BBC Chairman: ‘Smartphone generation our biggest challenge’
Sir David Clementi, Chairman of the BBC, has suggested that serving the 18-to-34 demographic, the so-called ‘smartphone generation’, is the Corporation’s biggest challenge as it responds to changing times and…
AT&T launching ‘Watch’ skinny bundle
AT&T, the US telco giant, has revealed plans to launch a ‘skinny bundle’ of TV channels without sports that will cost $15 a month. The new service, branded AT&T Watch,…
Avanti’s HYLAS 4 reaches orbital position
Avanti Communications has confirmed that, following its successful launch on April 5th, the HYLAS 4 Ka-band satellite has reached its geostationary orbital position on schedule. In a statement, the company…
Sky Q3 revenue exceeds £10bn
Jeremy Darroch, Sky Group Chief Executive, has suggested that the broadcaster is “in good shape” and “on track for the full year” as it reported results for the nine months…
La Liga mulls OTT service
Spain’s football governing body La Liga plans to launch an OTT service, similar to Netflix, with LaLiga 1/2/3 and la Copa del Rey (King’s Cup), if the forthcoming tender for…
Amazon aces US Open Tennis rights for UK
In a further sign of the growing importance of the importance of sports rights to SVoD providers, Amazon Prime Video has been granted the exclusive live telecast rights to the…
NBCU, Fox, Turner, Viacom align for advanced ads
Underscoring the continued need to give advertisers a more scalable solution for marrying the reach and scale of premium video with advanced advertising capabilities, NBCUniversal, Fox, Turner and Viacom have…
Spain: Profits drop at Mediaset, Atresmedia
Mediaset and Atresmedia, the two largest TV groups in Spain, saw their profits drop by 12 per cent and 26 per cent respectively in the first quarter of the year,…
Netflix introduces mobile previews
Netflix is introducing mobile previews, which it says will present members with a fun, simple, and easy way to learn about all the new content on Netflix, and find something…
BT, TalkTalk continue to top Ofcom complaints
TalkTalk has again been named the most complained about ISP in the UK, in the latest report from the telecoms regulator Ofcom. For every 100,000 TalkTalk customers, around 31 made…