AVoD [advertising expenditure attributed to OTT TV episodes and movies] will more than double between 2018 and 2024 to reach $56 billion (€49.3bn) across 138 countries, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Online TV and video advertising has been considerably boosted in recent years by the rapid growth […]
Spain’s DTT industry and operators have urged the Administration for a clear implementation timetable of the second DTT migration, and more money to compensate the cost of simulcasting two signals for 12 months. Trade body Televisión Abierta, which represents all the main DTT players, has urged the Spanish government to set “a reasonable period of […]
Exclusive consumer research by Ampere Analysis has revealed a steady fall in the proportion of consumers who say that they regularly use pirate sites and services to watch online video. In the three-year period between Q1 2016 and Q1 2019, there have been particularly sharp declines in video piracy in Spain, the US, the Netherlands […]
UK multiplay operator EE has unveiled a new range of EE Home Broadband plans that include Apple TV 4K and access to BT Sport. With Apple TV 4K, customers can easily access TV shows and movies through the Apple TV app and by using Siri, as well as enjoy thousands of other apps, including games, […]
Roku’s streaming TV platform accounted for more than 30 per cent of US sales of connected TV devices in Q1 2019, further increasing its lead in streaming TV platforms according to research from Strategy Analytics. The report, USA Connected TV Device Vendor Market Share Q1 2019, finds that there are now more than 41 million […]
Discovery has announced the appointment of Andrew Georgiou as President, Eurosport and Global Sports Rights & Sports Marketing Solutions. Georgiou joins Discovery from Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, where he has served as CEO and Chief Operating Officer since 2014. In this newly created role, Georgiou will drive the continued growth of Eurosport, the European sports platform – and home of the […]
Reports emerged late on June 26th that formal discussions between Dish Network and its potential involvement in the $26 billion (€22.8bn) merger between US telco giants Sprint and T-Mobile are expected to continue into next week, or even beyond. Business news channel CNBC reported that T-Mobile (and its parent company Deutsche Telekom) might be resisting […]
A nationwide survey of 2,000 people found that twice as many Britons spend quality time streaming boxsets than being cuddled up in the back row of the movies. With endless hours of content available via streaming services for a relatively small fee, it’s unsurprising that viewers are choosing better value for money at home. But […]
SES has renewed its €1.2 billion line of credit in a 5-year agreement (extendable to 2026) with its existing lenders and at a lower rate of interest. SES has also announced that it has started serving DTH viewers across Brazil and now receive some of the country’s most popular channels such as TV Cultura via […]
England’s victory over Cameroon became the UK’s most-watched women’s football game ever, with a record-breaking 6.9 million viewers tuning in on BBC1 on June 23rd. The explosive game, which saw the Lionesses triumph 3-0, has continued the UK’s fascination with this years’ tournament. However, the UK public appear to have serious misconceptions about those watching […]