The 100 leading television services in the informitv Multiscreen Index gained 3.46 million subscribers between them in the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 0.79 per cent. In the same period in 2016 the increase was 6.90 million, or 1.68 per cent. • There were modest gains across the board, with the Americas up by 0.85 million, Europe, Middle East and Africa up […]
The digitisation of content and networks is resulting in rapid and profound changes in audiovisual consumption patterns, characterised by a disaffection for linear programming, rapid adoption of streaming and on-demand consumption, the arrival of new players and internationalisation of content and services. One of the only certainties in this restructuring and still unstable market is […]
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 […]
According to a quarterly update of Dataxis’s global database, Latin America and the Caribbean reached 72.6 million pay-TV legal subscribers for the first quarter of 2017. The figure shows a growth of 0.2 per cent compared to the previous quarter and the region adds four consecutive quarters with growth rates below 1 per cent. DTH […]
Telefónica’s IPTV platform is launching a channel dedicated to Disney•Pixar content that will be running from July 14th to July 30th. The launch coincides with the cinema release of Cars 3. The pop-up channel will broadcast popular Disney•Pixar movies including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc and Wall-E.
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has acted quickly to shut down Facebook users who attempted to broadcast pirated versions of the world-title welterweight boxing bout between Australia’s Jeff Horn and Filipino title-holder Manny Pacquiao. Foxtel’s Main Event channel held the broadcasting rights to the fight, charging customers A$59.95 to watch it, but shortly after the final […]
Research from the Teligen division of market intelligence firm Strategy Analytics comparing pay-TV service prices as of May 2017, covering 31 of the OECD countries, suggests that the average price of the cheapest basic Pay TV package tracked is declining by -1.3 per cent vs. November 2016. According to Strategy Analytics, this price decline is […]
Sky Sports has agreed a new five-year partnership with the England & Wales Cricket Board that includes live rights to international and county cricket from 2020 – including every match from the new T20 competition – and what it describes as a “ground-breaking” commitment to drive participation and further interest in the game. Sky beat […]
HD subscribers continues to grow significantly into the pay-TV market in Latin America. Following research conducted by Dataxis, the penetration rate of HD over the total pay-TV subscribers reached 37.5 per cent. The last update for the first quarter of 2017 estimates a penetration of 39.2 per cent, confirming a net progression. Dataxis forecasts that […]
Karen Bradley, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has said she is minded to refer the bid by Fox to acquire the remaining shares in Sky that it does not already own to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), but will take representations until July 14th before making her final decision. […]