Analysis from Citizens Advice shows that in just three months, UK consumers paid an average of £160 (€179) towards unwanted subscriptions such as pay-TV, insurance and online streaming services. With the rise of subscription services available, Citizens Advice is warning consumers that while it may be easy to sign up for these services, they can be […]
The pay-TV segments of Singapore’s telcos are all plagued by piracy and increasing OTT content service providers, such as Netflix and Hulu. OCBC Investment Research reports that the total number of pay-TV subscribers as at end-Q3 2017 fell 4 per cent to 871,000. StarHub’s pay-TV subscriber base fell 2.1 per cent QoQ to 467,000 subscribers […]
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC wants the nation’s digital pay-TV broadcasters, Naspers-owned DStv, to start paying to carry SABC’s broadcasts. Currently, DStv can carry SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 free of charge. SABC is the country’s Number 1 channel in terms of viewer popularity. SABC has formally written to the country’s media regulator ICASA to change […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, the licensees of three premises in the North and Midlands regions of England have been found to be infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports without having the required commercial agreements. Gail Asquith of Travellers Rest, Bradford and James McKeever of Winning Post, Worcester both had previous criminal […]
Having earlier admitted the possibility channels going dark on the pay-TV service, DISH Network has reached a multi-year carriage agreement with CBS Corporation for its owned and operated local stations, as well as CBS Sports Network, Pop, and Smithsonian Channel. The channels are currently being restored to DISH customers. “We are grateful to our customers […]
Pay-TV revenues are overtaking FTA advertising revenues for the first time in Spain, according to the latest report from regulatory body CNMC. Total pay-TV revenues grew by 14.8 per cent to €520 million in the first quarter of the year. Pay-TV fees amounted to €489 million with 18.4 per cent growth. FTA TV revenues totalled […]
Sky Italia has launched the Sky Q platform that allows customers to watch linear content, on-demand and recorded, on multiple TV sets and cable-free devices. The Sky Q Platinum digital box, which connects to the satellite TV dish and the Internet, connects all home screens without any extra cables. It communicates wirelessly with other TV […]
Sky’s announcement this week that it would be investing in more than 50 new TV series (up from 24) and including a second series of ratings winner Riviera as well as bringing a slew of high-visibility acting talent (Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba, David Morrissey, Kelly Reilly etc) was well received by the viewing public, but […]
UTECA, the largest private TV Association in Spain, has accused the Administration of discrimination against FTA TV to the benefit of pay-TV and new OTT platforms. The president of UTECA, Alejandro Echevarría, has urged the Government to put an end to the “favourable treatment” of pay-TV operators and demanded “legal changes” to make the new […]
Sky has reinforced its commitment to offering customers original programming with the announcement of eight new commissions, following Group Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch’s pledge earlier this year to increase investment in original productions by 25 per cent. Responding to demand from customers for more high-quality programming and building on a successful year for Sky Original […]