The cord-cutting trend that threatens the future of the global pay-TV industry was not confined solely to the United States in 2017 according to business information provider IHS Markit; total pay-TV subscriptions also declined in 13 other markets. Customers cancelling their TV services in favour of online alternatives has been a key factor in declining […]
Global sports provider Eleven Sports has secured live and exclusive rights to all La Liga matches in the UK and Ireland. The partnership will begin from the start of the 2018/19 season and will run for three years until the end of the 2020/21 season. Sky had held the TV rights to Spanish top-flight football […]
Sky has confirmed it will broadcast the Royal Wedding live on Sky News in Ultra HD via its Sky Q platform. Coverage will start at 9am on May 19th, and will also be simulcast on Sky One. “Sky continuously searches for ways to innovate and bring better coverage to its customers,” commented David Gibbs, Director […]
MasMovil, the fourth largest telco in Spain, may be the focus of a new consolidation move in the market. Its shareholders – mainly venture funds and private groups – are reportedly willing to sell the company in the next two or three years. MasMovil has significantly increased its value over the last year with a […]
According to the latest Market Snapshot: OTT and Pay TV: Partnerships and Competition, from research and consulting firm Parks Associates, which examines competition in the US entertainment marketplace as partnerships between pay-TV and OTT within the video space become more common, over half of broadband households have a combination of pay-TV and at least one […]
Intelsat had a reasonable set of results on May 1st, but it was a decision by the FCC to examine how its C-band spectrum might be utilised by the upcoming 5G technology that drove Intelsat’s share price to extremely dizzy heights that day. At one stage, Intelsat’s stock jumped 42 per cent before settling back […]
The Gulf state of Qatar is involved in a diplomatic argument with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE, which has resulted in the recall of ambassadors and imposition of trade and travel bans. The row has now extended to Qatar-based beIN Sports which has “strongly denounced” satellite operator Arabsat and its backing to the Dubai-based […]
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2018 second quarter ended March 31st 2018. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $61.1 billion (€50.9m), an increase of 16 per cent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.73, up 30 per cent. International sales accounted for 65 per cent of the […]
Swisscom’s, the dominant Swiss telco, has reported that consolidated Q1 net revenue was up 1.9 per cent on the previous year at CHF 2.8 million (€2.4m), while at constant currencies revenue remained nearly stable (+0.2 per cent). By contrast, Swisscom’s revenue in the Swiss core business fell by 1.8 per cent to CHF 2,206 million, […]
Parks Associates research reveals 17 per cent of US broadband households own an Internet-connected entertainment device and a smart home device. The IoT research firm also notes that 13 per cent of consumers own both a connected health device and a smart home device. “Adoption of multiple connected devices alters consumer behaviour as connectivity opens opportunities […]