Forecast: India’s pay-TV market to see sluggish growth
The total pay-TV services revenue in India is expected to grow at a lethargic compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent from $3.19 billion in 2020 to $3.30…
Arqiva revenues down 11.2%
Broadcast facilities company Arqiva, reporting its end-of-year numbers (to June 30th), says its revenues were down 11.2 per cent although much in line with expectations. The company has sold its…
Vubiquity wins Liberty Global content services deal
Premium content services and media technology solutions provider Vubiquity, part of the Amdocs Media Division, has secured a long-term content services partnership with the Liberty Global group and its affiliates…
StarzPlay on Apple TV channels across MENA
StarzPlay is now available through Apple TV channels across the MENA region on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch and Mac, as well as select…
Forecast: W. Europe to hit 191m SVoD subs by 2025
Western Europe will have 191 million SVoD subscriptions by 2025; more than double from 90 million at end-2019, according to Digital TV Research. About 35 million subscribers will be added…
Sky Italia subs dip; staff cuts likely
Sky Italia subscribers have dropped to 4.6 million, compared to 5 million in the pre-Covid period, according to market figures obtained by business daily Milano Finanza. The decline is partly…
Discovery, Mediaset alliance?
Discovery is eyeing a possible tie-up in Europe with Italian broadcaster Mediaset, according to reports in the Italian press. According to Il Sole 24 Ore, contact between Mediaset CEO, Piersilvio…
AVIA: “Covid speeds up India’s move to digital TV”
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its annual Future of Video India seminar amidst a time of great change in the region. The media and video industry in India…
WarnerMedia axes DC Universe
WarnerMedia has announced it is soon closing its DC Universe streaming service after just two years. The SVoD service, which is exclusively available in the US, offers content derived from…
Peacock on Roku
Roku has agreed a carriage deal with Peacock – NBCUniversal’s streaming service that launched in the US in July. The deal also includes the continued carriage of 46 NBCUniversal apps…
Comscore expands CTV footprint with Samba TV
Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, has announced its expanded TV measurement footprint driven by a new partnership with Samba TV, a global cross-screen television…
Azam TV migrates services to Eutelsat 7C
African pay-TV operator Azam TV has completed the migration of its video platform from the Eutelsat 7B to Eutelsat 7C satellite, with a multi-year extension of the existing contract and…
Lance Armstrong doc on iPlayer
Lance, a two-part documentary about one of sport’s most controversial figures, Lance Armstrong, is now available on the BBC iPlayer, and will be broadcast on BBC Two at a later…
Red Bee OTT for Svenska Spel, PMU partnership
Red Bee Media is delivering OTT services for a new partnership between the state-owned Swedish casino operator and gaming company Svenska Spel Sport & Casino and French sports and horse…
BBC launches Music Memories project
BBC Music Memories and BBC World Service are launching an international journey through music as part of the BBC’s music and dementia initiative. Rolled out on World Alzheimer’s Day (September…
Digital radio in cars: 3 months for EU to implement EECC
The European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), which entered into force on December 20th 2018, must be transposed into national legislation by EU Member States by December 21st 2020. Article 113,…