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Triple cord-cutting bites for US service providers

Ovum has released its Q3 2016 subscriber growth figures for fixed voice, fixed broadband, and pay TV for the US, as captured in Ovum’s World Broadband Information Service (WBIS). Ovum notes that a triple cord-cutting threat – the loss of subscribers in all three core fixed services – continues to loom over the US. In […]

December 8, 2016

Spain: 671,000 new pay-TV subs

The Spanish pay-TV market is booming with operators adding 671,000 new subscribers year-on-year as of September 30th, according to CNMC’s Q3 telecoms and TV market report. The three largest operators -Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange- ended September with a total of 5.36 million pay-TV customers, up 12.5 per cent the same month last year, gaining a […]

December 7, 2016From David Del Valle in Madrid

Wochit: Sports to go fully online in 2017

Dror Ginzberg, Co-Founder & CEO of video creation platform Wochit, has outlined his industry predicitons for 2017, including a decline in pay-TV subscribers; a rise in online sports; and increased video presence on social media platforms. 1. Social media platforms will keep trying to perfect video Ginzberg, firstly commented: “Last year saw Facebook Live’s release in […]

December 7, 2016

Netherlands: TV revenues increase in Q3

Q3 Dutch TV revenues have seen an increase, driven by summer price hikes from key pay-TV players Ziggo and KPN. Revenues grew by 5.8 per cent to €485 million, according to Telecompaper’s Dutch Television Market 2016-Q3 report. Ziggo’s TV revenues grew by just over 8 per cent in the quarter to around €285 million, whie […]

December 5, 2016

EBU support for Digital Single Market proposals

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said it believes the European Commission’s proposal on broadcasters’ online transmissions and retransmissions will enable more Public service media (PSM) content to circulate online without harming the existing prerogatives of rightsholders and broadcasters, suggesting that such bodies need copyright licensing systems which allow them to respond to citizens’ expectations […]

December 1, 2016By Colin Mann

Spain: AMC launches video games channel

AMC Networks International Iberia has launched Machinima, the first pay-TV channel in Spain dedicated to video games. Machinima is available on Samsung smart TVs, iOS and Android devices and via web streaming for €0.99 a month or €9.99 a year. The service is free for the first month. Eduardo Zulueta, President of AMC Networks International […]

December 1, 2016From David Del Valle in Madrid

Australia: Digital content changes mobile habits

Australians’ increasing appetite for digital content is driving profound changes in mobile device use, services, infrastructure and content delivery, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s Communications report 2015–16, revealing current trends in consumer behaviour and industry responses. “The continuing increase in digital data traffic has been the main cause of change in the […]

December 1, 2016

Sky unveils mobile service

As anticipated, Sky has revealed full details of what it describes as the UK’s most flexible mobile service as it ramps up its multiplay offering better to compete with the likes of BT and Virgin Media. It says Sky Mobile, its new mobile network, offers something entirely different for the UK mobile market. For the […]

November 30, 2016

Portugal’s Sport TV losses more than double

Portuguese premium sports network Sport TV closed the first nine months of 2016 with a net loss of €15.5 million, compared to a negative €6.9 million one year earlier. The pay-TV network, equally owned by NOS, Vodafone and Controlinveste, has seen losses rise for almost five consecutive years. No reasons were given for the increase […]

November 30, 2016From Branislav Pekic in Rome

AT&T reveals OTT options

As anticipated, AT&T has announced package and price details of its streaming services following its acquisition of DBS satellite operator DirecTV, led by the DirecTV NOW package at $35 (€33). Beginning November 30th, will offer three video streaming services – DirecTV NOW, FreeVIEW and Fullscreen, which it suggests represent TV networks and made-for-digital video content […]

November 29, 2016