Recognising that the TV industry is in an age of changing viewing habits, Charlotte Moore, BBC Director of Content, has unveiled a raft of new commissions for BBC One at the Edinburgh TV Festival and spoken about the BBC’s approach to commissioning new programmes. In the last year, BBC One has brought audiences Bodyguard, Line […]
The BBC has vexed a number of television production companies after attempting to extend iPlayer shows from one month to one year – without raising the licensing fees they pay for the content. Earlier this month, Ofcom ruled that the iPlayer service could extend the amount of time box sets could be viewed from 30 […]
Around half of UK homes now subscribe to TV streaming services, according to Ofcom’s Media Nations 2019 report that reveals major shifts in the nation’s viewing habits. The number of UK households signed up to the most popular streaming platforms – Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, NOW TV and Disney Life – increased from 11.2 million […]
Ofcom has confirmed that the BBC can go ahead with planned changes to BBC iPlayer, subject to certain conditions and guidance. The BBC intends to change BBC iPlayer from a 30-day catch up service, to one where programmes are available for 12 months as standard, with some available for longer. As required by the BBC […]
Four new Comedy Shorts have been announced by BBC comedy commissioning, promising a mix of comedy genres, tastes and styles. This year’s Comedy Shorts are titled: Brain In Gear, Lazy Susan, Mandy and Sorry. Shane Allen, Controller Comedy Commissioning BBC says: “These shorts are a fast track way to back generation defining comedy talents to […]
France.tv, the live TV and catch-up service from French PSB group France Télévisions, is now available across all the connected devices compatible with Google home assistant, including the new Nest Hub. The service will also be available on any screen connected to GoogleCast technology. Users will be able to ask for a live channel or […]
Since Q3 2016, US and European viewers of videos on Facebook have declined from 28 per cent to 23 per cent of internet respondents. YouTube also recorded a slight decline from 70 per cent to 66 per cent, according to data from Ampere Analysis. Over the same period Netflix viewers have increased from
Seven months after new rules against unjustified geo-blocking began to apply, general consumer awareness of the new rules against restrictions for online shopping and cross-border sales is already high. A Eurobarometer survey shows that just a few months after the new rules on geo-blocking started to apply, 50 per cent of EU citizens are generally […]
AVoD [advertising expenditure attributed to OTT TV episodes and movies] will more than double between 2018 and 2024 to reach $56 billion (€49.3bn) across 138 countries, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Online TV and video advertising has been considerably boosted in recent years by the rapid growth […]
Following its launch in 2009 by Eutelsat to allow viewers living in areas not covered by IPTV or DTT to receive free DTH programming, digital satellite service Fransat has attracted two million users in metropolitan France. Since its inception, Fransat has evolved into a complete HDTV bouquet, in addition to delivering FTA DTT channels, pay-TV […]