US streaming service Hulu has announced a new structure that it says “aligns the company around subscriber journey, technology products, content and advertising to drive the company’s next phase of growth”. Dan Phillips, the executive behind TiVo’s transformation into a complete video experience, will lead Hulu technology and product teams as CTO, while Jaya Kolhatkar […]
As consumption of audio and video content shifts to digital, all services should contribute to ensure a vibrant domestic market, according to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The call came in a report on the future of programming in Canada. The report proposes to the government new tools and regulatory approaches to support […]
Altice France has revealed that SFR Sport will be rebranded as RMC Sport from July 3rd, with the aim of becoming “the Netflix of Sport” according to CEO Alain Weill. Composed of five premium channels (RMC Sport 1 for European football; RMC Sport 2 for basketball, athletics and rugby; RMC Sport 3 for equestrian and […]
France’s professional football league, la Ligue de Football Professionnel, has announced the outcome of its bid process for the audiovisual rights to its premier league Ligue 1 for the period 2020-2024, with Spanish media group Mediapro emerging as the big winner at the expense of Canal+, a partner of the league since 1984. The news […]
Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings is worth an estimated $3.68 billion, says Forbes list of global billionaires. Hastings, and co-founder Marc Randolph, established the business in 1997-8. Hastings, says Forbes, still owns 2.5 per cent of the business. The company itself is now neck and neck in terms of overall valuation with Disney and […]
Netflix is gaining momentum in Spain, tripling the number of subscribers in the last 12 months to 1.46 million – equivalent to 9.1 per cent of Internet homes with online pay-TV services in the country. The Q4 2017 figures from
Dataxis’ research on the digital video market in Middle-East forcasts significant growth over the next 5 years. The growth will mainly be driven by the progression of SVoD services, which are expected to account for 14 million subscribers in 2023, up from around 3 million in 2017. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and UAE will continue to […]
Spain’s largest telco, Telefónica, and Netflix have entered into a partnership to integrate the streaming service into Telefónica’s platforms in Europe and Latin America. In Spain, the service will be launched by the end of the year with the first launches in Latin America to be announced within the next few weeks. The agreement was […]
On the heels of yesterday’s news that Netflix had this week overtaken Comcast in terms of market value, the streaming giant also briefly surpassed Disney. Shares in Netflix increased by more than 2 per cent in mid-afternoon trading on May 24th, pushing the firm’s market value to more than $153 billion (€130.5bn). The ascent briefly […]
Amazon is adding STARZPLAY to its Prime Video Channels line-up in the UK and Germany. A new channel from the popular US TV network Starz, STARZPLAY will now give European viewers the opportunity to watch exclusive STARZ series all in one place for the first time, with future STARZ Originals launching exclusively on the same […]