Futuresource Consulting has published the 12th wave of its Living With Digital consumer survey, which reveals the latest trends in digital entertainment, with a focus on the US, UK, France and Germany but has now expanded to cover Italy, Spain, Australia, Canada, as well as Japan, South Korea and China. It explores topics which highlight […]
Latin American pay-TV is dominated by DirecTV/Sky and Claro/América Móvil, which will together account for nearly half the region’s pay-TV subs by end-2016, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. This share will be maintained for the next five years. Three more pan-regional operators, Telefónica/Movistar, Tigo/Millicom and Liberty Global, harbour ambitions to increase […]
HGTV has expanded distribution in New Zealand launching on two new platforms. Effective immediately, HGTV will be available to all New Zealanders on Freeview Satellite and as part of SKY TV’s basic package. “The expanded distribution of HGTV reflects the demand for quality lifestyle programming in the region,” said Julia Baylis, General Manager of HGTV […]
By 2018, the number of international Netflix subscribers will overtake the number of US domestic subscribers, according to analysis from IHS Markit. “At the moment, Netflix has 79.9 million total paying subscribers,” said Irina Kornilova, senior analyst at IHS Technology. “By 2018, international subscribers will over-take the number of subscribers in the US for the […]
Discovery Networks is rebranding as DMax its FTA DTT channel Discovery Max with a new visual presentation and new content. The company aims to strengthen its presence in the Spanish TV market four years after its launch. The revamp takes place when competition in the market is intensifying with five new FTA channels.
BBC Three’s contemporary British drama Thirteen is the most requested show on BBC iPlayer in 2016 with 3 million requests. The five-part drama from new writer Marnie Dickens is ahead of England v Wales at Euro 2016 which had 2.8 million requests. To date in 2016, BBC Three has seven of the top 20 most […]
Australian telco Optus is expanding its mobile entertainment offering, giving eligible postpaid mobile customers the ability to stream movies, TV and music without tapping into their monthly data allowance. “Our customers tell us they want the freedom to watch the latest TV show or listen to their favourite band, on the go,” said Tim Cowan, […]
BBC Sport’s coverage of the Olympics Games in Rio reached 102.3 million unique global browsers, with 68.3 million coming from the UK, the biggest ever success for BBC Sport’s digital service. Across the BBC Sport website, app, Red Button+ on connected TVs, BBC Sport 360 and BBC iPlayer, record numbers engaged with the BBC’s coverage […]
Digital Media Rights (DMR) has announced the launch of Yuyu in the US, an OTT video streaming service featuring premium movies and television programmes. “There is a great divide between popular streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube,” said Michael Hong, CEO and Co-Founder, Digital Media Rights. “Yuyu is in many ways our most ambitious […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has announced a new partnership with multi-platform media company Red Bull Media House to distribute live video sports content to international broadcasters. As part of an exclusive multi-year occasional use (OU) partnership, Arqiva will be responsible for distributing the content, and delivering it globally through Arqiva’s teleports […]