The booming VoD market generated 41 per cent growth in revenues across the key US and UK markets last year – and shows no sign of abating. Broadcast Intelligence Insights’ Streaming Services report reveals the remarkable cumulative performance of the 20 biggest AVoD, SVoD and vMVPD services in the two key territories. Combined revenue reached […]
Italian Serie A has backed the launch by Spain’s Mediapro of a corporate football TV channel, branded ‘Lega’, for the period 2021-2024, with a rights fee of €1.3 billion. The Italian football teams have welcomed Mediapro’s channel and have asked Serie A League to reach an agreement with the Spanish company before September 30th. Mediapro […]
While Netflix caught the attention of the TV world last year when it ended HBO’s 18-year stretch of earning the most Emmy nominations, this year, HBO reclaimed the spot with 137 nominations to Netflix’s 117. But how much did each spend to earn such success? Kill the Cable Bill, providers of industry trend analysis, crunched the numbers for […]
Dish Network’s Q2 results were historic in that the satellite broadcaster is now firmly on track to become the 4th cellular operator for the US. Dish’s satellite division lost a net 79,000 subs during the quarter. However, its Sling TV streaming system gained 48,000, leaving the business with an overall net loss of 31,000. But […]
Mediaset Spain will pay a huge bill for La Liga, Champions and Europa League rights if its streaming service Mitele Plus proves to be a success. According to El Economista, Mediaset will have to pay Movistar over €60 million if its new OTT service captures 270,000 subscribers. The minimum payment will be €20 million per […]
It hasn’t been the best of trading quarters for Intelsat, having suffered an in-orbit failure and the consequent loss of revenue from the craft. Its Q2 results show revenues of $509 million (€456.4m), down $28 million on the same period last year. The lost satellite (I-29e) meant a $382 million asset impairment charge. Contracted backlog […]
Streaming company Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to Rugby World Cup 2019. Every match from this year’s tournament, which features 20 teams and will take place in Japan from September 20th to November 2nd, will be available live for rugby union fans across the region on NENT Group’s […]
One of the key statements in the latest World Teleport Association (WTA) report (Satellite Operator Benchmarks 2019) is that satellite transponder costs have risen, on average, by 60 per cent. However, headline grabbing as it is, the actual prices charged by satellite operators for long-term leases are a long way from that suggested by the […]
Netflix and WWE are partnering for a live-action family series called The Big Show Show. The comedy will feature WWE superstar Paul Wight, better known as The Big Show. Netflix is contracted for ten episodes. The elevator pitch for the show says: “When the teenage daughter of The Big Show, a retired world-famous WWE Superstar, […]
Huawei has announced its business results for the first half of 2019. The Chinese tech company – which has made plenty of headlines in recent months – posted CNY401.3 billion (€52.2bn) in revenue, a 23.2 per cent increase over the same period last year. The company’s net profit margin for H1 2019 was 8.7 per […]