CASBAA, Asia’s largest non-profit media association serving the multi-channel audio-visual content creation and distribution industry, has announced the election of several new Directors to its Board, and the return of a number of long-serving Directors. Following its AGM on November 8th, first-time Directors elected were James Ross (Lightning International), Belinda Lui (Time Warner), and Desmond […]
Nearly 45 per cent of Swedes (aged 15-74) watch online video during an average day, a high figure compared to other markets, according to analysis and consultancy firm Mediavision. Among the young, reach is significantly higher, as 60 per cent of 15-24 year olds watch online video during an average day. Young Swedes are primarily […]
Millennials and baby boomers in Australia feel they are represented better by the media than by advertising, according to YouGov Omnibus research. The online survey comparing the opinions of respondents born between the mid-1940s and mid-1960s (baby boomers) and between the early 1980s and mid-1990s (millennials), asked how well represented they feel by the way […]
UPC is the first provider in Switzerland to integrate the Sky Sport app into its Horizon TV platform. Besides its own extensive sports offer with MySports covering Swiss ice hockey and the Bundesliga on Sky, UPC customers can now bring even more sport into their living room with the app. For UPC customers with Horizon, […]
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) expert, and Emirates have unveiled a range of industry firsts that will be introduced on the airline’s newest Boeing 777-300ER on display at the Dubai Airshow. Emirates’ passengers will first experience the benefits of these solutions across all classes on the airline’s newest Boeing 777-300ER […]
The top 10 television service providers in the US lost 835,000 subscribers between them in the first quarter of 2017, according to figures from the informitv Multiscreen Index. That represents a loss of slightly less than 1 per cent of their combined subscriber base. All 10 reported a net loss of television subscribers. • DirecTV lost just over a quarter of a million traditional […]
Altice is reorganising its group management and governance in the wake of the resignation of CEO Michel Combes following a bad week on the stock market. The French media group says its new management and governance structure is designed better to implement its strategy, create clearer accountability amongst management and improve the operational and financial […]
The transmission and broadcasting unit of Italian public broadcater RAI has confirmed its interest in the assets of DTT multiplex operator Persidera. During a conference call with analysts, RaiWay managing director, Aldo Mancino, said that this would be “an interesting opportunity to evaluate” and would be consistent with the company’s business plan, “without creating regulatory […]
Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that Disney’s currently unnamed streaming service, set to launch in 2019, will feature a new live-action TV series set in the Star Wars universe. Iger also revealed plans to develop TV spin-offs for Monsters Inc and High School Musical as well as more shows within […]
The Walt Disney Company has reported that Q3 operating income for its media networks segment dropped 12 per cent to $1.5 billion (€1.29bn) as multiple factors impacted earnings. The entertainment giant blamed the decline on contractual rate increases for sports programming, lower advertising revenue and higher losses from equity investments in BAMTech and Hulu, all […]