According to the findings of a report – UK Television in Focus – prepared by professional accountancy body the ICAEW and consultancy firm PwC, substantial investment and volume of deals in the sector are being fuelled by new digital technologies, fast-changing consumer trends and big changes in the international environment. PwC forecasts the global television […]
Starz has launched its Starz app on Microsoft’s Xbox One video game system. The app is a single destination for all subscribers who want to stream Starz premium content. According to Starz, its intuitive content discovery design and navigation offers ease of use and a compelling user experience, regardless of how the consumer purchased a […]
According to a Nielsen study, people watching virtual reality videos recalled the brands mentioned 28 times more than in traditional commercials. Recall of 360 degree content in general was eight times higher, and consumers were three times as likely to buy after seeing an ad in the VR format. Nielsen’s research
The US Presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump on September 26th drew 84 million US television viewers according to Nielsen, a record for such an event and numbers rarely seen on TV in the age of digital streaming. The audience for the debate beat the 1980 record of 80.6 million set by the […]
Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, has declared that more British commissions are on the way for the streaming giant following the success of the UK shows it has already licensed. Speaking at the RTS London Conference, Sarandos said: “We are in co-production agreements right now with ITV, with Channel 4, and with the BBC […]
The world’s biggest record labels are suing a website that allows users to download the audio from YouTube music videos. Universal, Sony, Warner Bros and others launched legal action against the German operator of YouTube-mp3.org in a federal court in Los Angeles. They are seeking damages from the company and its owner that include $150,000 […]
Giant cinema screen operator IMAX has renewed and expanded its existing multi-screen deal with 21st Century Fox. Its first deal with Fox was signed back in October 2015. This new agreement covers Fox’s IMAX formatted movies and includes plenty of tempting content including Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Predator, Alita: Battle Angel and an as-yet […]
BBC Worldwide has announced new format sales ahead of MIPCOM next month. The Great Bake Off format was sold to NOVA in Bulgaria, while in Mexico it was licensed to the second largest national broadcaster, TV Azteca, making it the first sale of the format to a Spanish speaking country on FTA TV. The Love […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV, has announced the availability of the a new version of its ViewRight Ultra downloadable app package, which is a key component of a secure video delivery solution using the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV. The ViewRight Ultra app […]
Steve Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal, has declared television still a great business, which will continue to be so, despite the changing consumption habits of the millennial generation. Speaking during an opening Keynote at the RTS London Conference, Burke stressed the importance of positioning companies in the TV industry to maximise their existing infrastructure while preparing […]