A study from GfK shows that Netflix was used by 3,942,000 people via a mobile, tablet or computer in the Netherlands in July – meaning approximately 27.5 per cent of the country’s population aged 13 and over have access to the SVoD service through a “non-TV” device. Netflix total reach is greater than that of […]
Pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus Group says it is winning ratings in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa. Canal Plus Advertising (C+A), a subsidiary of the broadcaster’s international division, says its audience share is up 1 per cent y-o-y to an average of 29 per cent. C+A used survey data from Kantar TNS and its Africascope survey which was […]
Russian news agency TASS is reporting that the nation’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin has called for lower costs for its rocket launches. Russian scientists must respond in an “asymmetrical” way to their US counterparts – in particular SpaceX – who have developed technologies for returning launch vehicle first stages to the launch site, he […]
Belgian commercial broadcaster, Medialaan, has chosen Yospace’s Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) system to monetise live channels on the new TV everywhere service, Stievie Premium. The new Stievie Premium edition offers 18 live TV channels and catch up services, up to six days, and can be viewed on all screens: smartphone, tablet, laptop and TV screen. […]
Revenues from OTT TV episodes and movies for 19 Latin American countries will reach $4.6 billion (€3.91bn) in 2022; up from the $1.87 billion recorded in 2016, according to Digital TV Research. According to the firm, SVoD will remain the region’s largest OTT revenue source; contributing $2.86 billion by 2022 (62 per cent of the […]
It is early days in the trial in Oakland, California, between the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and DirecTV, where the FTC is alleging that DirecTV deliberately misled subscribers signing up for pay-TV packages. The complaint specifically alleges violations both of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), which imposes specific […]
NSR’s Commercial Satellite Ground Segment, 2nd Edition (CSGS2), forecasts 2016-2026 cumulative global revenues for Commercial Satellite Ground Equipment to surpass $158 billion. Satellite TV continues to be the largest segment by shipments and revenues. Consequently, STBs and Antennas generate the largest revenue shares. However, in terms of growth VSAT platforms (modems + baseband equipment), driven […]
London-based Avanti Communications has confirmed its Hylas-4 satellite will launch next year on an Arianespace rocket in a period “commencing March 1st”. The much-delayed launch (it was originally promised for launch in “early 2017”) will be somewhat improved by the rocket and satellite carrying extra fuel. The commitment from Avanti is that the satellite will […]
Australia’s free-to-air DTT platform Freeview has launched a new TV campaign, the third in the series starring the popular Freeman family and their neighbours, the Joneses. The first spot, Freemans On The Go, demonstrates how easy it is to watch live and catch up TV wherever you are, on whichever device you choose via a […]
According to television attention measurement company TVision Insights, cable television programming captures primetime viewer attention better than broadcast, and brands see significant variation in consumer attention to different ads in their rotation. The study – Q2 2017 TV Attention Report –