Global digital penetration climbed from 40.4 per cent of TV households at end-2010 to 74.6 per cent by end-2015, according to the latest edition of the Digital TV World Databook. About 584 million digital TV homes were added in 138 countries between 2010 and 2015. This doubled the digital TV household total to 1,170 million. […]
In 1908, Vicente Blasco Ibáněz wrote Blood and Sand, a novel about that most visceral of activities, bullfighting. It so captured the imagination it was made into a movie no less than four times, most famously with Rita Hayworth in 1941. When it comes to BBC reform, it is tempting to draw in an analogy […]
UK telco BT has unveiled what it describes as “ambitious” plans to bring its BT Sport channels to millions of additional sports fans through a range of digital channels. These include social media, mobile and digital TV. The plans will see the company stream its Freeview BT Sport Showcase channel on YouTube for both the […]
UK Minister for Intellectual Property Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has launched the Government’s intellectual property (IP) enforcement strategy, highlighting the threat of illegal streaming services and set-top boxes. The strategy document – Protecting creativity, supporting innovation: IP enforcement 2020 – lays out the areas that the government sees as the most pressing priorities, and some of […]
A deal with BT Sport will see UK quad-play operator TalkTalk’s TV homes have access to all major UK sports channel, and see all Premier League and UEFA Champions League games available on TalkTalk TV. From June 2016, TalkTalk TV homes will be able to subscribe to BT Sport channels on a rolling monthly contract […]
Virgin Media is on track to connect half a million UK homes access to its broadband network this year as part of the company’s Project Lightning rollout. The announcement comes as Virgin said it has experienced “record customer growth” in the UK in the first quarter of 2016, adding 55,000 customers. Virgin’s £3 billion Project […]
Star India is looking to capitalise on its sports properties and its international premium entertainment assets in a new pay-TV duo of OTT channels for India, and in direct competition to Netflix which has launched in India. Hotstar’s OTT offerings are a mix of free and pay. Its English-language entertainment channel is already available, and […]
MEA SVoD revenues will increase tenfold from $124 million in 2015 and onto $1.24 billion (€1.09bn) in 2021. Digital TV Research’s Middle East & Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report estimates that Turkey will remain market leader covered, with $257 million in SVoD revenues by 2021. The firm forecasts
Many Zimbabweans have been happily ‘subscribing’ to MultiChoice’s DStv satellite signals from neighbouring South Africa for years. Except their reception equipment and the whole ‘subscribing’ process has been illegal. Harare-based The Standard newspaper (dated May 8th) was full of complaints from subscribers to DStv who were in uproar that local agents and resellers never informed […]
In an attempt to boost subscriptions, Orange Spain has launched a promotional offer with free access to its football TV channels until August 31st. New and existing subscribers to Orange and Jazztel’s TV Fútbol package or beIN Sports channels will be able to watch summer pre-season games, summer tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores and […]