Mediaset and Atresmedia, the two largest TV groups in Spain, saw their profits drop by 12 per cent and 26 per cent respectively in the first quarter of the year, mainly due to a fall in ad revenues. Mediaset made a profit of €53.2 million, down 12.2 per cent on the same period last year […]
BBC Three, which in February 2016 became the first TV channel in the world to make the switch from linear broadcast channel to online-first destination, had a very strong March 2018, which resulted in the most views ever on BBC iPlayer, BBC Three’s website and YouTube. Requests for BBC Three programmes on BBC iPlayer were […]
The increased popularity of watching eSports tournaments online has become a global mass market, one that caters to a wide range of audiences and markets according to a study by Limelight Network. The study has shed light
TalkTalk has again been named the most complained about ISP in the UK, in the latest report from the telecoms regulator Ofcom. For every 100,000 TalkTalk customers, around 31 made a complaint to Ofcom about the company’s broadband services between October and December 2017. Technical faults were the main reason for complaints. BT came out […]
Online giant Amazon has revealed that it now has over 100 million global subscribers to its Prime service, which bundles free shipping and other shopping perks with video and music streaming services. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, revealed the subscription numbers in his annual letter to shareholders. It marks the first time Amazon has ever chosen […]
A report from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank highlighting two European broadcasting giants, ProSiebenSat.1 (P7) and RTL Group, say their prospects show signs of improvement. P7 is due to announce its Q1 results on May 9th, with RTL reporting on May 17th. The bank says: “We expect both to show the German TV advertising market […]
A global survey of 34,390 Internet users by GlobalWebIndex reveals 32 per cent of FIFA World Cup fans consume Coca-Cola, the official sponsor, each week. The study also reveals 57 per cent of fans visit fellow sponsor McDonald’s at least monthly, highlighting the bottom line contribution of TV sponsorship. Both companies have sponsored related global […]
Satellite operator SES is now beaming a dozen Ultra-HD channels to viewers in the US. According to Steve Corda, SES’ VP/Media Platforms, and speaking at the recent NAB event in Las Vegas, more than 30 cable and IPTV operators are now taking its UHD signals, and Verizon FiOS and Frontier Communications are testing 4K carriage […]
Would-be broadband-by-satellite operator OneWeb has suffered a refusal by Russia for permission to beam its signals over Russia. It is quite possible that OneWeb, backed by Japanese media giant SoftBank, has fallen foul of the current trade war between the US and Russia. Russia’s federal telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor has rejected OneWeb’s application, citing as its […]
German cable network operators added around 500,000 Internet subscribers in 2017 and currently supply 7.7 million in Germany with high-speed Internet households (an increase of seven per cent). The figure represents an increase of 54 per cent in five years. The findings were revealed by the Verband Deutscher Kabelnetzbetreiber (ANGA), the Association of German Cable […]