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Vivendi, Mediaset confirm partnership

Following weeks of speculation, and heightened rumours that a deal was imminent, Vivendi has confirmed that it has entered into what is described as an important binding strategic and industrial agreement with Italian broadcaster Mediaset. The two companies have agreed to develop an industrial partnership at international level to, on one hand, jointly develop various […]

April 8, 2016

Colombia tops 80% pay-TV(?)

Colombia continues to achieve one of the strongest commitments to pay-TV, with 2015 ending with a reported 82.2 per cent penetration rate. However, there are some suggestions that the data might be over-stated. The latest numbers come from the country’s Commission for Communications Regulation (CRC), in a survey just published, says that the number is […]

April 8, 2016
By Chris Forrester



Customer service really counts for pay-TV

Findings from pay-TV subscriber management specialist Paywizard reveal that customer service and experience are now as critical as content and value for money when differentiating between TV services. Focus groups conducted by industry research expert Decipher in the US and UK show that,

April 7, 2016

Spain: Mediapro’s profits up

Spanish TV group Mediapro, owner of La Liga TV rights, ended 2015 with an EBITDA of €129 million, up 40 per cent on last year, with plans to reach €170 million by the end of 2016. With a staff of 4,300 people, the group has consolidated as one of the largest TV groups in Spain […]

April 7, 2016From David Del Valle in Madrid

Canal+ acquires Alterna’TV

Canal+ Group, through its subsidiary THEMA, is to acquire Alterna’TV, a Miami-based content distribution company from Eutelsat Americas. Alterna’TV is a content distribution platform that provides principally Latin American channels to cable and Internet TV operators in the United States. It currently reaches over ten million subscribers across the Americas. The transaction includes a long-term […]

April 7, 2016

UK channels most likely to be recommended by viewers

A study by Ampere Analysis shows the UK’s free and pay-TV channels enjoyed the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) compared to their counterparts in the top five European markets and the US. NPS quantifies loyalty and brand affinity, measuring a customers’ propensity to recommend a service to others, a benefit that is key to success […]

April 6, 2016

Pub company hit with £120K pay-TV piracy fine

A pub company in the southern England county of Surrey has been found guilty of illegally airing Sky Sports in three of its pubs and ordered to pay a record £120,600 (€150,000) in fines and costs following an investigation by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). Merlin Inns Ltd, based in Cranleigh in Surrey and […]

April 6, 2016By Colin Mann

Vice, C+ partner for Viceland launch

Global youth media company Vice Media and Group Canal+ have formed a partnership that will offer Viceland, the brand new TV channel from Vice, exclusively to CanalSat customers across all platforms when the network launches in France in the Autumn of 2016. Oscar-winning film director, Spike Jonze, serves as Co-President of Viceland and is overseeing […]

April 6, 2016Colin Mann @ MIPTV

Public interest bodies support FilmOn appeal

US public interest bodies Public Knowledge, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, with the help of the Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic at Stanford Law School, have filed an amicus [friend of court] brief in the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that OTT platform FilmOn qualifies for the cable statutory licence. This allows […]

April 6, 2016By Colin Mann

Spain: Pay-TV 20% of all TV consumption

Pay-TV viewing in Spain already represents 20 per cent of all TV consumption with Spaniards increasingly watching TV, including FTA channels, through pay-TV platforms. A report from the consultancy firm Barlovento Comunicación reveals that the wide plethora of pay-TV platforms (Movistar, Vodafone, Orange, cable companies) and pay streaming services are driving the growth and increasing […]

April 5, 2016From David Del Valle in Madrid