features that the operator says reinvents the connectivity and entertainment […]

January 30, 2018

Telefónica to distribute Netflix on Movistar Plus

Telefónica and Netflix are finalising an agreement to integrate the SvoD giant’s content on the Movistar Plus pay-TV platform. The deal – still to be signed – would allow Movistar Plus to offer its 3.7 million subscribers all Netflix cinema and TV series. Unlike its rivals Vodafone and Orange, Telefónica is seeking a complete integration […]

January 29, 2018From David del Valle in Madrid

Sky/C4 reveal F1 race picks

UK broadcasters Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 have revealed the Grands Prix that will be shown live on their respective pay-TV and free-to-air platforms during the 2018 season. As part of its live coverage of all 21 race weekends from across the globe, Sky Sports F1 will show exclusive coverage of the first grand […]

January 29, 2018By Colin Mann

Revenue from US SVoD apps grew 77% in 2017

US consumer spending in the top 10 SVoD mobile apps grew 77 per cent in 2017 to approximately $781 million (€627m) on the App Store and Google Play, according to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates. Furthermore, data shows

January 26, 2018

Formula 1 new deal on Sky Italia; off Sky D

Formula 1 has announced the renewal of its partnership with Sky Italia. For the next three years, from 2018 until 2020, Sky Italia will hold the exclusive broadcasting right of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship on TV and digital platforms in the Italian territory. The new agreement includes coverage of the three free practice […]

January 26, 2018By Colin Mann