Humax, a UK provider of digital set-top boxes, has added Netflix to its range of FVP-4000T Freeview Play HD devices. Graham North, commercial director at Humax, said, “With the ever-increasing ‘binge-watching’ phenomenon, where entire series are consumed with no interruptions or commercial breaks, we have witnessed a dramatic revolution in viewing habits over the past […]
Figures published as part of the Committee of Advertising Practice’s (CAP’s) annual report show the changing landscape of advertising regulation continues to be dominated by online ads, with the number of internet cases standing at over double those of the second most prolific medium, TV (8,633 compared to 3,920). Meanwhile, the mass-viewing nature of TV ensured […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), a distributor of sports and news content for global broadcast and media platforms, and Eutelsat Communications have announced the signing of capacity contracts on four Eutelsat satellites. The capacity will be used to carry live broadcast signals of flagship events in the sports calendar. Using the Eutelsat 65 West A, […]
The first sign that the US video streaming market is approaching saturation is revealed in a forecast from research and consulting firm, Strategy Analytics, which shows the growth rate slowing for the first time. US consumers will spend $6.62 billion on video streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu in 2016. Although this […]
The European Commission has proposed an update of EU audiovisual rules to create a fairer environment for all players, promote European films, protect children and tackle hate speech better, as well as presenting a new approach to online platforms. The proposals are part of a three-pronged plan to boost e-commerce by tackling geoblocking, making cross-border […]
Netflix has announced that from September it will be the exclusive US pay-TV home for all Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar movies released from 2016 onwards. Meaning, it will be the only place to find movies such as Captain America: Civil War, The Jungle Book and the upcoming Star Wars sequels and the Rogue One […]
Indian DTH is still generating solid growth. Videocon d2h added a net 590,000 new subscribers during its Q4 (gross subs grew 790,000). The growth takes Videocon d2h’s total to 11.86 million subscribers. Monthly churn is also down, to 0.58 per cent (from 0.73 per cent in the previous quarter). Q3 revenues grew 22 per cent, […]
SpaceX is planning to launch Thaicom-8, a satellite for Thaicom, on Thursday evening (the launch window opens at 17.40pm EDT/21.40 GMT) from Cape Canaveral. Thaicom-8 was built by Orbital ATK and is planned to orbit at 78.5 degrees East and serve India, Thailand and parts of Africa. This “full thrust” version of its Falcon-9 rocket […]
SES has announced that iN DEMAND has renewed a cornerstone capacity agreement for continuing delivery of its HD professional sports packages and PPV events to cable audiences across the Americas. The company has retained two C-band transponders on the SES-3 satellite, located at the centre of the orbital arc over the US. The SES-3 satellite […]
The Swiss Competition Commission imposed a sanction of CHF 71.8 million (€64.8m) on Swisscom and Cinetrade/Teleclub for ‘prohibited marketing’ of sports content via pay TV. Swisscom and Cinetrade deny the allegations and remain confident that they acted lawfully in the marketing of sports content. According to The Competition Commission (WEKO), Swisscom and Cinetrade/Teleclub exploit a […]