Each day, 9.5 million people in France are watching TV online, either live or catch-up, via a TV set. According to data from Mediametrie, some 4.4 million (7.3 per cent of the country’s population) aged 4 and above now watches online TV on a device other than a TV set, such as a smartphone or […]
Australian cricket fans will have access to more cricket coverage than ever following what is described as a “landmark” partnership with FOX SPORTS and Seven West Media, announced by the sport’s governing body Cricket Australia (CA). The deal sees long-time broadcaster Channel 9 lose the coverage rights. The new six-year broadcast and digital partnership, which […]
Promising an exciting new way to watch a huge range of sports shows on demand, Sports Channel Network (SCN) is now available on Internet-connected televisions on UK DTT platform Freeview channel 273. The channel offers a host of shows on demand, airing everything from eSports, to motorsports, to tennis, to combat and basketball. “We wanted […]
The online video market in Western Europe continues to grow, with international media players continuously expanding in new territories, according to Michail Chandakas, Associate Research Analyst – Media & Communications (TMT) at Kagan, a division of S&P Global Market Intelligence. In a briefing note, shared with advanced-television.com, the following key takeaways are identified: The online […]
A range of strong dramas and live sport has helped BBC iPlayer to achieve its best-ever February performance. Across the month, more than 285 million programmes were watched by viewers, a 4 per cent year-on-year increase, with average daily requests of 10.2 million. The first episodes of new drama series Requiem and Collateral were the […]
Avril Blondelot, Content Insights Director at Eurodata TV Worldwide has presented the latest trends in terms of TV content, noting the continued appeal of the medium and its willingness to try new approaches. Speaking at Industry Spotlight conference of MIPTV in Cannes, she said that at a time when international hits are becoming scarce, we are […]
According to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, nearly 57 per cent of Americans are streaming entertainment and most of those are doing so with Netflix. Findings from the poll of 801 Americans around the country confirm the rapid adoption of streaming service by American households, with Netflix dominating the streaming world, with 51 per cent […]
Following the May 2017 passing by the European Parliament of legislation allowing EU citizens to use online services such as Netflix, HBO Go, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Deezer while in another EU country for holidays, studies or business, European officials have confirmed that from April 1st 2018 onwards, Europeans will be able to access the online content […]
Almost 2 out of 5 French Internet user have already used VoD or SVoD services, a steady increase according to Médiamétrie’s VoD360 study. Over the last 12 months, 13 per cent of the population indicated they had rented at least one video, and 20 per cent have used a SVoD service. SVoD’s primary strength lies […]
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, the German broadcasting group, is launching a new FTA channel on March 21st featuring a line-up of popular US programming. The channel will air TV series including Modern Family (pictured), Glee, Suits, Breaking Bad, Anger Management and 12 Monkeys. The channel will initially launch on Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s OTT service TV Now, and programmes […]