According to research firm Mediamétrie’s Eurodata TV Worldwide study, Young Adults Report, which highlights the characteristics of 15-34 year olds within the audio-visual landscape of ten countries, those in that demographic are singular viewers who watch TV programmes differently: they avidly watch catch-up and programmes on other screens, with a strong attraction to fiction. In […]
FAST.com, a broadband speed checker website launched by streaming giant Netflix, reports that it has now generated over quarter of a billion speed tests from around the world. To mark the milestone, the service has now added social media functions. In a blog post, Netflix said: “We all want a faster, better internet, yet internet […]
HBO content is now available direct to consumers in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The expansion of HBO GO to seven more countries follows the November 13th launch of HBO GO in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The exclusive online platform HBO GO offers HBO’s entire library of […]
Jeremy Darroch, CEO of Sky, has called on Europe’s policy makers to ensure a level regulatory playing field, suggesting that licensed broadcasters such as Sky are disadvantaged having to compete against global online platforms. Delivering a speech on TV, Technology and Policy at an audiovisual policy conference in Tallinn, Estonia, Darroch noted that much of […]
Futuresource Consulting has released its second wave of its ‘Living with Digital China’ report, a consumer survey focused on this technology savvy and entertainment hungry nation. It maps out the key trends in digital entertainment behaviour, including connected device usage and digital service adoption, together with content and genre preferences, amongst other areas. This latest […]
Subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist Paywizard and Ostmodern, the broadcast content and VoD company, have revealed that ITV Box Office, the live events pay-per-view (PPV) arm of UK commercial broadcaster ITV, has selected the pair’s plug and play solution Venue to drive long term loyalty from PPV customers, and support the company’s […]
SVoD service Pantaflix has agreed a deal with Disney that will make the studio’s films available to streaming customers in Germany and Austria. The agreement will cover Disney films from Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including the availability of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on-demand at the same time as the DVD launch. The deal […]
Analysis from Citizens Advice shows that in just three months, UK consumers paid an average of £160 (€179) towards unwanted subscriptions such as pay-TV, insurance and online streaming services. With the rise of subscription services available, Citizens Advice is warning consumers that while it may be easy to sign up for these services, they can be […]
Research from Creative Skillset, the UK industry skills body for the screen-based creative industries, reveals the impact on the UK’s High End Television (HETV) production sector from the recent growth in FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google) and increased home grown production activity. The research shows
The companies responsible for UK free-to-air DTT platform Freeview have called on industry and policy makers to ‘step up’ to meet the profound changes in television being driven by American tech firms. Guy North, Freeview’s Managing Director, and Jonathan Thompson, Digital UK’s CEO, told delegates at the Outside the Box industry event in London that there […]