Mexican telco Grupo Televisa has reached an agreement with AT&T for the acquisition of its participation in Sky Mexico, by which the company would become owner of 100 per cent of Sky’s capital stock. As part of this agreement, the transaction price would be paid by the company in 2027 and 2028. The transaction is […]

Sky Brasil is undergoing a major overhaul, shifting its focus from pay-TV to broadband. This strategic move comes as the country’s pay-TV market shrinks, with subscriber numbers dropping steadily. “We’re transitioning to become a connectivity and streaming service provider,” Sky Brasil’s president, Gustavo Fonseca, told local daily Valor Economico. He predicts that, within five years, […]

MásOrange (+O), the new brand arising from the merger between MásMóvil and Orange, has launched with a massive presentation to its 7,000 staff under the slogan ‘Estrenamos Futuro’ (We Launch The Future), promising not to cut jobs and guaranteeing huge investments in FTTH and 5G in the coming years. The new company will operate in […]

Channel management and curation specialist SPI International has announced the launch of three dynamic channels—FilmBox Action, FilmBox Family, and FilmBox Middle East—in key regions, including South Africa, Ghana, Botswana, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, and Tunisia in partnership with mobile payment specialist Digital Virgo. The FilmBox line-up will be […]

The Yankee Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network, the US pay-TV regional sports broadcaster, and FuboTV, the sports-first live streaming platform, have reached a multi-year agreement by which Fubo is launching YES in its Pro base channel plan in time for YES’ coverage of the New York Yankees’ Season Opener against the Houston Astros. “Fubo is […]

There has been a noticeable decline in Portuguese subscribers to sports streaming platforms since November 2023. The latest B-Stream study from Marktest reveals a drop of 60,000 subscribers, bringing the total down to 809,000 as of February 2024, translating to a national penetration rate of just 9.4 per cent ( down 0.7 per cent). This […]

A report from Ampere Analysis reveals an 18 per cent decline in 2023 in the UK’s market for scripted TV commissions (Drama, Sci-Fi, Crime & Thriller, etc.) as major UK broadcasters cut spend and most global SVoDs trimmed investment in international content. Changes in consumer behaviour and a weak advertising market saw pay-TV operators and […]

Kenyan subscribers to MultiChoice’s pay-TV operations DStv and GoTV will be paying more for their viewing from April 1st. The prices rise by varying amounts depending on the tier level. For example, DStv’s cheapest tier (Lite) will be charged an extra KSh 50 (€0.35) ‘Family’ will pay an extra KSh 150 KSh, ‘Compact’ will pay […]

The number of pay-TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will decline by 8 million from 81 million in the peak year of 2018 to 74 million in 2029 according to the Eastern Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. However, 2018 included 17 million analogue cable subscribers, which will drop to zero […]

The majority of Spaniards (78.4 per cent) prefer to watch linear FTA TV over pay-TV or streaming. A report made by Dos30′ using Kantar Media and Comscore data further reveals that the country’s traditional linear TV operators -Atresmedia, Mediaset, RTVE, Regional channels – provide the most-watched TV channels. Including thematic DTT channels, the number of […]