Pay-TV is increasingly gaining ground in Spain with more and more penetration, rising from 23 per cent in 2012 to 33 per cent in 2016 and 41 per cent in 2021, according to the Conecta 2018. Pay TV in Spain report from Deloitte. The report reveals that between 2012 and 2016 pay-TV increased its number […]
Eutelsat is ordering up a new broadband satellite from Thales Alenia which is replacing a planned joint-venture with California-based ViaSat. Konnect VHTS (Very High Throughput Satellite) is the new craft. Eutelsat, in a statement said: “The investment in Konnect VHTS replaces the project of a joint investment with ViaSat in a ViaSat 3 satellite for […]
Digital piracy has experienced a decrease in Spain for second consecutive year in terms of absolute figures, although the percentage of individuals accessing pirate content remains the same. In 2017, there were 4.005 billion digital illegal accesses to content with a market value of €21.899 billion. The profit loss suffered by the sector increased 4.1 per […]
Reports out of India suggest that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has held talks with India’s fast-growing 4G cellular network operator Reliance Jio. The reports suggest that Netflix is targeting a potential 100 million subscribers in India, and that Reliance Jio’s existing 160+ million subscribers could fast-track that ambition. A deal has not been done, but […]
According to Dataxis estimates, Fox Sports and ESPN respectively reach a global penetration of 34 per cent and 31 per cent over the total number of TV households in Latin America for 2017. In all the countries studied, except in Brazil and Venezuela, ESPN and Fox Sports have the highest penetration rates among all sport […]
Star India has won India International and Domestic media rights for the period from April 15th, 2018 until March 31st, 2023 following an online auction process that lasted three days. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI had invited bids for Global Television Rights plus Rest of the World Digital Rights Package Indian […]
New consumer research from Parks Associates shows that US broadband households report their average monthly expenditure on video entertainment outside of a pay-TV subscription has dropped from $29 in the past two years to $23 in the last half of 2017. The research firm notes spending on Internet video has held steady at roughly $9 […]
The much-delayed launch of Avanti Communications’ Hylas 4 satellite took place under flawless conditions at 21.34 GMT on April 5th aboard an Arianespace rocket. A Japanese satellite (JSAT’s Superbird-8) was also carried aloft in the launch, the third of the year for Arianspace. There were pre-launch anxieties because the previous Ariane flight had not performed […]
Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the US, has announced the launch of a4, the company’s advanced advertising and data business, which delivers audience-based, multiscreen advertising solutions to local, regional and national advertisers and MVPD partners. “The launch of a4 is an important milestone to mark our investment in advanced advertising and analytics […]
The UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has revealed the next stage of Project Dovetail, which has the objective of delivering total reach of programme and commercial audiences across multiple screens. The rise of online delivery of programmes and commercials has been a catalyst for Project Dovetail. Dealing with audience fragmentation has been an aspect […]