Spotify will unveil its Q4 numbers on February 6th, and Vivendi a week later on February 14th. A report from equity analysts at investment bank Deutsche Bank has looked at the streaming sector and found much to commend it to investors. The headline news from the report is that the music industry is fully embracing […]
TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP video solutions and TVN GROUP, the Germany’s Film and Outside Broadcast production company, are working together to provide the German broadcast market with innovative and flexible IP video transport solutions. “Our customers are facing growing demand for more news content across more platforms, so […]
MENA SVoD revenues will reach $2.13 billion (€1.87bn) by 2024; or $1.51 billion more than the 2018 total. SVoD revenues will more than triple between 2018 and 2024, according to the latest edition of the Middle East and North Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Market leader Turkey […]
Following a year of rapid development which saw major content owners announcing direct to consumer plans, ongoing SVoD growth, channel innovation, and even more investment in scripted content, senior media executives have forecast continued growth in key areas throughout 2019, according to the The 3Vision annual Trends Survey. The survey collates feedback from content owners, distributors, […]
Sky’s Spanish OTT service has cut its monthly subscription fee by €3 to €6.99 in an attempt to boost subscriptions. With the promotion, new and current customers with renewal dates will soon be able to access up to 16 TV channels including VoD content at the new price. Launched in September 2017, Sky’s OTT service […]
Adspend in the UK increased 5.1 per cent year-on-year to reach £5.6 billion (€6.45bn) in Q3 2018, delivering the strongest third quarter performance since 2015 and the 21st consecutive quarter of market growth. That is according to the latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report, which notes that the record investment in Q3 2018 underpins a preliminary […]
Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, CEO at Qatar-based Es’hailSat, has called into question the role of intergovernmental agencies, such as the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and their lack of action over the on-going piracy by Saudi Arabia of beIN Media’s channels and in particular sports transmissions. There is consistent wholesale piracy of beIN’s output by beoutQ, […]
Hotel chain Hilton and Netflix are teaming up to create a more personalised travel experience by allowing guests to stream Netflix contet on in-room televisions in Hilton’s Connected Rooms. The collaboration enables guests staying in Connected Rooms to seamlessly access their Netflix account by logging in by entering their credentials either with the remote control […]
Comcast revealed during its analyst briefing this week that it will launch a global version of Sky’s OTT service NOW TV in 2020. Steve Burke, CEO, NBCUniversal and SVP/Comcast, praised NOW TV as a “direct to consumer” product. “One of the good things about what’s going on right now in the television business is people […]
The football TV war is the main factor in Vodafone Spain announcing a 7.3 per cent fall in revenues – to €1.16 billion – in its third fiscal quarter (October-December). The previous quarter ‘s revenues (July-September) also dropped by 4.8 per cent, marking a negative trend. In the third quarter, TV subscribers rose by just […]