To gain a better understanding of how US consumers are using streaming video services to supplement or replace traditional pay-TV services, Consumer Reports surveyed a representative sample of more than 1,00o adults in February 2016, and also analysed responses to its annual questionnaire of more than 82,000 Consumer Reports subscribers. Among the key findings was […]
To celebrate 25 years of Sky Sports, David Beckham has filmed a special interview in VR with Kirsty Gallacher, selecting his top three Premier League goals. The 5-minute piece has been unveiled exclusively on Facebook 360. Picked from his illustrious Premier League career for Manchester United, Beckham discusses what made the final three so special […]
3.3 million HD adaptors and 1.3 million HD TV sets were bought by French viewers ahead of the DTT HD switch in the night on April 4th/5th. According to a survey from Toluna for French magazine LSA, 63.6 per cent of the 6 million households concerned who were still receiving DTT channels via a TV […]
Peter Mensch, the manager of rock bands including Muse, Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers, says YouTube is killing the record industry. “YouTube, they’re the devil,” he told a BBC Radio 4 documentary on the music business. “We don’t get paid at all.” He said the site’s business model, in which artists make money by […]
The latest in a series of carriage renewal stand-offs which risked some of the US’s favourite channels going dark on the country’s leading satellite provider has been resolved, with DISH Network and Viacom agreeing to terms for a multi-year contract renewal that provides DISH customers with uninterrupted access to Viacom networks and sets the stage […]
Russian sources suggest that its next International Launch Services (ILS) satellite launch mission is subject to a delay of some weeks. It is ILS which handles ‘non-Russian’ commercial launches. A Proton launch was scheduled for May 17th, but reports now say this could be delayed “several weeks” with late May or early June now being […]
Releasing its Q3 numbers, Sky has reported strong demand from new customers, with existing customers continuing to take more from the broadcaster. 177,000 new customers joined during the quarter, with 686,000 more products in Sky homes. Group revenue rose 5 per cent to £8.715 billion (€11bn), with a 12 per cent increase in operating profit […]
Ofcom has published two research reports on how people use, understand and relate to different media in the UK. The first, Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes, provides detailed
Dish Network’s founder Charlie Ergen, speaking to analysts following his company’s results, said that vehicle connectivity was a topic that his organisations were well positioned to participate in. Ergen is holding very large amounts of wireless spectrum. “Certainly cars are going to be connected. The only way that I know you are going to connect […]
NHK World TV, the global news and information channel from Japan’s public broadcaster, is doubling the amount of VoD programming to reflect the significant increase in demand from viewers around the world. The expansion includes new programmes – such as A Century on Film, Direct Talk and J-Trip Plan – as well as established ones, […]