Comcast Cable Advertising, a division of Comcast Corporation, has launched the next phase of Blockgraph, an industry initiative designed to create a secure way to use data and share information. Comcast is now working with other industry partners on this initiative, including Viacom and Spectrum Reach, the advertising sales division of Charter Communications, in a […]
From January 24th the first eSports channel in German, eSPORTS1, is going live. The channel eSPORTS1 will be available in the German-language channel package MySports Pro and will include at least 1,200 live hours of eSports events annually, as well as highlight broadcasts and magazine programmes produced in-house. The programme contents will be editorially prepared […]
The Czech ad tech company R2B2, which operates a digital ad network, has compiled an overview of the trends in pricing and performance for selected ad formats in the year 2018. The data comes from the RTB Index that R2B2 publishes on a monthly basis. The RTB Index is a monthly report that monitors the […]
According to a study conducted by Hub Entertainment Research gauging reactions to Netflix’s new price increase among its subscribers, most respondents say they are unlikely to cancel their account. But there is a bigger risk among premium subscribers, many of whom say they’ll consider downgrading to a less expensive tier. Among the survey’s highlights:
EU reforms to copyright rules stalled this week as a meeting of Euro MPs and officials was called off, with publishers blaming Google and other tech giants for lobbying against the changes. The European Commission says the overhaul is necessary to protect Europe’s cultural heritage and level the playing field between big online platforms and […]
Across Western Europe, advertising revenue continues a gradual shift toward digital avenues, at the expense of TV advertising outlays. IHS Markit estimates that in the five biggest markets – UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – traditional TV advertising revenue grew just 9 per cent between 2014 and 2018, reaching $20.8 billion (€18.2bn). In contrast, […]
Futuresource Consulting has unveiled what it believes are “seismic shifts” in the US entertainment space in two reports. The USA report from the global Video Insights series goes some way to address the questions of how people might consume premium content in the future. In addition, Futuresource has published its latest Perspectives piece, The Battle […]
Orange Spain has denied press reports the group is considering taking a 100 per cent stake in the Basque-country-based telco operator Euskaltel. In a statement to the Spanish stock market regulator, CNMV, Orange Spain was nevertheless ambiguous by stating that the group is always on the lookout for growth opportunities in Spain. Industry observers believe […]
The Premier League has issued a statement saying that it is aware of new evidence presented by beIN Media Group, which further demonstrates that its content is being illegally broadcast in Saudi Arabia and made available in several countries across the Middle East by the beoutQ pirate channel. “Like other sports and content providers, our model […]
Pay-TV revenues for 20 MENA countries fell by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2018 to just under $3 billion (€2.64bn), according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. Given the hangover from the beIN ban and falling ARPUs, revenues in 2024 ($3.28 billion) will still be lower than in 2016 ($3.36 billion). Five countries will […]