Sky has launched its TVoD service Sky Store to subscribers in Germany and Austria. Sky Store offers a catalogue of movies directly after they’ve been shown in cinemas and up to two weeks ahead of their DVD/Blu-ray release. When customers purchase a digital version of a movie, they also receive the film on a DVD […]
Pay-TV revenues for 138 countries increased by $32 billion (€28.56bn) between 2010 and 2016 to reach $202 billion. However, only $1.23 billion was added in 2016, according to the Global Pay TV Revenue Databook from Digital TV Research. “Despite its pay-TV revenues
SES has a significant problem with its AMC-9 satellite which serves the US and Mexico and the Caribbean. The craft was launched in June 2003. SES says it is working closely with the manufacturer (Alcatel/Thales) to establish the cause of the anomaly and is “evaluating all satellite recovery options”. The full impact of the anomaly […]
The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that private pay-TV, FTA TV and telco operators must finance the public broadcaster RTVE via a government-imposed financial tax, rejecting various appeals against the law that was approved in 2009. The ruling is in line with the decision of the EU Court a year ago when it came to […]
Global adspend will grow 4.2 per cent to $559 billion (€499.7bn) in 2017, according to Zenith’s new Advertising Expenditure Forecasts. That’s down from 4.8 per cent growth in 2016. However, 2016 was a ‘quadrennial year’, and benefited from extra adspend stimulated by the US elections, Summer Olympics in Rio and the football championships in Europe, […]
Telstra chairman John Mullen has confirmed that the telco will maintain its access to Australian pay-TV platform Foxtel’s content under a new ownership structure for the pay-TV group, which is expected to see Foxtel retain a significant holding in the company. Interviewed by The Australian, Mullen said Telstra was “very committed” to Foxtel but remained […]
Samba TV has raised $30 million (€26.85m) to develop its audience measurement and analytics from smart TV business. The B round was lead by Union Grove Venture Partners, other participants include Disney, Interpublic Group, MDC Ventures, Time Warner, and A+E Networks. “Samba is bringing unparalleled transparency into TV audiences through trusted insights and precise targeting […]
According to digital experience specialist Adobe, we have entered an unprecedented era of television, with more available on more devices than ever before. Traditional TV, over-the-top (OTT), video on demand (VoD) and connected TV apps all compete for viewer attention – and ad dollars. However, according to Adobe Digital Insights’ most recent Advertising Report, TV […]
SpaceX had planned to launch June 19th BulgariaSat-1 aboard a refurbished, ‘flight-proven’ 1st stage Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. However, a faulty valve in the rocket has had to be swapped out and the re-scheduled launch is likely to be June 23rd or 24th. The rocket’s pre-used 1st stage was flown back on […]
Talking to daily Le Monde, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has claimed 1.5 million subs for his platform in France, adding he wanted to strengthen its library with more French content but not respecting local media release windows. Accordingly, Netflix would thus invest 40 per cent more in 2018 than in 2017 for French films and […]