An annual survey on US consumer video viewing habits from advisory firm Altman Vilandrie & Company indicates that more than 60 per cent of US viewers now subscribe to paid video services, with a majority subscribing to at least one video service and a pay-TV provider. Furthermore, 63 per cent of all viewers selected live […]
South Korea’s overall video and TV market spend is on track to achieve 8 per cent growth in 2018, ending the year at 7.8 trillion KRW, ($7bn), according to the latest Video Insights country report from research and knowledge-based consulting company Futuresource Consulting. “South Korea ranks as one of the world’s ten largest video entertainment […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar has cancelled the transmissions of its eSports TV channel, Movistar eSports. All its content will now instead be made available through other channels, including #Vamos, and through VoD. The channel was launched two years ago aiming to satisfy an expanding market and turn eSports into key content. Netflix integration on the […]
Satellite operator SES has raised a total of €400 million in a syndication of Schuldschein Loans. A Schuldschein loan is one that does not need to have a new prospectus issued, and can replace a private placement. They tend to cost less than a bond issue. The SES borrowing comprises a €150 million 5.5-year floating […]
Freeview and Digital UK have announced that the total number of Freeview Play devices sold in the UK has now surpassed five million. Freeview Play was launched in 2015 to provide viewers with access to live, catch up and on-demand programming. Freeview has also revealed that over three million of these devices are being used […]
RTL Group has announced the combination of Divimove and UFA X, effective January 1st 2019, into one integrated organisation for the production, aggregation and monetisation of short-form video content in Europe. Going forward, UFA X with its offices in Berlin and Cologne will enhance Divimove’s capabilities in digital storytelling and format development. The combination follows […]
Video advertising and monetisation platform SpotX is teaming up with broadcaster Discovery to power programmatic monetisation for TV everywhere (TVE) video during the holiday season. The collaboration has resulted in Discovery running Automated Guaranteed campaigns through SpotX, the only supply-side platform (SSP) currently offering Discovery’s entire portfolio to advertisers. “Content consumption increases dramatically during the […]
Pakistan’s media regulator PEMRA has approved a batch of new TV and radio channels that may be transmitted over satellite to the country. PEMRA has been holding an open bidding process and at a meeting on December 17th increased the number of channels that can be officially permitted to be distributed via the country’s cable […]
Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, has set a new record for peak traffic on its global content delivery network (CDN). On December 11th, the volume of data being delivered across the Akamai network exceeded 72 Tbps, surpassing the 70 Tbps threshold for the first time in the company’s 20-year […]
Telecoms, content, media, entertainment and advertising group Altice Europe and global investment firm KKR have announced the creation of Hivory, the largest independent telecoms tower company in France and third largest European tower company. The creation of Hivory follows the successful completion of the transaction announced in June 2018 of KKR’s acquisition of a 49.99 […]