Mediapro, holder of the European football TV rights in Spain, has started the bidding process meaning Spanish operators now have until April 6th to submit their offers. It is estimated that the total price for the next three seasons of the Champions and Europa League will reach €1.2 billion, €400 million a year, double the […]
Although Liberty Media’s first year as owner of Formula 1 saw 2017 season audience figures increase across TV and digital platforms, with 352 million unique TV viewers across all F1 programming, it revealed in its Q4 and Full Year 2017 results that revenue from activities other than race promotion fees, broadcasting fees and advertising and […]
Orange Spain has reached an agreement with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to enhance its VoD service with up to 100 new titles, including a number of recent releases such as Ferdinand and The Greatest Showman as well as classic hits from the studio such as Alien and Ice Age. With this deal, Orange’s VoD […]
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and L’Équipe, the French free TV channel dedicated to sport, have announced a new agreement to broadcast WWE’s flagship weekly programme Raw on free-to-air television in France. From March 10th, L’Équipe channel la chaine L’Équipe will air a one-hour version of Raw at on Saturday mornings with an additional re-air on […]
France’s Canal + Group has responded to the ongoing carriage dispute with France’s TF1 by saying it regrets the stalemate in negotiations with the TF1 Group after 18 months of discussions, stating that it has been forced to interrupt the broadcast of TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films, LCI and their associated services. “This decision […]
The British public spent more money on music, video and games in 2017 than on books, magazines and newspapers, according to official figures published for the first time in the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) Yearbook. It is the first time in history that revenues from entertainment exceeded those of the printed word. The key driver […]
The Olympics – encompassing both Summer and Winter Olympics – is Australia’s most popular TV sporting viewing experience with nearly 8.7 million Australians watching the Olympics almost always or occasionally when on TV, according to findings from Roy Morgan Research. Over 1 million Australians almost always or occasionally watch leading Winter Olympics sports including Figure […]
In a sign of the increasing need for one-time adversaries to work together, Sky and Netflix are partnering to bundle the full Netflix service into a new Sky TV subscription pack. Describing it as a “pioneering partnership, the first of its kind”, Sky says the initiative will give millions of its customers seamless access to […]
In its Communication of September 2017 on tackling illegal content online, the European Commission (EC) promised to monitor progress in tackling illegal content online and assess whether additional measures are needed to ensure the swift and proactive detection and removal of illegal content online, including possible legislative measures to complement the existing regulatory framework. As […]
Formula 1 is set to launch F1 TV early in the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, which it describes as an innovative way for fans to enhance and enjoy their experience of Grand Prix racing. F1 TV is Formula 1’s OTT platform and marks F1’s biggest investment in its digital transformation to date. […]