Spanish public broadcaster RTVE ended 2018 with a profit of €2 million. Total revenues amounted to €976 million, albeit 2.5 per cent less than planned, versus an operating cost of €974 million. During the year, RTVE’s main TV channel La 1 took a 10.5 per cent audience share, the best average since 2012. The TV […]
The Communications Committee of the House of Lords – the UK parliament’s upper chamber – is to question academic experts on April 2nd as part of its inquiry investigating whether there is a future for public service broadcasting in the context of the rising popularity of VoD services. In the week following Apple’s announcement that […]
My5, the VoD catch-up service, has launched on Freesat bringing a library of content from Channel 5 and also from partner channels, including BLAZE, BET, PBS America, Together, Real Stories and Spark. Notable titles available include foreign dramas, like Mekimi and Sirens, presidential drama Designated Survivor (pictured), and reality show The Bachelor UK My5 has […]
Virgin Media’s latest advert for its ‘Switch to Super’ campaign will air simultaneously across all five of ITV’s main channels on March 30th. The new advert, which features the portrayal of Usain Bolt as a superhero and is the first to focus on Virgin Media’s recently announced Intelligent WiFi service for its customers, will get […]
US cable TV network Epix has expanded the reach of its SVoD service Epix Now with support for Roku devices and Amazon Fire TV. The MGM-owned service, which launched in February, was previously only available on iOS and Android devices and Apple TV. The $6 per month service gives access to the cable channel’s full […]
FuboTV, the US OTT service, is raising the price of its base packages by $10 (€8.90) to $54.99 per month for new subscribers. The recently-launched Family bundle is remaining at $59.99 per month. The price increase is expected to roll out to some existing customers in the near future. Explaining the price hike, FuboTV said: […]
Tru Optik, an audience intelligence and data-management platform (DMP) across OTT and connected TV has announced an agreement with Oracle Data Cloud to make Oracle’s audience data available for OTT/CTV campaigns through Tru Optik’s OTT Data Marketplace. Tru Optik is the first DMP focused on the OTT/CTV market to integrate Oracle Data Cloud audiences. The […]
The BBC has published its annual plan for 2019/20. The corporation says the plan “makes central our commitment to bold and creative programme making, innovation in how we deliver services, impartial journalism in a rapidly changing world”. The annual plan sets out how the BBC will build on the success of programmes like Bodyguard, A […]
Spanish pay-TV operator Movistar is relying on its OTT platform Movistar Play to conquer the Latin American market and boost subscriptions. The company has just launched its OTT platform in Mexico to compete head-on with the likes of AT&T and America Móvil. With Movistar Play, the company aims to offer an added-value service to its […]
Innovid has released its annual Global Video Benchmarks report. The latest study reveals another year of significant growth in the Internet-enabled television space, also known as Connected TV (CTV), along with an increase in data-driven personalised video campaigns and short-form mobile video. The year-long study analyses thousands of video campaigns with billions of impressions across […]