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Mediaset launching FTA Italian movie channel

Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset is planning to increase its offer of free-to-air thematic channels, with the launch of Cine 34, dedicated to Italian movies. The new channel will début on January 20th 2020, to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of celebrated Italian film director Federico Fellini. The first day of broadcasting will […]

December 3, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Vodafone Together adds Apple TV 4K

Starting immediately, Vodafone Together customers will receive Apple TV 4K with unlimited broadband and unlimited data. Customers can enjoy unlimited streaming both in and out of the home with superfast broadband, unlimited mobile data and Apple TV 4K in one package. Customers receiving an Apple TV 4K will also enjoy a limited time offer of […]

December 3, 2019

BritBox adds Christmas specials collection

BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, has begun a month of Christmas celebrations, featuring a collection over 100 Christmas TV specials from years past on the site. A different special will be highlighted daily in the run up to Christmas Day in a nostalgic digital advent. Highlights from the Britmas collection […]

December 3, 2019

HBO GO app launches in Philippines

WarnerMedia’s streaming service, HBO GO, is now available in the Philippines as a standalone OTT service without any pre-existing TV subscription. The service is accessible online and on mobile devices through the HBO GO app that can be downloaded from App Store or Play Store for PHP149 (€2.64) a month with a 7-day free trial. […]

December 3, 2019

Tru Optik, Anzu.io partner for in-game targeted ads

Tru Optik, the AI and data-management platform (DMP) across Connected TV (CTV), has announced a partnership with Anzu.io, an in-game advertising platform that brings real-world ads into video gaming and eSports, to make first and third-party data for enhanced audience targeting available for in-game advertising on gaming consoles. As 67 per cent of US consumers […]

December 3, 2019

Zappware powers A1 Bulgaria advanced TV

Bulgarian multiplay telco A1 Bulgaria has launched A1 Xplore TV, an advanced TV user experience powered by Zappware’s video back-office: an end-to-end solution. A1 Xplore TV viewers will be able to find and enjoy content easily through the Zappware Nexx 4.0 user experience. “Our goal is to constantly offer innovative services to our customers to […]

December 3, 2019

Netflix: 15 major new pay-TV partners in 2019

More than 300 million pay-TV households worldwide now subscribe to operators who offer access to Netflix through their set-top boxes (STBs), thanks to an increasing number of partnership deals with the streaming giant. To date, Netflix has struck over 100 major partnership deals. These operator deals give Netflix theoretical access to nearly half of all […]

December 2, 2019

Italy: Pay-TV revenues down 8% since 2009

Italian pay-TV revenues dropped by 8 per cent in the decade 2009-2019, while costs for the Italian Serie A increased by 78 per cent, according to a report by Enders Analysis, carried by Business Insider Italia. Perhaps of more concern is that the number of Italian pay-TV subscribers dropped by 1.15 million in 2018, partly […]

December 2, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Research: 14.5m Australians pay-TV subs  

Roy Morgan research shows over 14.5 million Australians now have access to some form of pay-TV/subscription TV, up 8.2 per cent on a year ago. The combined audience for these services is almost 70 per cent of the Australian population, as new subscription TV services Apple TV+ and Disney+ enter the market this month. Netflix […]

December 2, 2019

Forecast: Traditional TV advertising flat in 2020

GroupM has published its latest UK ad forecast which provides an even larger growth projection for 2020 than was originally predicted in its June forecast. One of the major reasons for this, says the media investment company, is because as more digital endemic marketers increasingly replace traditional companies that came before them, spending shares will […]

December 2, 2019