According to findings from Leichtman Research Group, the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 1,495,000 net video subscribers in 2017, compared to a pro forma loss of about 760,000 subscribers in 2016. The top pay-TV providers account for 92.2 million subscribers – with […]
US pay-TV revenues peaked in 2015, at $101.71 billion (€82.51bn), according to the eighth edition of the North America Pay TV Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. A $26.58 billion decline (26 per cent) is forecast between 2015 and 2023 to take the total down to $75.13 billion. Cable TV revenues peaked in 2010 at […]
AT&T and Time Warner have argued in court documents filed on March 9th that competition with online media players would prevent prices from rising if the proposed $85.4 billion (€78.5bn) merger is allowed to proceed. “HBO faces greater competition than ever from other premium channels like Showtime and Starz, and from subscriber video on-demand services […]
Following confirmation by France’s Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) and the country’s Culture Minister that the distribution of free-to-air channels should remain free, and that only additional services such as replay and start over could be ‘paid for’, Canal+ Group has decided gradually to resume distribution of the TF1 Group’s free channels. Subscribers to Canal […]
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group and multiplay telco Orange have signed a new global distribution agreement reinstating distribution by Orange of all TF1 group channels, and of the non-linear services associated with the channels, which was interrupted upon the expiry of the previous deal between the pair on January 31st. It cements the partnership between […]
US telco AT&T has confirmed that it has filed of a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of a minority interest in the Class A common stock of Vrio Corp., a holding company for its Latin American digital entertainment services unit, DirecTV Latin America. AT&T […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published fresh analysis setting out the challenges facing the UK’s public service broadcasters in the face of greater online media consumption and global competition, suggesting that greater co-operation with pay-TV and online competitors may ensure that they remain globally competitive and relevant to UK audiences. The paper, Public service broadcasting […]
The success of the BBC’s commercial activities will be critical to the BBC and licence fee payers in the immediate years ahead, according to the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) which has published its first report on the BBC’s commercial activities, following an expansion in its statutory powers under the BBC Royal Charter. These activities […]
The Spanish OTT service operated by Sky has launched an app to make the package available to all PlayStation 4 owners. PS4 users can now download the app to watch Sky’s 14 pay-TV channels and over 3,600 hours of VoD content for €10 a month, with the first month free under a starter promotion. PS4 users […]
Although the economic recession waned somewhat in 2017, the Latin American pay-TV sector was still affected. According to the eighth edition of the Latin America Pay-TV Forecasts report from Digital TV Research, the number of pay-TV subscribers was flat year-on-year. Fewer than 5 million additional pay-TV subscribers are expected between 2017 and 2023 – bringing […]