The top 100 operators accounted for three-quarters of the world’s pay TV subscribers by end-2015, with this proportion not expected to change over the next five years. The top 10 operators took 42 per cent by end-2015, according to the Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at […]
The online TV market appears to be settling on monthly or yearly subscriptions as its pay model of choice. One example: Hulu’s recent decision to discontinue its ‘free-with-ads’ service and focus solely on its paid subscription tiers. But in a study from Hub, a majority of TV consumers (53 per cent) say they actually prefer […]
If I had to choose an industry not to be in as the digital world looms larger than ever, I might well choose printing (which reminds me: read the Sep/Oct issue of Euromedia here). In 2016, it is a savagely tough way to make a living. But not all that far behind on your list […]
Ofcom has published its latest data on the volume of consumer complaints it received against the major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. The report covers the three-month period from April to June 2016 (Q2), and includes complaints made about providers of home broadband, pay monthly mobile and pay-TV services. The total volume of telecoms […]
HBO has revealed that it will halt all activity in the Netherlands from January 1st 2017. The premium US broadcaster currently offers three channels in the country as well as the streaming app HBO Go and SVoD service HBO On Demand. Ziggo has said that it will now offer HBO content exclusively in the Netherlands […]
Cox Media has launched Videa, its programmatic advertising sales platform with access to inventory from more than 200 stations. The system will enable automated buying of TV schedules based on data, with analytics designed to optimise results. Videa says it is working with major buying agencies including Carat, Starcom, Empower MediaMarketing and U.S. International Media. […]
According to the findings of a report – UK Television in Focus – prepared by professional accountancy body the ICAEW and consultancy firm PwC, substantial investment and volume of deals in the sector are being fuelled by new digital technologies, fast-changing consumer trends and big changes in the international environment. PwC forecasts the global television […]
The Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina has postponed the launch of the test DTT signal for the first half of October. Previously, the line ministry, in cooperation with the country’s three public broadcasters (BHRT, RTV FBiH and RTRS), announced the start of the test digital TV signal for September 29th, in […]
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has admitted that pinning down the precise problem for the Sept 1 explosion on one of his Falcon 9 rockets, and which caused the loss of the Amos-6 satellite, was proving to be “vexing and difficult”. Musk was speaking at the International Astronautical Congress in Mexico on September 27th, and told […]
According to a Nielsen study, people watching virtual reality videos recalled the brands mentioned 28 times more than in traditional commercials. Recall of 360 degree content in general was eight times higher, and consumers were three times as likely to buy after seeing an ad in the VR format. Nielsen’s research