Mediaset has surpassed the subscriber targets for its pay-TV service Premium. After three months of its “Champions League” campaign (with exclusive TV rights for Italy), Mediaset Premium reached 1.81 million subscribers, or 112,000 more than at the end of June. This number does not include customers with pre-paid cards. Mediaset had given itself a target […]
Sky has agreed a new multi-year movie and TV agreement with Disney UK & Ireland which it says will allow customers to enjoy the very best of Disney entertainment either live, on demand or on the go. Sky Movies and NOW TV Sky Movies Pass customers will be able to watch premieres such as Inside […]
South Africa’s Multichoice digital platform is, as expected, raising their subscription prices for the second time this year in an attempt to compensate for the falling value of the Rand and other African currencies against the US dollar. Typical is Multichoice Zambia which is hiking the price for viewing DStv and terrestrial GOtv subscription fees […]
BT has responded to Ofcom’s Digital Communications Review, setting out how regulation can help Britain secure its digital future and maintain its position as the leading digital economy in the G20. In its submission, the telco rejects demands for its Openreach network division to be separated from the company and calls for a level playing […]
Pay-TV subscriptions for 338 operators across 89 countries will increase by 200 million from a collective 704 million in 2014 to 904 million by 2020, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts report estimates that 29 operators had more than 5 million paying subs by end-2014. China Radio […]
Dataxis Q2 figures show that the Latin American pay-TV market has exceeded 69 million subscribers, equivalent to a 37.7 per cent penetration over total households. The segment was hit by a rarefied economic context, which was translated into a 5 per cent annual growth rate. Even though Satellite pay-TV once again leads the technology ranking […]
Brazil ended August 2015 with 19.58 million pay-TV subscribers, accounting for a 29.53 per cent penetration rate, according to statistics published by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel). DTH is still the dominant distribution technology with 11.72 million connections (59.84 per cent), followed by cable TV with 7.70 million (39.35 per cent). Telmex Group remains the […]
Canadian quad-play operator Rogers says it is bringing customers the next big thing in home entertainment with the launch of 4K-ready gigabit Internet speeds, a new 4K set-top box, Rogers 4K TV and the world’s largest commitment to live broadcasting in 4K with HDR. Customers will enjoy live 4K TV broadcasts – four times the […]
Announced in July 2015 with the aim of providing an alternative pay-TV option to Sky, BT TV and Virgin Media, UK over-the-top television platform TVPlayer is commercially launching its low-cost subscription service TVPlayer Plus, which offers premium TV channels including Discovery Channel, TLC, British Eurosport, Cartoon Network, HISTORY, Lifetime, Gold and Sony Movie channel for […]
Polish broadcaster TVN has secured an extensive exclusive agreement with Disney Media Distribution CEE. The deal is for Free TV and Basic Subscription rights, as well as Catch-Up and SVoD rights to the studio’s film and TV content. The deal includes popular first run and library titles including box office hits such as Disney Pixar’s […]