Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network, despite currently suffering some 77 local channels being blacked out over carriage disputes, is putting its prices up by $5 per month. Penalties for not paying the monthly fee on time will also rise from a nominal $2 to a more aggressive $12 whenever a payment date is missed. Prices go […]
French pay-TV company Canal+, which has aired Ligue 1 football since 1984, has informed the French Professional Football League (LFP) that it will not participate in the current domestic rights TV tender for the 2024-2029 period. The news was confirmed to press agency AFP after it leaked to sports newspaper L’Équipe. The tender was launched […]
MVPDs must evolve into ‘super aggregators’ and forge strategic partnerships with historic competitors in order to defend their incumbent positions in the next decade of streaming, according to a white paper by Caretta Research. In How to be a Pay-TV market leader by 2030, the Caretta team cites the need for MVPDs to embrace “coopetition” […]
Vizio has announced that the ESPN App, including streaming platform ESPN+, is now available to Vizio users in the US. With the ESPN App and ESPN+, fans can experience over 27,000 live sports events, replays, original shows, and ESPN exclusives from ESPN networks – all on Vizio Smart TVs. The ESPN App brings a diverse […]
Amazon and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have signed a UK agreement that will see the recently launched discovery+ Premium (including TNT Sports) plan, available as a new Prime Video Channel. Prime Video UK customers can now access discovery+’s selection of live and on-demand sports and entertainment content, including live Premier League football and every UEFA […]
The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has launched Mega Movie Weekend, in association with the major UK distributors and retailers. A selection of titles will be available to Download & Keep for a limited-time at discounted prices during the third weekend of each month. The campaign offers deals on a mix of fresh releases, […]
Less than one-in-seven UK digital households (12 per cent) have reduced or plan to reduce their spending on home broadband, mobile connectivity or streaming according to a EY Decoding the digital home study – which surveyed more than 2,500 UK consumers on their attitudes toward technology, media and telecoms experienced in the home. Almost half […]
Research from entertainment technologist TiVo for IBC 2023 reveals that almost half of all UK consumers have not reduced their video spending as a result of increases in the cost of living. On average, UK consumers subscribe to six paid video content sources, with an average monthly bill of £78.06 (€90.71). However, while having access […]
Live TV continues to be the most common default source for TV viewers, but its once commanding lead over SVoDs has shrunk drastically over the past five years, according to Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Decoding The Default survey. Smart TV apps have also made strong gains, and are now at parity with set-top boxes as […]
Less than one year since its initial launch in the Nordics, six months since completing its roll-out across more than 20 European markets, SkyShowtime now boasts a strong line-up of first-run feature films and exclusive series. As the home of new theatrical releases from both Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, SkyShowtime will be premiering, later […]