Roku has raised $219 million (€186m) in an initial public offering priced at the higher end of its expected range, the company said. The offering of 15.7 million shares was priced at $14, valuing Roku at $1.32 billion. As well as providing set tops the company licenses its software to companies such as Sharp and […]
European media network, RTL, has launched its latest annual Total Video Key Facts – a television yearbook and interactive database reference on global TV trends. The main findings:
Ahead of the launch of the year’s biggest computer games – FIFA 2018 – research from YouGov reveals that close to four million Brits have watched eSports. The report finds
The pay-TV market in US fell to 0.1 per cent to reach 100.2 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the previous quarter. However, linear OTT pay-TV continue to add subscribers (+49.6 per cent with 4.4 million subscribers) and thus contribute to the prevention of the global trend of market erosion that […]
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) welcomed the publication of the European Commission’s Communication Tackling Illegal Content Online: Towards an enhanced responsibility of online platforms. The Communication’s self-regulatory approach involves online platforms taking greater responsibility for removing illegal content uploaded by users. The Communication is clear that violations of intellectual property – primarily […]
Italian media and publishing group De Agostini has unveiled its new TV channel that will be available nationwide from October 1st. Alpha is targeted mainly at a male audience (25-44 years) and will be available on channel 59 of the national DTT network. The schedule will focus on “real stories”, developed along three main lines: […]
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) will launch its Warner TV channel in France on November 9th exclusively with Canal+ Group. Warner TV will be available from Canal’s package Essentiel Famille for dish subscribers, Canal Panorama on Free IPTV platform and Orange Famille by Canal. It will also be accessible via the myCanal app. The programming line-up […]
Nielsen has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Visual IQ, an independent provider of multi-touch attribution (MTA) modelling of advertising on digital platforms that helps improve ROI for brand marketers. With this transaction, Nielsen will acquire Visual IQ’s industry-leading MTA software platform, along with the underpinning data, technology and intellectual property. The acquisition of […]
India’s Economic Times newspaper says that DEN Networks, one of the country’s largest MSOs is again involved in bid talks. The would-be acquirer is Reliance Industries, which operates a 4K cellular service in India under the ‘Jio’ brand, has been working on the launch of home broadband and cable TV services for quite some time […]
GINX Esports TV, the eSports TV channel, has launched on TVPlayer in the UK. This represents the third launch for GINX Esports TV in its home market and comes at a time of continued expansion in the eSports world. GINX Esports TV, whose shareholders include Sky and ITV, features the most prestigious live esports tournaments […]