Content delivery specialist Limelight Networks has confirmed that UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 has chosen the Limelight Orchestrate Content Delivery platform to deliver its programming to viewers on demand. “Channel 4 is known as an innovative trailblazer at the forefront of delivering our programmes to our viewers across the UK who prefer to watch […]
On-demand and non-linear viewing will account for 25 per cent of all TV viewing in the Netherlands by 2025, according to a report from Dutch bank ABN Amro on the country’s viewing behaviour. This is up from just 7 per cent in 2015. The increase is driven by the growing number of OTT and VoD […]
Catch-up TV service France TV Pluzz, operated by French PSB Group France Télévisions, will no longer be available on connected TV sets after July. The service will remain on a dedicated website as well as on mobile devices, tablets and smartphones. This is part of the group’s strategy to reorganise its digital TV services ahead […]
The BBC claims to have maintained near-universal reach in 2015-16 BBC Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead said launching the BBC Annual Report and Accounts for 2015/16. The BBC
Research from the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service (MIS) shows that SVoD subscribers in Europe grew 56 per cent in just one year between 2014 and 2015, and are expected to reach 50 million homes by 2020. The report – Market Insights: SVoD in Europe – shows
The new version of M6’s replay service 6play now has 10 million registered users, some six months after being relaunched. Its audience is an average of 110 million views each month across all screens, which is a 50 per cent growth from December 2015 to May 2016. The recent launch of new service Refresh, that […]
According to Netflix, Orange is the New Black is one of its most re-watched original series. Examining viewing in over 190 countries, Netflix found more than half (53 per cent) of Orange viewers have re-watched at least one full season of the acclaimed series since its debut in 2013. Not surprisingly, this re-watching behaviour peaks […]
A number of broadcast industry trade bodies and observers have commented on the European Commission’s Digital Single Market proposals. Cable Europe welcomed the proposal to amend the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The proposal, which forms a part of the Digital Single Market Strategy, reflects the changing nature of audiovisual services, of market players, technology and […]
The European Commission has proposed an update of EU audiovisual rules to create a fairer environment for all players, promote European films, protect children and tackle hate speech better, as well as presenting a new approach to online platforms. The proposals are part of a three-pronged plan to boost e-commerce by tackling geoblocking, making cross-border […]
For the first time, Mediabug Wave research from consultancy firm Decipher has shown the impact of new low-cost streaming devices such as Amazon Fire Stick, Roku and Google Chromecast in driving OTT VoD use onto the big screen in UK television homes. Now in its fifth year, the bi-annual report is based on an online […]