According to research from Parks Associates, 33 per cent of UK broadband households subscribed to an OTT video service as of Q3 2015. The study – Connected Consumer in Europe – also shows that only 15 per cent of UK households with pay-TV subscribe to premium movie channels. “Overall OTT video usage
UK terrestrial pubcaster Channel 4 has awarded the production contract for its coverage of the FIA Formula One World Championship to experienced independent sports production company Whisper Films. The contract was awarded after a competitive tender process with production companies with Formula 1 credentials. The tender process was led by Ed Havard, Channel 4’s Head […]
Legitimate pay-TV operators in the Middle East and North Africa are increasingly relying on exclusive content rights to gain subscribers, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. This is especially true for satellite TV platforms such as beIN and OSN. Dipping into the deep pockets of its owners, beIN in particular has been […]
The Dominican Republic is not one of the world’s major TV markets (population 10.4 million) but its decision to delay adopting full digital terrestrial TV until 2021 is something of a surprise. The official announcement was issued by the country’s Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) saying, via a formal Decree, that the extended deadline allows time […]
Despite the 100 per cent success of bringing back a Falcon-9 rocket to Earth in December, SpaceX now says that its next attempt of a successful return will be on a floating barge out at sea. Two previous attempts at a barge landing have been unsuccessful. The reason is that SpaceX is using a different, […]
TiVo has released data insight into the top Super Bowl commercials of all time, by incorporating polling services from Vision Critical, a customer intelligence platform provider. Budweiser’s “Puppy Love” commercial from 2014 ranked the highest across both men and women, as well as across age groups spanning from 18 to 64, indicating that more emotional […]
The Spanish Private TV Association, UTECA, has urged the government to impose advertising limits on pay-TV operators similar to those on FTA networks. With the expansion of pay-TV and the increasing appeal of pay TV operators, UTECA – which represents the interests of the main FTA channels in the country – has demanded tougher regulation […]
PCCW Media Group, announces the launch of Viu, its OTT multi-screen video service in Singapore, as a further step in its regional expansion. Meanwhile, Viu has clinched a pan-regional deal with the top four Korean broadcasters – SBS, KBS, MBC and CJ E&M, giving Viu an exclusive window and rights to 95 per cent of […]
US streaming service Hulu has signed a multi-year agreement content with Sony. The deal gives Hulu streaming rights to series including The Shield, Party of Five, Dawson’s Creek and Damages as well Sony’s movie archives. The agreement also includes series Happy Endings, all episodes of which were recently made available on the service. All Sony […]
Connected TVs were the most popular devices to watch BBC iPlayer on over the festive period – with unique browsers on connected TVs up 32 per cent on the same period in 2014. Connected TVs accounted for 38 per cent of unique browsers, followed by 24 per cent on tablets, 22 per cent on computers […]