Broadcast media remain the most trusted media throughout Europe with 85 per cent of European countries trusting radio and 75 per cent trusting TV. The EBU’s new report – Trust in Media 2019 – shows how the gap between people’s trust in traditional and new media continues to grow. Radio is the most trusted medium […]
French PSB France Télévisions is to stream more than 100 hours live in 8K over 5G, in association with Orange during the upcoming Roland-Garros tennis open (May 26th-June 9th). Images will be transmitted from the Philippe-Chatrier centre court and the 8K UHD live premiere will be tested in partnership with industry majors from the USA, […]
Brand spend on sports sponsorship will grow to £35 billion (€41bn) globally in 2019, but rights-holders are significantly under-exploiting their sponsorship businesses according to Two Circles analysis. Collectively, sports rights-holders’ sponsorship assets are worth £49 billion globally. However, due to unsold inventory, unreported engagement and
DISH Network, the US pay-TV broadcaster, has reported revenue totalling $3.19 billion for the quarter ending March 31st 2019, compared to $3.46 billion for the same period in 2018. Net income attributable to DISH Network totalled $340 million for the quarter, compared to net income of $368 million from the year-ago quarter. The company closed […]
Episode one of police drama Line Of Duty series five is the most-watched programme on British television this year with an audience of 13.2 million viewers, 28-day four-screen data has revealed. The first four episodes have attracted larger audiences than any other programme on UK television this year, averaging 10.6 million viewers in seven-day four-screen consolidated […]
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on May 2nd outlined the regulations as to how it will compensate digital TV licence holders who want to return the licences to the country’s broadcasting watchdog. The NBTC will further expand its intentions on May 7th. In essence, broadcasters – some of whom have lost money on […]
Channel 4 will broadcast live coverage of Grand Slam winners Wales when they take on England and Ireland this August. The three nations will face each other at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium as part of their preparation for the Rugby World Cup which begins on September 20th. The reigning Six Nations Champions play England on August […]
Discovery has reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31st 2019. The multichannel programmer saw Q1 revenues increase by 17 per cent on the same quarter last year to $2,707 million. The profit was largely driven by the company’s acquisition of Scripps some 10 months ago. Excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, revenues increased […]
Northern Sky Research (NSR) forecasts that by the end of this year there will be some 196 4K channels broadcasting. SES, in a presentation at the recent NAB show in Las Vegas, says they are already carrying 50 of them, and that around the world there are a total of 131 4K channels available to […]
Data from French media measurement company Médiametrie shows a continued viewing decline for the country’s main commercial broadcaster, TF1 and public broadcaster France Télévisions. Analysts at investment