Television audiences across the world are wholeheartedly embracing online pay-TV, as the proportion of consumers with OTT subscriptions has leapt from 25 per cent to 45 per cent in just 12 months with even more planning to sign up prior to Christmas, research from subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard reveals. The study also shows […]
Ovum has released its Q3 2016 subscriber growth figures for fixed voice, fixed broadband, and pay TV for the US, as captured in Ovum’s World Broadband Information Service (WBIS). Ovum notes that a triple cord-cutting threat – the loss of subscribers in all three core fixed services – continues to loom over the US. In […]
ITV is to roll out an expansion of The ITV Hub offering a tiered ‘freemium’ service allowing users to pay for enhanced features including not receiving adverts. ITV Hub+ gives users the opportunity to subscribe for £3.99 to enjoy allTV content with no interruptions. The service has run as a successful pilot on ios devices […]
According to research from Netflix, a new trend in watching has emerged with more than 30 million Netflix members around the world weaving film into their binge routines. After finishing a series, a majority of Netflix members (59 per cent) take a pause, usually lasting three days, before committing to a new show. During that […]
British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat has confirmed that it has switched a launch from SpaceX to Arianespace. The decision also affects Arabsat-owned Hellas-Sat which forms part of the launch’s overall mission. Inmarsat says it will use an Ariane-5 heavy lift rocket to launch its ‘European Aviation Network’ S-band satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space in […]
The launch of France Télévisions’s SVoD platform, previously announced for March 2017, has been postponed to autumn 2017, CEO Dephine Ernotte-Cunci has confirmed. The PSB group is “not far” from concluding concrete partnerships she added, though calls to potential European broadcast partners have not been favourably received. The solution will come directly from the content […]
SpaceX will not be able to recommence launches this month. A statement from the rocket launch company says that the investigation team is finalising its work into the September 1st explosion. The company also says that the planned launch of a batch of ten satellites for telecoms company Iridium will not now take place on […]
Europe’s commercial broadcasters have asked the European Parliament to ensure the proposed revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive be future proof and ensure fair competition. The call came as MEPs, Member State attachés and commercial broadcasters gathered in the European Parliament to focus on advertising as part of the ongoing EU revision. The Directive […]
The Spanish pay-TV market is booming with operators adding 671,000 new subscribers year-on-year as of September 30th, according to CNMC’s Q3 telecoms and TV market report. The three largest operators -Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange- ended September with a total of 5.36 million pay-TV customers, up 12.5 per cent the same month last year, gaining a […]
Google has launched a number of different ways for users to consume their content, including the release of 125 movies in 4K on Google Play Movies. In a blog post, Ben Serridge, Product Manager Google Play Movies & TV, said that when Google first made movies available on Android (a little over five years ago), […]