Equity analysts at Berenberg Bank have issued a strong “SELL” note for Sky to investors. The bank says that the broadcaster’s acquisitions of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland, and argued as being able to benefit from Sky’s UK operation, have not worked out, and now offers “limited upside”. The bank’s note says: “While it is […]
Virtual Reality is becoming part of the furniture of all media business conversations in the way that 4K did three or four years ago and 3D did seven or eight years ago. Which one will VR go on to resemble – the one that is becoming a standard for TV and marks the beginning of […]
Americans want cable TV providers to improve customer service and meet the high standards set by progressive Internet TV players, according to research commissioned by pay-TV subscription, billing and CRM specialist Paywizard. Americans are drawn to the next level of customer service that companies such as Netflix and Amazon are providing, characterised by features such […]
Naspers, the parent company of Multichoice and DStv, is freezing pay-TV prices across Africa. The decision, announced by Naspers’s CEO Bob van Dijk, is blamed on a mounting number of subscribers who are either churning their subscription or trading down to lower tiers. Naspers results, released last Friday show that 288,000 subs have bailed out. […]
Sky’s online streaming service NOW TV has launched the NOW TV Combo – the UK’s first ever contract-free triple play bundle, offering the latest and best TV, unlimited broadband as well as a range of call packages, all without a contract. Available from July, the NOW TV Combo comes complete with the brand new NOW […]
Vivendi’s CANAL Group has unveiled what it calls the CANAL galaxy, a collection of four national reference channels with complementary models, distinct editorial lines, articulated around a common denominator: the CANAL brand. For the first time in the history of the Group, CANAL channels will develop into a world of a single brand, a symbol […]
Canal+ Group has confirmed the acquisition of French channel developer and distributor THEMA’s minority interests, assuming full ownership of the company’s capital and completing a process which began in October 2104. In a Statement, Canal+ said it warmly thanked THEMA founder François Thiellet for the success of the integration process. According to Canal+ in 2016, […]
Pay-TV channel beIN Sports has surpassed the 3 million subscribers mark in France, with around 200,000 subscribers signing-up in June thanks to the Euro 2016 tournament. beIN Sports holds the rights to all 51 matches of the competition. “We were sure this exceptional and popular event would allow us to convince many new subscribers thanks […]
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has launched an inquiry into the subscription television broadcasting services market. The purpose of the inquiry is to, among others, define the relevant wholesale and retail markets or market segments in the subscription television broadcasting, taking into account the relationship, if any, and the impact from adjacent markets […]
Uptake of subscription video on demand (SVoD) services delivered over the Internet continues to run hot in Australia with 2.7 million active subscriptions expected by the end of June 2016, representing a growth rate of 46 per cent over the same period in 2015, according to research by technology analyst firm Telsyte. Telsyte’s Australian SVOD/OTT […]