A deal with BT Sport will see UK quad-play operator TalkTalk’s TV homes have access to all major UK sports channel, and see all Premier League and UEFA Champions League games available on TalkTalk TV. From June 2016, TalkTalk TV homes will be able to subscribe to BT Sport channels on a rolling monthly contract […]
The Walt Disney Company reported mixed quarterly results, as surging movie and theme park units were undercut by weakness at some television businesses and a retrenchment in video games. Overall profit and revenue missed Wall Street’s expectations, a rarity for Disney. Shares of Disney fell about 6 per cent in after-hours trading. Disney reported net […]
The first episode of Season Six of Sky Atlantic’s Game of Thrones has smashed records to become the most watched Sky entertainment programme ever with almost five million views so far. And this figure should continue to grow as customers take advantage of all the ways they can watch the show on demand. Since it was […]
As well as competing with Netflix and others in the SVoD entertainment streaming market, Amazon is now taking on YouTube with the announcement of an enhancement to Amazon Video – Amazon Video Direct (AVD) – a new self-service programme for creators and storytellers to make their video content available to Amazon customers, including tens of […]
Channel 4’s main channel audience share increased last year and its public service remit delivery metrics were at their highest ever level as the corporation invested record amounts in original television, film and digital content funded by record commercial and digital revenues. The company’s 2015 Annual Report outlines that Channel 4 spent a record £629 […]
Netflix is entering the reality TV genre for the first time with a global series featuring and produced by Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone. The 10-episode event series will feature 108 athletes from 6 different countries take their shot at running one of the most physically demanding obstacle courses ever devised. All episodes will be made […]
Many Zimbabweans have been happily ‘subscribing’ to MultiChoice’s DStv satellite signals from neighbouring South Africa for years. Except their reception equipment and the whole ‘subscribing’ process has been illegal. Harare-based The Standard newspaper (dated May 8th) was full of complaints from subscribers to DStv who were in uproar that local agents and resellers never informed […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat has been cleared by the BBC Trust to offer live pay sports services delivered via broadband. The decision will help to progress Freesat’s ongoing conversations with content providers. The BBC Trust decision comes as Freesat continues to expand its content offering to bring the most attractive line-up of programming […]
According to research from Parks Associates, 16 per cent of US broadband households have a sports OTT video service subscription. Although it does not stream live games, NFL Game Pass is the most highly adopted service, with 6 per cent of U.S. broadband households having a subscription compared to 4 per cent for the WWE […]
BT’s investment in exclusive European football rights has been rewarded by increased viewing figures for its TV and sport channels. Reporting its Q4 and FY2016 numbers, the telco revealed that BT Consumer revenue was up 7 per cent reflecting a 20 per cent growth in broadband and TV revenue, helped by its investments in BT […]