According to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, nearly 57 per cent of Americans are streaming entertainment and most of those are doing so with Netflix. Findings from the poll of 801 Americans around the country confirm the rapid adoption of streaming service by American households, with Netflix dominating the streaming world, with 51 per cent […]
Following the May 2017 passing by the European Parliament of legislation allowing EU citizens to use online services such as Netflix, HBO Go, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Deezer while in another EU country for holidays, studies or business, European officials have confirmed that from April 1st 2018 onwards, Europeans will be able to access the online content […]
Almost 2 out of 5 French Internet user have already used VoD or SVoD services, a steady increase according to Médiamétrie’s VoD360 study. Over the last 12 months, 13 per cent of the population indicated they had rented at least one video, and 20 per cent have used a SVoD service. SVoD’s primary strength lies […]
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, the German broadcasting group, is launching a new FTA channel on March 21st featuring a line-up of popular US programming. The channel will air TV series including Modern Family (pictured), Glee, Suits, Breaking Bad, Anger Management and 12 Monkeys. The channel will initially launch on Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s OTT service TV Now, and programmes […]
The unbundling of cable TV packages will accelerate over the next five years, with all major TV networks launching standalone direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming services by 2022, according to a new report from The Diffusion Group, The Future of Direct-to-Consumer Video Services – Analysis & Forecasts, 2018-2028. “Big media
US professional football body Major League Soccer (MLS) has agreed a comprehensive three-year deal with Twitter to provide MLS fans with a broad slate of weekly programming including live matches, highlights and features. MLS will provide Twitter with a package of live, on-demand content each week allowing MLS fans nationwide to follow their favourite teams […]
Following confirmation by France’s Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) and the country’s Culture Minister that the distribution of free-to-air channels should remain free, and that only additional services such as replay and start over could be ‘paid for’, Canal+ Group has decided gradually to resume distribution of the TF1 Group’s free channels. Subscribers to Canal […]
The first episode of crime drama McMafia was streamed 3.4 million times, and three other episodes of the series that aired later in the month also feature in the top ten most-popular BBC iPlayer programmes in January. The first month of the New Year was also the best month on record for BBC iPlayer, building […]
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group and multiplay telco Orange have signed a new global distribution agreement reinstating distribution by Orange of all TF1 group channels, and of the non-linear services associated with the channels, which was interrupted upon the expiry of the previous deal between the pair on January 31st. It cements the partnership between […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published fresh analysis setting out the challenges facing the UK’s public service broadcasters in the face of greater online media consumption and global competition, suggesting that greater co-operation with pay-TV and online competitors may ensure that they remain globally competitive and relevant to UK audiences. The paper, Public service broadcasting […]