Mediavision research finds that over 60 per cent of Swedish households subscribe to at least one service for music or TV streaming. And among the streaming households, almost half subscribe to a music service, a high figure also internationally. The great interest in Spotify among Swedes is partly explained by the country’s general interest in […]
Netflix has announced its first Netflix Original Korean variety show entitled Busted! I Know Who You Are. The show is a new type of K-variety where 7 main cast members position themselves as detectives that set out to solve a mystery in each of the episodes. The show features an all-star K-variety cast including Yoo […]
YANGA!, the new general entertainment channel for the UK’s African diaspora, is now available on Freesat channel 171. The channel’s broad schedule combines the best entertainment television produced from across the continent, plus a bold new series of original programmes produced locally by the diaspora. “YANGA! means self-pride and showing-off in West African pidgin,” says […]
Vubiquity, now part of Amdocs and provider of premium content services and media technology solutions, has extended its long-standing relationship with Turner as the primary distributor of its VoD content. Vubiquity distributes TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, CNN and other Turner networks to 60 million+ households across North America and Canada. As part of this new […]
21st Century Fox has said it would sell off Sky News to Disney or ring-fence it to allay regulatory concerns over its proposed acquisition of the part of Sky it doesn’t already own. It faces regulatory problems after the Competition and Markets Authority found the £11.7bn (€13.4bn) deal was not in the public interest. Fox […]
According to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, nearly 57 per cent of Americans are streaming entertainment and most of those are doing so with Netflix. Findings from the poll of 801 Americans around the country confirm the rapid adoption of streaming service by American households, with Netflix dominating the streaming world, with 51 per cent […]
In a further sign of the need for one-time rival TV services to co—operate in the face of competition from international streaming giants, Italian commercial broadcasters Sky Italia and Mediaset/Rti have signed a dual commercial partnership that they say will benefit both Sky and Mediaset Premium’s existing customers, while enabling Italian viewers to enjoy Sky […]
A study by Connekt suggests TV could be the missing link to spur voice purchases using voice-controlled devices such as Amazon’s Echo and Google Home. Although voice shopping through these devices has been negligible to date, the study finds consumers are strongly interested in using them to buy items that appear on the screen as they’re watching TV. TV May Be […]
A quarter of all UK digital ad spending will go to social networks this year, according to eMarketer’s most recent forecast. In 2018, marketers in the UK will spend £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) on social network advertising, a 24 per cent increase over 2017. eMarketer has increased its projections for social networking advertising spend by […]
ESPN+, the upcoming direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International in partnership with ESPN and featuring ESPN branded content, will launch on April 12th and offer fans what the broadcaster describes as a “dynamic” lineup of live sports, original content and an “unmatched” library of award-winning on-demand programming for a subscription price of […]