Tony Hall is leaving as director general of the BBC in the summer, after seven years in the role. Lord Hall said it had been “a hard decision”, adding: “If I followed my heart I would genuinely never want to leave”. He said he felt it was important the BBC had the same leader for […]
In the US the proportion of TV viewers with three or more SVoD subscriptions has grown 6.6 percentage points since Q3 2018, while in Europe growth has been almost the same (+6.3 points), according to Ampere Analysis. Around two in five Internet respondents in the US have three or more SVoD subscriptions. In Europe the […]
Pay-TV revenues for the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region fell by 12 per cent between 2016 and 2019 to just under $3 billion (€2.7bn). Given the hangover from the beIN ban in Saudi Arabia and generally falling ARPUs, revenues in 2025 ($2.81 billion) will still be lower than in 2019, […]
Following its successful launch, BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, has appointed Will Harrison to the new role of Managing Director of BritBox in the UK. Reporting to Reemah Sakaan and the BritBox Board, Harrison will be responsible for the overall management of the BritBox venture including full P&L responsibility, staff […]
Sky and Netflix have forged a new multi-year deal agreement in the UK. Strengthening their successful partnership built over the past two years. The new extended deal will help Sky to bring customers all of the entertainment they love, all in one place. Following the deal, Sky customers will soon have the option to take […]
Netflix, which already has at least 6.7 million subscribers in France, is out to win friends in France, and charm local politicians and build on that core viewer loyalty. Netflix has opened an office in France and has already announced a number of distribution and creative and production partnerships in the country. It already has […]
OneWeb’s mega-constellation will be switched on before the end of this year, at least for some customers. On February 7th OneWeb will launch 34 satellites into orbit, and during the course of this year will make many other similar launches in order to supply broadband services to commercial and consumer user. OneWeb confirmed last week […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is adding the Cine34 channel to its free-to-air DTT offer, taking the number of thematic TV channels to 13. Cine34 is dedicated to Italian movies and is distributed via two satellite TV platforms (Tivùsat and Sky Italia). The channel will be able to count on an archive of 2,672 titles, of which […]
Ericsson will establish a new R&D site in France with up to 300 employees, accelerating 5G momentum in Europe. This site will focus initially on 5G software development and security, benefitting the global 5G ecosystem and leveraging on our collaboration with French customers. A prerequisite for the future digital economy is a reliable, secure, and […]
For the second year in a row, MásMóvil is the Spanish telco with the highest rate of growth, capturing 500,000 new customers in 2019, according to the company. The operator now claims to gain 100,000 new broadband customers per quarter, with optic fibre representing 95 per cent of new gains. The company also has 100,000 […]