In reporting its Q2 numbers, Comcast revealed that Sky retained 99 per cent of its total customers since the Coronavirus pandemic began, and it also retained 95 per cent of Sky Sports subscribers. Despite the strong customer retention, revenue fell 15.5 per cent to $4.08 billion in Comcast’s Sky division in Europe, which encompasses a […]
Media conglomerate Comcast has reported Q2 revenue declined 11.7 per cent year-over-year to $23.7 billion (€18.2bn) as it weathered the Covid-19 pandemic. Adjusted net income dropped 12.2 per cent to $3.17 billion. Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast, commented: “Our response to Covid-19 has been extraordinarily fast and effective, and our products and […]
Research from FreeWheel, a Comcast Company, finds media buyers are confident about ad spend bounce-back in most sectors in the coming months. The survey targeting media agencies, DSPs and direct advertisers, looked at buy-side perceptions of advertising in the UK, France and Germany in the current environment. When asked whether specific sectors would see a […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast Company and a provider of video advertising software, has announced its partnership with STV, the home of news and entertainment in Scotland, which will allow the broadcaster to monetise its content across OTT and STB devices. Through FreeWheel’s Monetisation Rights Management (MRM) platform, STV is able to monetise premium video content available […]
A desire to keep a closer eye on what is happening around their homes as consumers shelter-in-place will help the smart home market weather the global Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, according to research published in the latest versions of Strategy Analytics’ Global Smart Home Device Forecast. Strategy Analytics forecasts global consumer spending in 2020 on […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast Company and the provider of video advertising software, has announced the appointment of Xavier Llerena as Senior Director, DSP Partnerships. In his new role, he will manage buyside relationships, set the vision for DSP strategy, and oversee FreeWheel’s DSP partnerships team across Europe. Llerena comes to FreeWheel from InMobi, where he was […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services, has announcd that seven new companies have joined the industry association in the past 12 months. The new members are leading service providers, technology companies and platform operators Fincons Group, FreeWheel (Comcast International France), HiSilicon Technologies, […]
The US Supreme Court has denied a review requested by Comcast over its long-running patents argument with TiVo/Rovi. The Comcast appeal request was seeking to overturn the decision by a Federal Court in March that endorsed the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) opinion which ruled that Comcast could not import its X1 set-top boxes – […]
Robin Mersh, CEO of open standards development organisation Broadband Forum, has congratulated the broadband industry on its response to Covid-19 and how it has risen to the challenge of the unprecedented spike in traffic it brought – but warned the pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for work to continue on automation and bridging the […]
Americans staying home are happier with their Internet and subscription TV service, according to the ACSI Telecommunications Report 2019-2020 from The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Video streaming maintains its status leading customer satisfaction Covid-19 has dramatically changed the way Americans work and how they spend their leisure time. With stay-at-home and work-from-home becoming a […]