With Netflix CEO Reed Hastings advising shareholders that the streaming service expects to cross the 100 million-member mark this weekend, Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, has suggested that the next 100 million subscribers are going to be far more likely to be watching content on mobile than the first 100 million. Speaking during Netflix’s Q1 […]
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP), an alliance of leading international broadcasters committed to combatting unauthorised streaming and distribution of international television content in the United States, and content protection and multiscreen television solutions NAGRA, have entered into an expanded agreement to bring a new generation of anti-piracy technology and services to broadcasters and […]
Findings from analyst firm Media Partners Asia’s (MPA) latest edition of Asia Pacific Advertising Trends indicate that net advertising revenues in Asia Pacific, measured after discounts across 14 markets, grew by 6.8 per cent in 2016 to reach ~$170 billion (€160bn), compared with an 8.5 per cent expansion in 2015. Ad spend across these markets […]
The pay-TV market in the Middle East and North Africa saw record growth in 2016 despite harsh economic conditions, according to new analysis released by critical information, analytics and solutions source IHS Markit. Pay-TV households topped the five million mark for the first time in the region’s history, growing 8 per cent year-on-year. Revenues rose […]
Neil Hunt, considered by many as the architect of Netflix’s success as a premium entertainment streaming service, is to be replaced as Chief Product Officer in July 2017 by Greg Peters. Hunt has led the product team which designs, builds, and delivers the Netflix experience for the last eighteen years. Peters most recently has led […]
According to market analysis specialist Ampere Analysis, a lot of jargon used to describe what’s happening in the constantly evolving television services market. The latest research from the firm, of 53,000 Internet users across Europe and North America, shows that, far from deserting their pay-TV operators through cord-cutting, viewers are building their own TV bundles […]
Netflix is changing the way its users can tell the service which stories they love, and which ones they’re just not that into. Writing in the Company Blog, Cameron Johnson, Director of Product Innovation says that Netflix’s goal is to connect users with great stories. “Every Netflix member has unique tastes and we’re constantly working […]
Sky Italia has launched Sky Kids, the first mobile TV on demand dedicated for children aged from two to 13 years. Thanks to the new app, children can initially watch their favourite TV programmes from the Sky Italia platform on their tablets (later also on smartphones) even without an Internet connection. According to the pay-TV […]
Suggesting it is bringing millennials back to TV, French OTT TV platform Molotov has reached 1 million registered users, a milestone achieved in just six months since its full-scale launch in November 2016, which took place after an exclusive introduction on Apple devices last summer. Molotov says it offers a radical new way to watch […]
Speakers at the MIPTV Sony 4K Ultra HD Theatre opening panel presented a healthy picture of the uptake and prospects for the format, with platforms, equipment, and production all proceeding apace and HDR becoming increasing popular. Joe Nakato, Senior Producer, Sony Corporation, noted a survey by the UK’s Digital Television Group which revealed that for […]