The UK’s creative industries made a record contribution to the economy in 2017, smashing through the £100 billion (€112.74bn) mark, according to figures published by the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS). Its value of the creative industries to the UK is up from £94.8 billion in 2016 to £101.5 billion, and has […]
UK advertising is expected to increase to £20.8 billion (€23.45bn) in 2019, surpassing the £20 billion mark for the first time, up from £19.9 billion in 2018 according to the latest media and marketing forecasts from media investment group GroupM. GroupM forecasts 6 per cent growth for 2018, down from 6.4 per cent in 2017. […]
Nielsen is expanding its US Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) pilot, adding a leading Smart TV platform and national cable network. Global semiconductor company MediaTek, currently powering more than 50 per cent of Smart TVs, will bring advanced DAI to its Smart TV platform for the first time. A+E Networks is joining CBS, as revealed in […]
As 2018 draws to a close, consumer interest in 4K continues to climb, receiving a further push due to average retail prices reaching parity with HD TV sets, according to the latest market tracking report from Futuresource Consulting. “This year, we’re expecting annual 4K TV shipments to power past 100 million units,” says Tristan Veale, […]
A meeting of Japan public broadcaster NHK’s board has approved the lowering of its TV viewing licence fees. The first stage reduction, of a 2 per cent cut next year, will not be seen by viewers because the Japanese government has increased its VAT consumption tax rises by 2 per cent from 8 per cent […]
Standard Media Index (SMI), a source of ad pricing and revenue data, announced that the US advertising marketplace grew 7 per cent in October year-over-year (YoY). Looking across platforms, Digital was the strongest performer this month, growing 17 per cent. That was followed by Out-of-Home (OOH) at 10 per cent, Radio at 7 per cent, […]
The new Connecting Everyone report from French research company IDATE has revealed the real-world challenges in building universal Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) coverage, leaving a massive opportunity for ultra-fast Gfast and Fixed Wireless technology to deliver high-speed broadband. Released at the IDATE DigiWorld Summit in Paris overnight, Connecting Everyone revealed that in the total serviceable global Fibre-to-the-Building […]
Freesat has has announced the addition of Martin Hughes, Andre Santos and Mahshid Hadavinia to its senior leadership team. As Freesat’s new Director of Technology, Hughes has an extensive background in technology, software and computing. At Freesat he will be responsible for leading the technology team and oversees the engineering, product and operations functions, as […]
The French parliament has adopted an important amendment to its planned 2019 budget which will benefit Eutelsat. The amendment, which will need to be approved by President Macron, according to a note to clients from investment bank Exane/BNPP, aims at reducing the tax rate on Eutelsat. “More specifically, pretax income generated on GEO satellites located […]
Stronger laws to crack down on online pirates will commence shortly after the Australian Government’s Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018 passed the Parliament. The Bill strengthens the capacity of Australia’s creative industries to fight copyright infringement through injunctions issued by the Federal Court. Minister for Communications and the Arts Mitch Fifield said the new […]