EU citizens with subscriptions for online films and TV will soon be able to access their content while temporarily in another EU country, following a vote in the European Parliament. The new rules approved by the Parliament – and previously agreed with Council negotiators in February 2017 – will remove restrictions so that EU citizens […]
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) has welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of the proposal for a regulation on cross-border portability. Once in effect, the regulation will ensure that online content service subscribers in the Union, which are delivered on a portable basis, can receive these services when temporarily present in another Member […]
Critical information, analytics and solutions specialist IHS Markit expects total consumer spending on home video in Western Europe to increase with a CAGR of 3.5 per cent per year, to reach €8.7 billion by 2020. The market demonstrated confident expansion over 2016 at 2.6 per cent, reaching €7.9 billion. The home video sector is defined […]
Three UK men have been jailed for a total of 10 years and seven months for selling fake DVDs following a successful investigation by Suffolk Trading Standards and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). Frankie Ansell, of Grove Road, Beccles was jailed for 45 months and his cousin Lee Ansell, of Stonebow Close, Loughborough was […]
As the Premier League enters its final week of competition, millions of fans are expected to be tuning in worldwide. But how many people will be watching the match via the TV, and how many will be streaming it? And, more importantly, will those people be streaming it legally? The viewing habits of
US consumer spending on home entertainment was up slightly for the first quarter of 2017, reaching $4.7 billion, according to preliminary figures from trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. Digital channels, especially Electronic Sell Through (EST), continued to see growth, while results for the physical business were affected by the fact that Easter – […]
The results from a AOL’s latest global research study reveal the consumer behaviours and industry trends driving the evolution of digital video, and point the way for advertisers and publishers looking to make the most of digital video in 2017. There are many challenges, but with consumers making digital video a habit – 92 per […]
Over 400 audiovisual sector leaders covering all 28 Member States have signed a letter urging the EU Institutions to “reject and abandon” a proposal that they suggest “undermines the entire audiovisual eco-system in Europe”. Their concern relates to EU proposals that they warn could damage the film and TV industry and harm consumers by preventing […]
MGM is to acquire all of the interests in premium pay-TV network EPIX of fellow partners Viacom, Lionsgate and Paramount for approximately $1.032 billion (€0.970bn), based on a total value for the company of $1.275 billion (inclusive of $75 million of distributions to the partners). Viacom and Lionsgate currently own 49.76 per cent and 31.15 […]
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have urged EU decision makers to give citizens the keys to enjoy more TV and radio programmes from across Europe, which they suggest can be done through new copyright licensing rules which meet the needs of the Digital Single Market. At an event April […]