Montenegrin operator Crnogorski Telekom (part of Deutsche Telekom) and national DTT multiplex operator Radiodifuzni Centar have launched a new DTT platform, with 18 TV channels (5 free-to-air and 13 encrypted). The FTA offer includes national broadcasters – public channels RTCG 1 and RTCG 2, as well as commercial channels TV Vijesti, TV Prva (owned by […]
The UK’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, UKTV, is outpacing the British broadcast market, as the first half (H1) of 2016 delivered record-breaking share of commercial impacts (SOCI); with audience share and on demand views also showing significant growth. Reaching an all-time high, UKTV’s consolidated SOCI, averaged at 9.74 per cent for H1 2016. The broadcaster grew […]
Pay-TV subscriptions in the Middle East and Africa region will increase by 67 per cent between 2015 and 2021 – from 32.37 million to 54.09 million. The top nine pay-TV operators [Multichoice (DStv and GOtv), StarTimes/StarSat, Canal Plus, OSN, beIN, DigiTurk, D-Smart, Yes and HOT], accounted for 70 per cent of these subscribers by end-2015, […]
UK service providers will reap the benefits of consolidation and multiplay strategies in the coming years, with bundled subscriptions growing by 20 per cent, according to Strategy Analytics. From 2015 to 2020, Quad-play revenues will triple, while total multiplay market revenues grow by 34 per cent. Double-play subscriptions will peak in 2016 and begin to […]
The Board of Directors of Mediaset said it will take legal action, both civil and criminal, if French media company Vivendi fails to fulfil the original terms of the contract to take full control of pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium. Mediaset said it has lost €27.8 million in the first half of 2016 (compared with a […]
Any doubt that pay-TV broadcaster Sky is under pressure evaporated with its full-year results showing a 7 per cent increase in revenues to £11.965 billion (€14.223bn), operating profit up 12 per cent (to £1.558 billion) and 808,000 new customers and 3.3 million new products sold during the year to June 30th. The only worry on […]
Orange Spain has tripled its TV subscribers over the last 12 months to 381,000 as of June 30th, a rise driven by top-flight football offers and convergence packages. 83 per cent of its broadband customer base are now subscribed to some sort of multi-play offer. The company has also increased the number of its broadband […]
Mediaset Spain is breaking new records in terms of profits. The most profitable media company in the country reported profits of €117.7 million in the first half of the year, up 20.3 per cent against the same period last year. EBITDA reached €160 million, €40.5 million more than the same period last year, with the […]
Sky will launch its flagship entertainment channel Sky 1 in Germany and Austria this November. The channel will air German premieres of series including Twin Peaks and 24 Legacy as well as other entertainment shows including Masterchef. The channel will be available through Sky Deutschland and also via Sky On Demand, Sky Go and Sky […]
Research commissioned by NZ On Air shows New Zealanders’ media consumption habits are changing rapidly as the media environment and technology changes. And the most rapid change is with younger audiences. The research is a follow-up to a survey first carried out in 2014, which provides the only independent, publicly available data across media types. […]