In 2015, the TV market in Italy showed the first signs of recovery after a long period of recession according to a report by ITMedia Consulting. Total earnings have risen 0.6 per cent from the previous year. The diffusion of platforms, after years of stagnation, is starting to change: Broadband TV will triple its accesses […]
In an attempt to boost TV subscriptions, Vodafone has launched a new football TV package that includes La Liga and Copa del Rey (final phase of the King’s Cup) for €10 a month. The new package includes two channels Abono Futbol and Abono Futbol 1 with 9 football matches from La Liga every week and […]
Pay-TV platform DISH Network is carrying out a series of senior management changes intended to fulfil the company’s strategic goals and align its business to more fully respond to the dynamic pay-TV environment. DISH veteran of 20 years and EVP of Operations, Erik Carlson, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer. Carlson will supervise […]
A growing percentage of US households are cutting the cable TV cord each year, according to eMarketer’s first forecast for the pay TV market. In 2015, there will be 4.9 million US households that once paid for TV services but no longer do, a jump of 10.9 per cent over last year. And that growth […]
Almost one-third of all US consumers – over 70 million people – are thinking of making changes to their paid TV service, with pay-TV ‘Defectors’ more than twice as common as ‘Desirers’ of more TV service. These are among the findings of a new GfK MRI report, Cord Evolution, that
There are reports that Sling TV, the US ‘pay-TV lite’ service operated by DISH TV, has less than 500,000 subscribers. The story started with a commentary from Dan Rayburn on his StreamingMedia website, and whatever the truth is, the facts are not helped by DISH declining to specifically say how many subs Sling TV has. […]
Christmas has come early for Italian pay-TV subscribers, as Mediaset Premium has launched a one-off offer with the goal of closing the year with 2 million subscribers (currently at 1.9 million). The pay-TV platform is offering a subscription package for the rock bottom price of €1 per month (previously €26), valid for 12 months. The […]
A Xerox State of Customer Service in 2015 survey reveals that almost half (49 per cent) of consumers believe that they will not have to pay for their media services by 2025 – regardless if they prefer traditional media (48 per cent) such as film, TV, music, radio, news and sports outlets established in the […]
According to findings from TiVo’s Third Annual Millennial Video Entertainment Survey, Millennials still consume TV shows more than any other type of video content, even if they’re not watching the content from a traditional paid TV provider. Seventy-three per cent of Millennials report they watch network and cable TV shows regularly. Older generations showed virtually […]
A PwC survey found that 23 per cent of pay-TV subscribers engaged in cord-trimming in the last year. The report found that more TV audiences are choosing to downsize or opt out of their pay-TV services. The PwC study found that 79 per cent of consumers in the US subscribe to a traditional cable, satellite […]