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Analyst: Global pay-TV revenues to fall 11%

Global pay-TV revenues peaked in 2016 at $205 billion (€166bn), according to the Global Pay TV Revenue Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. Revenues will fall by 11 per cent to $183 billion in 2023, despite the number of pay-TV subscribers rising by 9 per cent. Revenues per subscriber are declining as more homes convert […]

April 16, 2018

France: 3.4m watch VoD daily

Each day, 9.5 million people in France are watching TV online, either live or catch-up, via a TV set. According to data from Mediametrie, some 4.4 million (7.3 per cent of the country’s population) aged 4 and above now watches online TV on a device other than a TV set, such as a smartphone or […]

April 16, 2018From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

LatAm SVoD subs reached 18.2m in 2017

According to Dataxis latest research, as at 2017, Latin America reached 18.2 million of active paid account subscribed to an SVoD service. This means an annual increase of 29.8 per cent. Such volume is equal to 25.2 per cent of the total fixed broadband accesses, which indicates it has more room to growth. Netflix remains […]

April 16, 2018

Report: $439bn consumer entertainment spend by 2021

In 2017, global consumer expenditure on entertainment content (video, games and music) worldwide continued to climb. By 2021, this spend is set to reach $439 billion (€355bn) globally, a 17 per cent increase from 2017, according to the latest Global Entertainment Content Outlook report from Futuresource Consulting. “As expected, TV and Video account for the […]

April 16, 2018

C4 starts search for new HQ

Channel 4 has begun the search for a location for its new national headquarters by outlining its plans to over 100 representatives of UK cities and regions. The publicly owned UK broadcaster will start the bidding process with a presentation at its Horseferry Road headquarters in London, led by its chief executive, Alex Mahon, and […]

April 16, 2018

Israel: Partner teams with Amazon

Israeli multiplay operator Partner Communications has revealed what it describes as a first of its kind collaboration agreement between Amazon Prime Video and its Partner TV unit. Partner TV customers now have direct access to the Amazon Prime Video service on their Partner TV set-top box, which offers access to view a broad selection of […]

April 16, 2018

Inmarsat wins Turkish inflight TV deal

Inmarsat has signed an agreement with local inflight connectivity companies Turkish Technic and Havelsan to bring Inmarsat’s inflight broadband and live TV solutions to Turkish Airlines. Ahmet Karaman, Turkish Technic’s CEO said the agreement would provide a “seamless” inflight experience for passengers. Inmarsat looks forward to joining forces with two leading Turkish firms “to provide […]

April 16, 2018By Chris Forrester

Comcast to bundle Netflix

Comcast and Netflix have agreed an expansion of their partnership that will provide Comcast the ability to include a Netflix subscription in new and existing Xfinity packages. In November 2016, Comcast launched Netflix on the X1 platform, offering customers a fully-integrated entertainment experience featuring voice control and seamless access to the Netflix service. Netflix has […]

April 13, 2018

F1 TV set for May launch

Premier motor sport category Formula 1 will launch F1 TV in May 2018, ahead of the Formula 1 2018 Gran Premio De España. Until that time, Formula 1 will continue to run a closed beta version of the service to a small subset of fans for viewing and testing during the upcoming Formula 1 2018 […]

April 13, 2018By Colin Mann

Viacom Italia sees 21% growth in revenues in 2017

Viacom Italia closed 2017 with total revenues of €67.9 million (+20.6% on 2016) and profits of €4.7 million (€2.5 million in 2016). Contributing to the positive result were the broadcaster’s free-to-air channels, and Paramount Channel in particular, distributed via DTT in Italy, reports daily Italia Oggi. In fact, during the financial year 2017 (which ended […]

April 13, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome