Findings from space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult suggest the satellite industry is likely to see an explosion of services-driven revenue to the tune of a cumulative $1.2 trillion (€1.19trn) by 2031, with the share of data applications jumping from 15 per cent of total market revenues to a remarkable 42 per cent by […]
Trade body the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has released a new research study, Premium OTT – Building its Rightful Place in the Digital Market, to understand the usage of different video services in Singapore and attitudes towards them. The study, conducted by Milieu Insight was unveiled to agencies, advertisers and brands at AVIA’s first […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal ecosystem and reducing digital piracy, has confirmed the closure of Argentina-based piracy operation Pelismart/Pelispop ring. The Pelismart/Pelispop ring, comprised of seven domains, was taken down in early August 2022, following an enforcement action carried out by ACE in late July. […]
UniqCast, the leader in providing end-to-end IPTV/OTT/DVB solutions for Telcos, ISPs, Mobile, DVB, OTT providers, broadcasters, and content owners, has announced that its IPTV/OTT/DVB platform is now available in the Cloud. With cloud offering, UniqCast enables operators and content providers in EMEA, LATAM, and APAC regions to launch video streaming services rapidly and with no […]
Green Streams, the IPTV and OTT platform, has published its 2022 industry survey for which TV experts, senior managers and C-level executives at European network operators were surveyed over three months earlier this year. The Network Operator TV & Entertainment Report shows that the strategic importance of strong TV and Entertainment products for network operators […]
BARB, the UK’s television audience measurement service, has commissioned an industry consultation on extending its reporting to include all television and television-like content on video-sharing platforms. BARB has reported programme audiences for SVoD services such as Disney+ and Netflix, and service-level viewing of video-sharing platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, since November 2021. It is […]
The AFL (Australian Football League), the governing body of Australian rules football, has announced the biggest broadcast rights deal in Australian sporting history after extending its partnership with the Seven Network, Foxtel and Telstra for another seven seasons. The League’s current broadcast rights deal goes for another two years, through to the end of 2024, […]
SVoD service SkyShowtime will officially launch on September 20th, bringing its premium offering of exclusive entertainment to millions of homes across Europe. A joint venture of Comcast — parent company of NBCUniversal and Sky — and Paramount Global, SkyShowtime will initially launch in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden before expanding into the Netherlands later in […]
Amazon has revealed that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power attracted more than 25 million global viewers on its first day, breaking all previous records, marking the biggest premiere in the history of Prime Video. The series launched exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. “It is somehow fitting that Tolkien’s […]
Australian commercial TV contributes A$2.5 billion (€1.7bn) to the nation’s GDP and Australians value access to free TV services, according to a report commissioned by Free TV, the industry body for Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters, conducted by Deloitte Access Economics. The report, Everybody Gets It: Revaluing the Economic and Social Benefits of Commercial TV in […]