According to Dataxis research, the global installed base for 4K STBs grew to 31 million units at the end of 2017, compared to only 3 million units in 2015. Operators around the world are deploying more and more 4K boxes, which is reflecting in the global numbers. Europe is growing at the fastest rate accounting […]
Ahead of the Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin World Heavyweight title fight this weekend, a number of industry executives have warned about the pitfalls of pirating the fight – especially when live streaming on social media channels. Alongside this, as part of the continuing crackdown on illegal streaming Mr Justice Arnold, on September 20th, awarded […]
In a joint presentation with Statista Research and Analytics at IBC last week, FFalcon Technology, a part of TCL Group, revealed that the TV market has entered a new generation, where smart TVs are set to penetrate the global industry via smart homes. With global smart TV shipments set to reach a total sales value […]
Business consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers says that South Africa’s MultiChoice is likely to launch a streaming video service to rival Amazon and Netflix in 2019. TV and video will be significant drivers of consumer revenue, PwC said, in specific reference to South Africa. “Internet video’s success continues to grab the headlines here but, in the short term […]
Vodafone UK has plans to switch on 1,000 5G sites by 2020, as it seeks to position itself as leading the country towards the next generation of mobile technology. Vodafone reiterated its intention to trial 5G in seven cities from next month, and revealed plans to commercially launch 5G services in Cornwall and the Lake […]
Twitch, the popular video game-streaming service and a subsidiary of Amazon, has been blocked in China. Twitch’s website has been unreachable from the country since September 20th and its app has also been removed from the local Apple App Store. Twitch has confirmed that it is being blocked but it has not said why Chinese […]
MAGNA advertising has published its latest ad forecasts, declaring that US advertising has hit an all-time high. Key highlights from its report include: – Media owners net advertising sales (NAR) will grow by +6.9 per cent in 2018 to reach $207 billion, a new all-time high. Neutralising the advertising sales generated by cyclical even-year events […]
Bloomberg has linked with Middle East publisher Saudi Research & Marketing Group (SRMG) as its local partner to launch an Arabic-language business-focussed TV news channel. The original agreement was signed in September 2017. A previous announcement that the TV channel would be called Bloomberg Al Arabiya has been modified as a result of the agreement, […]
Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment has revealed that ESPN+, the direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from DTCI in collaboration with ESPN, has surpassed one million paying subscribers in just over five months since its April 2018 launch in the US. “Reaching one million paid subscribers is an important milestone for any video subscription service, but […]
Directors UK has called for more career development initiatives for under-represented directors as their latest report reveals the negligible progress made in the employment and representation of black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) directors in UK television. The report, Adjusting the Colour Balance: Black, Asian and minority ethnic representation among screen directors working in UK […]