IABM has unveiled the results of a detailed survey on the potential effects of Brexit on broadcast and media technology suppliers and end-users. Conducted during September 2016, the survey was carried out among UK and European broadcast and media companies. The survey provides illuminating reading across the full range of potential issues for businesses, from […]
Nearly a fifth of Latin America’s TV households will pay for an SVoD package by 2021, up from 10.9 per cent by end-2016, according to the Latin America SVOD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Mexico (28.3 per cent), Chile (23.9 per cent) and Argentina (23.5 per cent) will have the highest penetration rates by […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus reached 3.76 million subscribers (including 678,000 satellite subscribers from the former Digital Plus) as of June 30th, up 4 per cent year-on-year, albeit 44,000 customers fewer than the previous quarter. The company said that the reasons behind the Q3 loss are: higher prices in the basic offers; the start of […]
In what has been described as “a defining moment” for the future of television in the US, a local TV station in Cleveland is ushering in the era of Next Gen TV broadcasting with the first live ATSC 3.0 broadcast of a major professional sporting event – Major League Baseball’s World Series. Using the newly-standardised […]
It is back to square one for the Greek government seeking to auction off four TV permits to broadcast. October 26th saw Greece’s highest court (Council of State) rule that the process contravenes Greece’s Constitution. The Court ruled that the proper body to administer any broadcasting changes is the country’s National Broadcasting Council – and […]
Telenor Broadcast suffered more client erosion at its Canal Digital pay-TV division, although overall revenues were helped (up 2 per cent) by an increase in subscribers and device sales. DTH subs stood at 865,000 (down 4 per cent, and 900,000 at same period last year). Telenor Broadcast’s Q3 revenues fell back by 2 per cent […]
Orange Spain and Netflix have signed an agreement whereby the platform’s subscribers will be able to have access to the streaming service for free over the next three months. The deal takes place shortly after a similar agreement with Vodafone came to an end which saw Vodafone’s subscribers access Netflix for free for six months […]
India’s Airtel DTH broadcaster says it has enjoyed its best-ever sales period for the past four years. Airtel says it added a net 256,000 during the most recent quarter (Q2, to September 30th, and when last year’s number was 164,000) and this follows another strong performance in Q1 when it added a net 424,000. The […]
Suggesting that their partnership offers improved cross-media comparability for TV and digital ad campaigns and enhanced monetisation opportunities, streaming platform specialist Roku and cross-platform measurement company comScore have confirmed that Roku will be the first streaming platform to enable syndicated measurement of video advertising through comScore validated Campaign Essential (vCE). Publishers and advertisers that choose […]
BBC Worldwide’s entertainment channels have been named as one of the top 20 brands in the prestigious African Loeries Official Rankings 2016. The recognition is based on the local creative work that the brand has implemented in South Africa over the last 12 months to reach out to local audiences and introduce new viewers to […]