Barely 10 days ago pay-radio operator SiriusXM invested $480 million into US streaming service Pandora. On June 27th Pandora confirmed what the industry had rumoured for a few days, that its CEO – and co-founder – Tim Westergren, had “stepped down”. The senior-level changes are far from over. SiriusXM now owns 19 per cent of […]
Following the recent data published on broadband connectivity in Africa, Dataxis predicts that 20 million households and businesses will have wired internet connection by 2022 in Africa, compared to 11 million in 2016. Nonetheless, although wired broadband is on the rise with the progressive introduction of Fibre-to-the-home in most developed countries, Africa still lags behind […]
Eighty consecutive successes for rocket launch company Arianespace is a unique record, and the June 28th launch of two satellites helped cement that achievement with a flawless launch (Flight 238). The two satellites included GSAT-17, a communications satellite for India, and a so-called condominium joint-venture satellite for the Arabsat-owned HellasSat-3 which shares a satellite with […]
AMC Networks International – Central & Northern Europe has signed a new distribution deal for its AMC channel. Effective immediately, Croatia’s subscription television provider Vipnet will add AMC to its basic channel package. The new deal will see AMC launching for the first time within a basic cable package for Vipnet TV subscribers in Croatia. […]
Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service by PCCW Media, has debuted its latest Viu Original content that showcases a vast array of Chinese content from unique drama series, reality travelogs, culinary shows to infotainment talk shows by ViuTV, a domestic free TV service provider in Hong Kong. The programmes are available in Singapore and the […]
In the past decade, the pay-TV landscape has undergone a radical transformation, propelled by the introduction of Netflix’s on-demand streaming service in 2007 and the critical mass adoption of streaming ever since. Today, 70 per cent of TV viewers 18 and over – and 90 per cent of 18-34 year-old viewers – stream at least […]
BT was the most complained-about ISP in the first three months of the year, according to a report from Ofcom. The media watchdog, which publishes complaints data every quarter, also found BT to be the most criticised pay-TV company. BT received 34 complaints per 100,000 subscribers about its broadband service in the first quarter, well […]
Fox on-demand service Fox Play is launching in France on Canal+’s catch-up TV platform Canal à la demande. Fox Play is also available to subscribers of the Ciné/Séries packages, as well as on-the-go via the myCanal app. Fox Play offers multiple seasons of popular 21st Century Fox shows including The X-Files, Outcast, Bones and Empire. […]
SES has made satellite history by contracting for the world’s first ‘satellite life extension’ craft. MDA subsidiary Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) is the builder, and the space vehicle will very much focus on refueling of existing orbital satellites. The project should launch in 2021. SES will be the first commercial customer to benefit from the satellite […]
A report from BPI/ERA, entitled Generation Z: Meet the Young Millennials, explores the music consumption habits and social media behaviour of today’s young Millennials (aged up to 19) and how their engagement across streaming and video platforms and social media and messaging apps, including Instagram, Snapchat and Musical.ly, is shaping longer-term trends. Highlights from the […]