In a move to boost pay-TV subscriptions to Movistar Plus, Telefonica has launched its Screen Fusion campaign to give its customers free smart TVs with offer access to only its own pay-TV platform. From December 14th, new subscribers to the Movistar Fusion+ 300Mbps fibre service will be able to choose between a 32” TV set […]
As Sky announces its $0.3 million investment in TV4 Entertainment, an Ampere Analysis report looks at the company’s investments in start-ups and next generation assets. With 11 such investments now under its belt since its start-up strategy began, how is the broadcaster future-proofing itself against the changing TV landscape? Ampere has identified five core developments […]
YouTube is seeking to acquire rights for streaming TV series and movies for its $9.99-a-month (€9.44) YouTube Red subscription service as it looks to compete with rivals such as Netflix and Amazon, according to the Wall Street Journal. It is understood that company executives have met with Hollywood studios and other production companies in recent […]
Rovi has released phase-two findings from a sponsored survey of pay-TV and OTT content subscribers in the US, Europe, and Asia. The study uncovered trends in viewer behaviours related to discovery, search, and recommendations for entertainment content and programming. While phase one
Sky has joined the growing roster of broadcasters backing Multi Channel Networks (MCNs) by investing $0.3 million, via convertible debt security, in LA-based TV4 Entertainment which owns a growing portfolio of special-interest television channels aimed at audiences which are typically underserved by traditional TV companies. The channels are distributed across multiple online platforms in the […]
Video software solutions provider Envivio is to equip Vietnam’s largest multiple system operator Vietnam Cable Television Corporation (VTVcab) with the Envivio Muse Live and on Demand video compression software and the Halo network media processor and packager. The roll-out of Cloud DVR services will enable subscribers to record, pause, start over and catch up with […]
Netgem, the end-to-end video entertainment provider, has secured a total of 29 additional content partnerships throughout 2015, bringing the total number of partners to more than 50. The agreements, signed for the UK and European markets, have enabled Netgem to provision an unparalleled level of free and pay-as-you-go entertainment content to the fast growing customer […]
Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company and a specialist in personalised content discovery technology has released the 12th edition of its quarterly Video Trends Report covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, PPV, OTT, TV Everywhere, connected devices, and content discovery. Digitalsmiths’ surveys seek real consumer opinions to
Findings from “Conquering Content”, an annual study from Hub on TV discovery, illustrate the importance for TV providers to offer a deep library of content, organised in a way that’s easy to use. Key findings from the study include: The growing use of online TV sources has made viewers more interested than ever in finding […]
Discovery has unveiled Discovery GO its US TV everywhere streaming service with nine of its channels – Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel, Velocity, Destination America, American Heroes Channel and Discovery Life. The launch was timed to coincide with the worldwide premier of flagship documentary Racing Extinction, which chronicles the plight of […]