Insight from IHS Markit identifies how the media management industry is moving to services-based business model, focusing on faster and cheaper workflow. Highlights of the report include: In the media management market, migration from selling equipment-based solutions to service-based solutions is deploying massively this year. Nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) of global revenue was service-based, […]
ESPN International has retained the broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Europe League in Spanish-speaking Latin America until the 2020-21 seasons. The deal, which begins in the 2018-19 season, also includes all multimedia rights for the regions. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. “We are thrilled to announce […]
PCCW Media, a pan-Asia entertainment and media company, has launched Now E, a one-stop entertainment OTT platform with international and Asian dramas and movies, and sports events, for viewers to enjoy content anytime, anywhere. Now E has partnered with leading content partners including HBO, MOViE MOViE, Now Baogu, Viu, and top international studios, offering thousands […]
Sales analysis from IHS Market shows that the demand for larger screen sizes showed better than expected results for the first 3 months of the year, normally a weaker portion of the year. According to the Large Area Display Market Tracker, shipments of large displays increased by 6 per cent in unit and by 10 […]
The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) has welcomed ARRIS International plc as a new Premier Member of the Fiber Broadband Association Latin American Chapter. ARRIS connects customers across 73 countries to video and broadband technology, combining key services with both innovative hardware and software to forge connectivity for millions of people. Fibre is one of the […]
The Spanish football teams that comprise La Liga have reportedly acknowledged that the price of the TV rights has been inflated by 20 per cent to €1.3 billion, as requested by La Liga in the public tender. The football teams believe that the €1 billion fee per season in the domestic market would be more […]
Following previous 4K trials, French public service broadcaster France Télévisions will this year trial 8K broadcasts during its coverage of the French tennis open at Roland-Garros. The 8K live broadcast will not be available to TV viewers, but footage will be delivered on giant screens on site in Paris, as well as in France Télévisions’ […]
Despite the BBC’s obligation to provide impartial coverage, allegations that the broadcaster lacks impartial and objective journalism are regularly made by observers, whether they be activists, commentators, journalists or politicians. Claims of partisan reporting have come from all angles. Those on the left of the political spectrum tend to argue that the BBC has a […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 305,000 net video subscribers in Q1 2018, compared to a pro forma loss of about 515,000 subscribers in Q1 2017. The top pay-TV providers now account for about […]
Vodafone Spain is launching a summer low cost offer with all football available at €3 a month from June to September 30th. In an attempt to avoid cancellations and boost subscriptions, the company will cut the price of its football package from €20 to €3 a month over the summer. Subscribers to the package One […]