In contrast to other European countries, which have an average penetration of 27 per cent, DTT is the main TV distribution system in Spain to watch TV. Eighty per cent of Spaniards watch TV through DTT with the remaining 20 per cent through pay-TV platforms (IPTV, cable and satellite). The increasing use of smartphones, tablets […]
A pub landlady in the UK Midlands city of Birmingham has been fined £50,000 (€58,940) after being caught illegally showing football on Sky Sports, having earlier received a final warning for committing an identical offence. She was also told to pay £24,000 costs for breaching copyright by showing the Premier League games. Sky Sports brought […]
German pay-TV broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has reported Q2 revenues of €886 million, up 15 per cent, and EBITDA of €254 million, up 7 per cent. Digital and adjacent revenues grew 43 per cent year-on-year to reach €263 million. HD subscribers on all platforms grew from 5.7 million to 6.7 million in the year to June. ProSiebenSat.1 […]
The United States Copyright Office has sent a letter to Congress claiming that the Federal Communications Commission’s set-top box proposal “could interfere with copyright owners’ rights to license their works, and [could] restrict their ability to impose … conditions on the use of those works.” US public interest advocacy group Public Knowledge finds that the […]
US pay-TV platform DISH has launched what it describes as a new way to package and purchase pay-TV. The Flex Pack skinny bundle debuts at $39.99 (€35.90) per month with a core package of programming consisting of more than 50 channels and the choice of one of eight themed channel packs. Customers can add and […]
Fifteen million UK Internet users have undertaken a ‘digital detox’ in a bid to strike a healthier balance between technology and life beyond the screen, according to major new Ofcom research which also suggests that UK adults are spending eight hours 45 minutes on media and communications each day on average – more time than […]
Following its success in securing a broader range of Premier League live coverage rights, BT Sport has unveiled a new Saturday TV line-up for 2016-17 season, including a new football results show, BT Sport Score, ahead of live Saturday evening Premier League action. BT Sport Score kicks off on Saturday afternoons from August 13th at […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar TV has removed Canal Plus name from all its thematic channels following the decision a few months ago to replace Canal Plus with #0. Now, its thematic channels Canal Plus Estrenos (premiere cinema), Canal Plus Series (TV series) and Canal Plus Fútbol (football) will be named Movistar Estrenos, Movistar Series and […]
Customers of landline, broadband and pay-TV services would be able to switch from one network to another with greater ease and confidence, under proposals from UK comms regulator Ofcom. According to the watchdog, people can face particular problems when switching between providers whose services are delivered using different networks. Some are even put off switching […]
The number of US pay-TV subscribers is down 2.3 per cent from last year according to estimates for August from Nielsen. The biggest losses are in cable networks. Most impacted are networks owned by Discovery, Disney, Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit, Time Warner and Viacom. Fox networks fared the best, while AMC and Scripps Networks cable channels […]