Nielsen’s Local Watch Report shows that live TV remains the primary medium to consume video in the US. In 24 of the top 25 designated market areas (DMAs), adults 25-54 watch more than three hours of live TV per day. In nine of the top 10 local people meter (LPM) markets, African-Americans watch more than […]
PT Portugal owner Altice is planning to launch an online streaming service in Portugal within two to three months. The news has been confirmed by PT Portugal chairman, Armando Pereira, speaking on the margins of the presentation of the Altice Labs innovation centre in Aveiro. Zive is currently available only on French operator SFR, also […]
Vodafone Ireland has launched TV services for the first time in Ireland. According to the telco, Vodafone TV has all the content and features customers expect from a state-of-the-art TV service with first-to-market extras. TV lovers can catch up, record and restart their favourite programmes at any point with the most versatile and seamless TV […]
The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has threatened to block Netflix claiming it is a “threat to our moral values and national security.” KFCB chairman Bishop Jackson Kipkemoi Kosgei said Netflix must be must be subject to Kenya’s rules and regulations and claimed the KFCB had legal grounds to try and block the service due […]
Netflix’s numbers this week were impressive. In a nutshell, their subscription growth is accelerating – as it should as it rolls out access to a global marketplace and strong demand. Netflix reported 17 million new subs over the past year, compared to 14 million a year ago. Equity analysts at Exane-BNP/Paribas issued a blunt warning […]
Hybrid TV device and cloud solutions specialist Amino has confirmed the availability of the new Amino 6 Series, a comprehensive range of 4K Ultra HD and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) Hybrid TV Devices to spearhead operator rollout of next generation entertainment services. According to industry analysts IHS Electronics and Media, strong growth in demand for […]
Ericsson has launched powerful business intelligence toolkit for TV and media players which it says enables media industry to aggregate, analyse and act upon large amounts of data. The toolkit – Integrated Video Insights – builds on Ericsson’s TV and media, big data and analytics, and consulting and systems integration portfolios and increases the company’s ability […]
ESPNPlayer.com will deliver live and on demand coverage of the 2016 X Games Aspen in the UK and Europe as the world’s top winter sport athletes gather in Buttermilk Mountain, Aspen, Colorado for the 15th time. The 20th edition of the winter games includes snowboard, ski and snowmobile events, with more than 200 competitors including […]
Streaming giant Netflix said its customer numbers surged more than expected last quarter, rising a record 5.59 million customers in the three months to December, bringing total member numbers to 74.76 million. However, it said it missed its forecast for US subscriber growth – but its US-listed shares still shot up as much as 8 […]
Paywizard, the specialist in subscriber management for pay-TV, has drawn up 8 New Year resolutions for OTT TV providers, to help the industry tackle projected high churn rates in 2016 and increasing competition from global players. The recommendations closely follow the news of Netflix’s expansion into 130 new countries, which puts heightened pressure on existing regional pay-TV […]