US consumer spending on home entertainment was up slightly for the first quarter of 2017, reaching $4.7 billion, according to preliminary figures from trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. Digital channels, especially Electronic Sell Through (EST), continued to see growth, while results for the physical business were affected by the fact that Easter – […]
Canal Plus has retained the exclusive live rights to cover Formula One in France, together with feeder series Formula 2 and GP3, for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons, following a consultation process with Formula One Management (FOM). The operator has been a broadcast partner of Formula 1 since 2013, and says it is proud […]
London-based Press TV, the Iranian-backed English-language TV channel, has been fined £200,000 in damages by a UK court and a Conservative Party MP, awarded overall damages and legal costs of £338,000. Ndhim Zahawi, born in Iraq and of Kurdish origin, and the MP for Stratford-on-Avon in the English Midlands, brought an action against Press TV […]
Almost 50 per cent of all air-travellers will be able to enjoy In Flight Connectivity by 2021, according to a study by Paris-based Euroconsult. This translates to more than 17,000 planes, up from 6,500 last year. “In January 2017, over 80 airlines had either installed or committed to install in-flight connectivity (IFC) solutions,” said Pacôme […]
An Ariane rocket successfully delivered two Thales Alenia-manufactured satellites into orbit on May 4th. The two were carried in a dual launch by Arianespace. They had been badly delayed by a month-long strike in French Guiana which affected all work at the spaceport. Brazil’s SGDC is a dual (civil-military) satellite for the customer Visiona, a […]
AppNexus, the independent advertising technology company, has announced new capabilities to help advertisers and publishers reach and monetise their audiences on connected TV. To continue to reach consumers as they shift viewing patterns from traditional linear TV to digital video, AppNexus’ video solution now supports advertising buying and selling on digital long-form content, including TV […]
Research released by Ampere Analysis reveals that Facebook is closing the gap on TV advertising. The average revenue per user (ARPU) generated by Facebook advertising has grown six-fold in North American and four-fold in Europe in five years. By comparison, the value of a TV viewer has remained relatively flat, with a growth of less […]
UK local TV licensee That’s Media Group has expressed interest in setting up a national TV channel on the Isle of Man. The announcement was made by Kent Walwin, Owner and Director of that’s Media Group, during the Celtic Media Festival at a panel – The Rock that Rocks – about building a new broadcast […]
The boom in smart phone and Internet penetration is transforming traditional television (TV) viewership patterns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), creating a vast, fertile market for over-the-top (OTT) video services, according to Over-the-top (OTT) Video Services to Transform TV Viewing in Middle East and North Africa Forecast to 2021, a new report […]
Italian VoD platform Chili has added over 100,000 new customers during April, taking another step towards reaching the milestone of 1 million customers (expected during May) four months in advance of the initial target. The OTT platform offers first view movies after their cinema release as well as a vast catalogue of movie and TV […]