The Indian Premier League Media Rights Invitation to Tender (ITT) has received a massive response from the leading media and technology companies, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), drawing interest from broadcasters such as Star, Sky, ESPN, BT and beIN, as well as social media giants Twitter and Facebook and […]
South Africa’s MultiChoice is cutting its subscriber rates in its important Kenyan market. Prices will fall by up to 15 per cent with the company citing the nation’s tough economic position and to reflect the strength of the US dollar compared to Kenya’s local currency (Kenyan Shillings). DStv charges its customers in local currency but […]
The reticence of pay-TV platforms to commit to carrying nascent 4K UHD services is leading to programming pioneers to turn to OTT delivery as they wait for operators to refine their business models, according to panellists in the ‘Here Come the UHD Channels’ session in the Sony 4K Ultra HD theatre at MIPCOM. Rian Bester, […]
According to the findings of a report – Films on television: Origin, age and circulation – released by the European Audiovisual Observatory, films produced in Europe accounted for 31 per cent of films broadcast by the TV channels of the sample during the 2014-2015 season. This share is slightly lower when considering only prime-time hours […]
Swedish telco Com Hem has reported Q3 revenues of SEK 1,309 million (€134.9m), up 4.3 per cent. The net result for the period more than doubled and amounted to SEK 106 million. The acquistion of pay-TV network Boxer added 500,000 new DTT customers to Com Hem, primarily in SDUs. In a statement Anders Nilsson, CEO […]
Viewing figures for Sky Sports’ live Premier League matches have dropped by 19 per cent this season. Despite already having aired headline clashes such as the Manchester derby, Arsenal vs Liverpool and Chelsea vs Liverpool this season, Sky Sports has seen viewers drop by nearly a fifth on last season. The rise of illegal streaming […]
Sky Italia ended the three months to September 3oth with 4 per cent annual growth on revenue to €719 million – the highest Q1 revenue growth since 2009. Subscribers grew for the fourth consecutive quarter, by 22,000, to a total of 4.76 million. This was the biggest Q1 growth over the past four years. Advertising […]
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Spain continues to grow with 5.6 million at the end of 2015, almost half a million more than the previous year, according to the latest annual report from CNMC. Most subscribers are enjoying a convergent package with up to five different services. These packages reached 3.6 million new customers, […]
As reported last week, Sky UK is now issuing new subscribers its top-of-the-line Sky Q set-top box. A study from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank suggests that the extra manufacturing costs of a Sky Q box are just £25 (€27.64). The ‘old’ Sky+HD box cost £75. Sky is still charging £10-£15 per installation depending on […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is seeking an Italian court order for the seizure of 3.5 per cent of France’s Vivendi, in the latest chapter of the dispute between the two media groups. This comes after both Mediaset and its holding company Fininvest in August filed law suits for damages against Vivendi over allegedly failing to respect […]