The pay-TV market in the US started 2017 with a slight decline, according to research firm Dataxis. The total number of subscribers reached 100.3 million for the first quarter of 2017, which represent a fall of -0.61 per cent (-612 000 subscribers) compared to Q4 2016. This trend of the market shows an erosion from […]
Pro-copyright education body the Industry Trust For IP Awareness has received the IP Champion Award at the Alliance For Intellectual Property’s Summer Reception. Liz Bales, Chief Executive, Industry Trust for IP Awareness, accepted the award in recognition of the ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign, which aims to inspire consumers to value and respect the content […]
Media intelligence specialist Kantar Media is expanding its cross-platform ad intelligence capabilities with the availability of programmatic advertising data. This initiative is part of Kantar Media’s continued innovations in digital ad monitoring and will be offered firstly in the US with a move to roll out to additional key markets. The expanded data will provide […]
Defying industry assumptions that viewing figures for sporting events and matches are declining, pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has released year-to-date viewing figures on Eurosport Network up 14 per cent compared with 2016. According to Eurosport, top-class events such as The Championships from Wimbledon, the Tour de France and Roland Garros, featuring some of the biggest […]
Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, has unveiled Brightcove Jump Start for Echo Show, a new service enabling publishers and brands to launch video skills quickly on the new Amazon Echo Show. Jump Start for Echo Show builds on Brightcove’s existing expertise of delivering and monetising a wide range of video experiences across […]
Netflix is partnering with Spain’s Zeta Audiovisual to develop and produce its second Spanish original series, Elite, currently slated for a global release in in 2019. The move comes following the success of the streaming giant’s first Spanish original, Las chicas del cable, which was released in April. Elite will tell a murder-mystery tale set […]
AsiaSat, Asia’s leading satellite operator, and global media solutions provider Globecast, have reached an agreement to deliver RTR-Planeta Asia to viewers via AsiaSat 5. The deal continues expanding the exposure of Russian-language programming available in the Asia-Pacific region. Globecast is providing RTR-Planeta with complete distribution services to the channel via this deal, including across Asia-Pacific, […]
Scandal’s Olivia Pope had better watch her back, because House of Cards’ Frank Underwood is coming for her, warns consultancy firm Solutions Research Group, noting that ‘must-see’ TV is giving way to ‘much-stream’ TV, with Americans increasingly likely to name streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video among their most valued entertainment […]
Facebook users are now able to share live video on Facebook from Facebook Spaces to give the people they care about a window into their VR world. “Facebook Live is already one of the most immediate and interactive ways to share moments with friends,” says Mike Booth, Head of Product Management, Facebook Spaces. “By going […]
In its response to the UK Government’s consultation into public service broadcaster Channel 4’s future, Pact – the UK trade association representing and promoting the commercial interests of independent creative content producers – has called for the broadcaster to up its investment in programmes made in the nations and regions to 50 per cent. This […]