Strategy Analytics’ analysis of US pay-TV subscriber numbers shows Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (vMVPDs) with 868,000 net adds in Q2 bringing the total number of vMVPD subscribers to 6.73 million, up 119 per cent YoY. Despite this, overall pay-TV
The Premier League, the top flight of the professional football game in England, has strongly condemned what it describes as “illegal broadcast piracy emanating from Saudi Arabia”. All 20 Premier League matches played during the first two weekends of the season were broadcast illegally on the beoutQ service, which it is alleged steals content from […]
An estimated 2 million Italians access the main pay-TV platforms in the country (Sky Italia, Mediaset Premium and DAZN) via pirate IPTV services. The figure comes from an Ipsos study for the Italian Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia Content (Fapav) which indicates that around two out of five Italians consume illegal video […]
Online video revenue, comprising net ad spend and subscription fees, will grow at an 18 per cent CAGR across Asia Pacific between 2018 and 2023, climbing from ~$21 billion (€18.33bn in 2018 to $48 billion by 2023, according to Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution, a new report from analyst firm Media Partners Asia […]
Nigeria’s Federal High Court has ruled Multichoice cannot increase subscription rates on its local DStv pay-TV service. The action was brought by Nigeria’s Consumer Protection Council (CPC), and which had asked for an interim injunction on the planned price rises pending a full court hearing. The CPC argued that it wanted an investigation into DStv […]
The pressure on traditional multichannel subscriptions abated in the second quarter – a positive direction that is further supported by the forwarded momentum of virtual services Sling TV and DirecTV NOW, according to the Q2 2018 U.S. Multichannel Subscriber Report by Kagan, the media research group in S&P Global Market Intelligence. Combined, the cable, DTH and
With the battle for its football pay-TV subscribers ongoing, Vodafone has launched a new promotion that offers its pay-TV service for free for a year. This is Vodafone’s response to the low cost promotions currently being offered by Movistar and Orange in their fight to capture Vodafone’s 400,000 football subscribers following the British company’s decision […]
BT Sport has agreed a new deal to show exclusively live Ligue 1 Conforama football and the Coupe de la Ligue in the UK and Republic of Ireland until 2021. Football fans will be able to enjoy action from the French top flight league with up to five live and exclusive Ligue 1 Conforama games […]
Despite growth in the number of pay-TV homes in the Asia-Pacific region, challenging economic conditions, an increase in competition and rampant piracy continue to pressure the ability of pay-TV operators to attract and retain subscribers. Cable is overwhelmingly the dominant pay-TV platform in this region, due to the vast number of subscribers in China and […]
Vodafone Spain has submitted a complaint to regulator CNMC against Movistar over alleged breaches of competition rules in its football pay-TV offers. Vodafone has asked the CNMC to step-in and order Movistar to eliminate its promotion of free-of-charge football until 2019 arguing that it is an abuse of a dominant position to the detriment of […]