The BBC may not be sustainable in its current form, if it fails to regain younger audiences who are increasingly tuning out of its services, according to UK broadcast regulator Ofcom, which has published its annual report on the Corporation, assessing its performance over the period April 2018 to March 2019. Ofcom finds that the […]
Around the world, streaming video viewing has reached an all-time high of six hours, 48 minutes a week, with 82 per cent of people who watch online video reporting binge-watching, according to the latest State of Online Video research report from edge cloud services provider Limelight Networks. Binge-watching sessions are on the rise worldwide, jumping […]
The Spanish government will finance the transmission of the Tokyo Olympic Games through RTVE’s TV channels with a state subsidy of €60 million. With the funds, RTVE will acquire the TV rights to the Games from rights-holder Discovery, with an estimated cost of between €55 and €60 million. The president of RTVE, Rosa María Mateo, […]
Discovery’s dplay streaming service has gone live in the UK and Ireland. The ad-supported VoD service launches offers content from Discovery’s free-to-air channels; Quest, Quest Red, DMAX, Food Network, Really and Home. Users cab access all content live and on-demand, and at anytime and anywhere. The new service includes popular content from Discovery’s flagship channels, […]
IMMAF has signed a broadcast deal with Sports Channel Network (SCN) for the post-event highlights programme from the 2019 IMMAF World Championships which take place in Bahrain between November 11th and 16th. As well as showing the highlight programme, SCN, the free on-demand channel, will be using pre-recorded short form video content on social media […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom, has announced the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent of Super Broadcast, the company that owns and operates the free-to-air kids’ TV channel, Super!, from De Agostini Editore. Super! is aimed at children aged 4-14 with a pipeline of local and International content. As part […]
E4 has acquired the UK exclusive broadcast rights for new CBS comedy Man With A Plan, starring Matt LeBlanc. The deal with CBS Studios International also gives E4 the UK linear television premiere of Star Trek: Discovery. Star Trek: Discovery, which had previously only been available to watch on Netflix in the UK, and Man […]
As broadcasters converge on Manhattan this week for NAB Show New York, the Phoenix Model Market partners and Pearl TV have revealed several developments that will positively impact the deployment of NEXTGEN TV signals throughout the USA. A second transmission facility for NEXTGEN TV broadcasts in Phoenix, AZ is planned for later in 2019 that […]
The Government and the BBC should agree a funding formula to restore free licences, according to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons, which has called for free TV licences to be restored to those over the age of 75 who are not in receipt of Pension Credit. In […]
The UK is still the dominant player in the broadcast content and services market even as Brexit approaches. In fact the Office of National Statistics reveals the booming film and TV production sector made a significant contribution to the UK narrowly avoiding going into recession in the third quarter. The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of […]