Telefónica is adding its TV service to all Movistar Fusión packages as it seeks to migrate all its ADSL customers to optic fibre between now and 2020. The company has launched two new packages, Movistar Fusión #0 and Movistar Fusión Series, to boost subscriptions. With these packages all Fusión subscribers can watch pay-TV content. The […]
Despite new Russian broadcasting and media laws coming into force during June which has already affected many ‘Western’ broadcasters and limits foreign ownership of online video services in Russia to 20 per cent, Netflix is still able to operate according to The Hollywood Reporter. Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor previously said that it expected Netflix to […]
Amazon will pay US viewers $10 to watch one of its Prime shows or movies through their TV set. All Prime members need to do is sign into the Prime Video app on a device such as a smart TV, gaming console of Fire TV and watch a video. In return, they’ll get a $10 […]
Service providers and content owners from the APAC region participating in the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017 have agreed that the pay-TV industry in the region is entering a transitional period during which operators will need to adapt their business models and technology platforms in order to thrive in the changing environment. The Forum is a […]
HBO is in late stage talks to provide content for Hulu, according to a report in The New York Post. US streaming service Hulu, which offers TV and movies alongside live TV content, is owned by Twenty-First Century Fox, Disney and Comcast. Hulu is aiming to successfully close negotiations in time for Season 7 of […]
Netflix’s recently-cancelled series Sense8 is coming back next year for a two-hour final episode. Netflix and show co-creator Lana Wachowski confirmed that the hugely negative reaction from fans regarding the cancellation has inspired the show’s return. Netflix had announced earlier this month that Sense8 was not going to be renewed for a third season, despite […]
Approximately two-thirds of US adult broadband users now enjoy online SVoD services such as Netflix on their home television. That being said, SVoD users are far from homogenous, especially when it comes to TV viewing behaviour and the role that subscription streaming plays, according to actionable intelligence firm TDG Research. The report, A Formal Segmentation […]
AMC and Comcast are to offer a new $4.99-a-month upgrade option, branded ‘AMC Premiere’, that will allow US viewers to watch the latest episode of AMC shows without any commercials. The service will also include bonus scenes and interviews with casts and writers. It will not, however, have past seasons of many of AMC’s shows. […]
With a new season of Game of Thrones less than three weeks away, research from comparison site Finder.com.au suggests that Australians are once again likely to become the world’s most prolific pirates of the show. The only legal way to watch the show at the same time as the rest of the world will be […]
Research from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum 2017 – a global research programme for senior pay-TV executives that examines the state of pay-TV innovations and strategies that will drive the next phase of growth for pay-TV operators developed by content protection and TV solutions specialist NAGRA, in partnership with MTM, an international research and strategy consultancy […]