In a similar move to the autumn 2015 launch of OTT service TVPlayer Plus in the UK, cloud-based TV aggregation app and platform Magine is providing premium pay-TV channels in Germany for the first time without any requirement to purchase any other content or service. Magine TV viewers in Germany (traditionally one of the most […]
French broadcaster TF1 said advertising revenue fell 2.2 per cent in the fourth quarter. The country’s biggest broadcaster said changes in structure linked to the deconsolidation of Eurosport France and lower advertising after the Islamist attacks in France in November were among factors dampening revenue. Quarterly advertising revenue dipped to €472 million and operating profit […]
DISH Network, the US pay-TV provider, has reported 2015 total revenue of $15.1 billion compared to $14.6 billion in 2014. Subscriber-related revenue in 2015 was $15 billion, compared to $14.5 billion in 2014. DISH Network’s operating income in 2015 was $1.3 billion compared to $1.8 billion in 2014. In 2015, operating income was negatively impacted […]
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecommunication company, has launched a nationwide pay-TV service using Vidmind’s advanced OTT platform. Vidmind, together with ViaSat of the Modern Times Group (MTG), has won a tender to provide Kyivstar with a complete solution, which includes both content and technology. “Vidmind was chosen because of its advanced and robust technology,” said Hagai […]
Digital TV software specialist Cubiware, a subsidiary of TiVo, has revealed its expansion in South Asian markets is flourishing with leading regional cable provider Jadoo Digital joining the roster of operators choosing Cubiware for advanced linear TV set-top boxes that support over the top and video on demand. Jadoo Digital, one of the most advanced […]
Orange Spain performed well last year with the number of TV subscribers almost tripling from 108,000 to 306,000 as of December 31st. The company registered strong growth in its broadband customer base, from 1,965,000 to 3,753,000 over the same period out of which 81 per cent are enjoying converged packages. Orange ended the year with […]
Free-to-air television coverage of F1 in Spain has ended, according to the Spanish sports daily El Mundo Deportivo which suggests that the 2016 world championship can only be watched by Spaniards who subscribe to Movistar. Terrestrial broadcaster Telecinco dropped its F1 coverage in 2008, with viewership dropping substantially in the years following Spaniard Fernando Alonso’s […]
Integrating Netflix into traditional pay-TV has had a net positive impact on operator KPIs, according to a survey of service providers conducted by IHS. The SVoD offering has generally been found to benefit operators’ business, while co-existing well with more-traditional parts of the bundle. In a Client Report – Netflix on pay TV: A marriage […]
In an Ampere report published by MIP TV and MIPCOM, the media research company takes a look at ways to target the ‘new’ TV consumer and examine their content and device preferences as well as discuss building a new TV bundle that will attract and engage. The report shows the age polarity between SVoD-only homes […]
One of Russia’s pay-TV broadcasters, Orion Express, has struck an agreement with TV manufacturing giants Samsung and LG to pre-install Orion’s ‘Telekarta’ pay-TV service on their new sets. The sets will be pre-equipped with DVB-S22 satellite TV tuners. Telekarta offers some 200 TV channels. Orion Express claimed at the end of 2015 to have 2.8 […]