Having launched the Download feature in 2016, making it possible for its members to take their stories with them wherever they go, Netflix has now introduced Smart Downloads. When users finish watching a downloaded episode, Smart Downloads will delete it, and then automatically download the next episode. “We know how annoying it can be to […]
Spanish telco operators are once again up in arms over the RTVE tax, which they claim is an unfair toll. At a conference, the CEO of Vodafone, Antonio Coimbra, described the 0.9 per cent tax on revenues operators have to pay to finance the public broadcaster RTVE as being an “aberration”. In Coimbra’s opinion, it […]
The EBU has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament vote that will update existing must-carry rules and provide for a wider choice of free-to-air radio content while on the move. The vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) formally endorsed a political deal in trilogue on a new EU […]
A national survey of 1,633 internet users by market research company, GlobalWebIndex, reveals 63 per cent of the UK will be watching the World Cup final on July 15th (presumably even more if England are involved) – in comparison to just 25 per cent who will be watching the Wimbledon Men’s Final. Some 44 per cent of UK […]
egta – the association of television and radio sales houses – has commended EU policymakers for reaching an agreement on a new Audiovisual Media Services Directive, suggesting that two years of challenging negotiations have delivered some welcome flexibility in commercial communications which should contribute to a more competitive environment for European broadcasters. “We are encouraged […]
The merged Dish TV India and Videocon d2h business turned in record revenues for the quarter-year to June 30th, with profit after tax rising four-fold. The two businesses were officially merged only on March 22nd 2018, so quarter-on-quarter comparisons are not entirely possible, but the company itself reported net subscriber growth of 301,000 (to a […]
Back on June 7th, the London Court of International Arbitration awarded specialist satellite operator Avanti Communications the sum of $20.075 million, in a final determination of a long-running dispute between Avanti and the Indonesian government. A statement on July 10th from Avanti to the London Stock Exchange said: “Due to administrative delays from the London […]
India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says that it wants to build and launch 40 rockets into space over the next four years, and of that 40, around 10 will carry geostationary satellites for TV and broadband communications. The remaining 30 rockets will carry scientific missions. ISRO chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan, speaking in Bengaluru, said that ISRO […]
The news that viewers are switching away from conventional live TV is hardly new. But a report from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank, and prompted by a detailed examination of the main advertising catalysts for Europe’s main public broadcasters, shows alarming falls in viewing loyalty. The report says that the costs of reaching these viewers […]
The UK television industry – and by extension the whole digital media, tech and creative industries – need a hard hat as Brexit approaches. This is because the consequences that will rain down from a hard Brexit will be excrement of the toughest variety, polished or not. To try and avoid a hard Brexit for […]