Altice Portugal has criticised the decision of the National Communications Authority (Anacom) to cut the TV channel distribution fees by 15 per cent, considering the decision as “unfair, unfounded and negatively impacting the future of DTT in Portugal”. It points out that the contract was signed between the operator and the State and now the […]
Seventy-five per cent of Spaniards watch TV through FTA DTT, 25.2 per cent via a pay-TV platform. The November figures from the consultancy firm Barlovento Comunicación confirm that DTT is the most used distribution system to watch TV. Within payTV, IPTV leads the market with 12.7 per cent (including Movistar, Vodafone, Orange), followed by cable […]
The FTTH Council has written an open letter to attendees at the Telecoms Council, warning against misleading promotions for fibre speeds and service levels: ‘As the European Electronic Communications Code is being formally adopted by the Telecoms Council, we would like to highlight that misleading advertising practices directly undermine the achievement of the new, fourth […]
GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, has updated its 2018 and 2019 ad investment forecasts. GroupM slightly downgraded 2018 growth expectations from 4.5 per cent to 4.3 per cent. 2019 growth projections are also whittled from 3.9 per cent to 3.6 per cent, with total new investment anticipated to reach $19 billion instead of the $23 […]
DNA will add the Viaplay streaming service to all Viasat channel packages. The service becomes part of both current and future Viasat channel package subscriptions without extra cost. Content in the Viaplay service depends on the channel package. DNA will also be the first operator in Finland to offer Viaplay as a separate subscription. DNA […]
The international film and television landscape has grown rapidly in recent years, helped in no small part by the growing support of global governments, writes Zoe Guilford The creative industries generate approximately £92bn annually to the United Kingdom’s economy, with jobs and exports growing year on year. The UK is a global leader in this […]
AT&T has unveiled plans to offer three versions of its new streaming service that will launch in the US late next year offering original movies and TV series from Warner Bros, Turner and HBO. The service will seek to take on the likes of Netflix and Disney’s soon to launch OTT service, and is part […]
Hit BBC shows Killing Eve, Doctor Who and The Cry have helped BBC iPlayer to achieve its best month ever. Across the month there were a record-high 334 million requests, up 18 per cent on the same month last year, and setting a new record for average daily requests at 10.8 million. October is now […]
An Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled to launch two satellites on December 4th subject to weather conditions. India’s much-delayed GSAT-11 is one of the satellites. India’s satellite should have been launched in May but was recalled from its launch site in French Guiana on April 25th, and an expected launch date of May 25th scrubbed. […]
Stefan Lederer, CEO and Co-Founder of Bitmovin, the online video technology specialist, has shared his Top 3 predictions for how content owners will be using technology to enhance and differentiate consumer experiences in 2019, “There’s no doubt that 2019 will see even more live sports being streamed to fans, more studios launching direct-to-consumer online streaming […]