The pay TV, VoD, and IPTV services market is growing rapidly as significant internet penetration and smartphone adoption in Africa alter the manner in which consumers view content. Growth will be augmented by the availability of cheaper DTT services, data-saving video consumption options, and attractively packaged triple-play services. Africa’s large population and demographics make it […]
The US Department of Justice has sued DirecTV and its corporate successor, AT&T Inc for acting as the ringleader of a series of unlawful information exchanges between DirecTV and three of its competitors – Cox Communications Inc., Charter Communications Inc. and AT&T – during the companies’ negotiations to carry SportsNet LA, which holds the exclusive […]
The dominant position of the two largest TV groups Mediaset and Atresmedia in the Spanish FTA market is intensifying. The latest report from Infoadex confirms that the two groups now control 86.4 per cent of the TV ad revenues. To September 30th 2016 the two groups took €1.308.6 million from the total TV ad pie […]
The current Mexican telecommunication services market is still dominated by Telmex and its mobile arm Telcel, with the exception of the pay TV segment, where Televisa has the largest share. In this context, smaller competitors find it hard to capture market share and generate the much needed return on investment. OTT services providers and systems […]
Pay-TV channels, mainly those distributed via cable, have continued to gain in popularity in Portugal, hitting a 42 per cent audience share in 2015, according to a study by the Association of Independent Television Producers (APIT). The growth has been at the expense of the country’s three free-to-air broadcasters (RTP, SIC and TVI) that still […]
Discovery Communications has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2016. Q3 revenues of $1,556 million (€1,414m) were flat compared to the prior year, as 2 per cent growth at US Networks and 19 per cent growth at its education unit were offset by a 3 per cent decline at International Networks, primarily […]
The current Brazilian economic crisis, regulation imbalances for smaller operators, high tax burdens for telecom services, and spectrum and cost limitations for broadband services continue to dampen growth in the Brazilian telecommunications services market, which saw $40.35 billion (€36.6bn) in revenue in 2015. “We did see a 31.4 per cent drop in revenue last year […]
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has sent a Letter of Unresolved Issues to Vodafone and Sky television in relation to their proposed merger announced in June 2016. The letter outlines that on the basis of information gathered to date, the Commission is currently not satisfied that the proposed merger will not have, or would not be […]
FOTV Media Networks has confirmed that the FOTV Channel is now available on Roku players and Roku TVs globally. Roku users will now have access to FOTV’s OTT app, which features both LIVE TV and ON DEMAND sections. FOTV’s On-Demand offerings are available for free and are ad-supported, as are most of the live and […]
Apple has introduced the new TV app, offering a unified experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from multiple apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. The TV app provides one place to access TV shows and movies, as well as a place to discover new content to watch. Apple has also introduced […]