The second annual Prime Day (Amazon’s take on ‘Black Friday’) was the biggest day ever for Amazon. The online shopping giant announced customer orders surpassed Prime Day 2015 by more than 60 per cent worldwide and more than 50 per cent in the US It was also the biggest day ever for Amazon devices globally […]
Turner Asia Pacific and Globe Telecom, the Philippines’ No. 1 mobile brand, have announced that two upgraded Cartoon Network apps will soon be made available to Globe customers. An authenticated version of the Cartoon Network Watch and Play app unlocks its full functionality, including a live stream of the channel and additional VoD content. Cartoon […]
Multi Channels Asia (MCA), Asia-Pacific’s largest independent channel distributor, ahs signed a partnership deal with The QYOU, a global curator of Internet video for the TV Everywhere market, to bring The QYOU’s TV formats to Asia and the Pacific for the first time. Gregg Creevey, Managing Director, Multi Channels Asia said, “The QYOU curates the […]
SES has announced today that Japan International Broadcasting, the official distributor of NHK World TV for Japanese public broadcaster NHK, has signed a long-term agreement to broadcast the 24/7 English-language news and information channel free-to-air in HD across Europe. The transmission of NHK World TV in HD has already started via Astra 1KR at 19.2 […]
A+E Networks’ Crime + Investigation (CI) network has claimed the top spot as the number one English factual entertainment channel among people aged 15 and over. CI, among the top networks across Asia dedicated to the world of true crime, has consistently been rating well among PMEBs in prime time and has led the pack […]
Opera TV has announced the launch of the latest update to its next-generation TV app technology, Opera TV Snap 3.0. The latest version of Opera TV Snap brings a complete end-to-end OTT app generator for broadcasters, content providers, and VoD services. This full platform upgrade enables content providers to mix live broadcasted streams, video clips […]
Hollywood’s largest studios, representing more than 80 per cent of box office and digital film revenues, have overwhelmingly embraced Studio Connect, an essential component of Mediamorph’s full cycle licensing solution that manages title avail generation, distribution, licensing, and revenue reconciliation. To date, four of the Top Studios have selected Studio Connect to streamline their digital […]
Findings from market and consumer information firm GfK show that US TV households are embracing alternatives to cable and satellite reception. Levels of broadcast-only reception and Internet-only video subscriptions have both risen over the past year, with fully one-quarter (25 per cent) of all US TV households now going without cable and satellite reception. The […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research indicate that 83 per cent of Amazon users, and 93 per cent of Hulu users, also use Netflix. Hub’s findings suggest that although online TV content comes in many shapes and sizes – free with ads, TV Everywhere linked to traditional MVPDs, transactional platforms to rent or buy video, etc. […]
Eutelsat is looking to exit from Hispasat, and sell its 33.69 per cent stake. However, it has hit a major hurdle with 57 per cent majority owner Abertis Group saying that Eutelsat’s ‘Put’ option (which requires Abertis to buy its stake) is not valid. Eutelsat has had this option in place since 2008. Paris-based Eutelsat, […]