Spain’s Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC – National Authority for Markets and Competition) has imposed a €250,000 fine on La Liga for preventing Mediaset’s Tele 5 and Cuatro from having access to football stadiums to offer highlights and reviews of the matches. The watchdog says that La Liga is breaking the […]
Viacom has announced the formation of an Advanced Advertising group. Bryson Gordon, who will lead the group as EVP of Advanced Advertising, will report to Sean Moran, Head of Marketing & Partner Solutions, and Kern Schireson, Chief Data Officer. The Advanced Advertising group will be tasked with leading ad product innovation and advanced analytics across […]
Troubled speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications has agreed a new $100 million (€89.5m) refinancing package. The borrowing replaces an existing $50 million of debt and sees the London-based operator lower its debt interest costs from an average of 10 per cent to 7.5 per cent. The new borrowing also pushes back the payment schedule to […]
3Vision, an international content consultancy in the UK, has acquired a number of international channels for the new Discover Digital service recently launched in South Africa, DEOD. Discover Digital has recently launched its online streaming service, DEOD (Digital Entertainment On Demand) in South Africa, providing subscribers the ability to view over 10 international News and […]
Hot on the heels of its German counterpart’s success, Sky Italia has secured exclusive live rights to all UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches from the 2018/19 season through to 2020/21, significantly strengthening Sky’s position as the leading sports content provider in Italy. The rights had previously been held by Mediaset. Sky has acquired […]
UK pay-TV platforms Sky and Virgin Media have formed a strategic partnership that they say will enable businesses both big and small to benefit further from advanced TV advertising across both Virgin TV and Sky platforms. Advertisers will be able to target a potential audience over time of more than 30 million viewers, putting it […]
IBB Consulting, consulting firm guiding business and technology innovation at the convergence of media, broadband, and mobility, has revealed its latest insights into the market for paid OTT or SVoD services. In a survey of 1,051 US online consumer adults that subscribe to at least one paid OTT service, IBB found that a majority of […]
Italian DTH platform Tivùsat has surpassed 3 million active smart cards, representing over 9 per cent of Italian households. Since launching on July 31st 2009, the satellite-based platform has seen constant growth, especially after the completion of the analogue switch-off in Italy. The positive trend has continued in the first months of 2017. Tivùsat distributes […]
According to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media (E&M) Outlook 2017-2021 the UK’s E&M sector will grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3 per cent from 2017-2021 adding £10 billion (€11.4bn) to its value to the economy over five years. Overall, revenue will grow from £62 billion in 2016 to £72 billion by 2021 […]
TiVo has published the 17th edition of its quarterly video trends report (previously the Digitalsmiths Quarterly Video Trends Report), including insights on pay-TV vs OTT user experiences, live sporting event viewing via social media, ideal price per channel for à la carte cable/satellite offerings, and more. Based on a survey of more than 3,000 consumers, […]