Streaming services will be responsible for one-fifth of all sports rights spend this year across Europe’s largest markets according to Ampere Analysis research, covering nearly 1,300 rights deals. In the big five European markets –UK, Italy, Germany, France, and Spain – Ampere expects OTT platforms to account for 20 per cent of all spend on […]
Western Europe will lose 7 million pay-TV subscribers between 2021 and 2027 to reach 100 million, according to the Western Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Pay-TV subscriber counts will fall for 14 of the 18 countries between 2021 and 2027. Germany will lose 2 million subs, with the UK […]
About 95 per cent of linear TV advertising impressions were served to just 55 per cent of viewers in Q4 2021, according to smart TV data from viewership company Samba TV across the UK, the US, Australia and Germany. Although heavy TV viewers make up just 20 per cent of all households, they account for […]
MFE-MediaForEurope has announced that, directly and indirectly, it has crossed the threshold of 25 per cent of secured voting rights of Germany broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE through purchases of shares on the market. The company, headed by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, was already the biggest shareholder in the broadcaster with a 23.9 per […]
Qvest was commissioned by Südwestrundfunk (SWR) as general contractor for a roots-and-branch renewal and expansion of its professional colourgrading environment. The core technological component underpinning the Qvest setup was the renowned high-end baselight system from colour grading specialists Filmlight. In terms of seamless integration and individual adaptation of premises, as well as the selection of […]
SPORT1+ has added NRL rugby to its lineup. The new season of the Australian NRL Telstra Premiership, which starts on March 10th, will usually be covered by three live broadcasts on each matchday. In addition to the regular season, the Finals Series and the Grand Final at the beginning of October will also be shown […]
ProSiebenSat.1, the German broadcasting Group has reproted that it grew “dynamically” in 2021. Group revenues increased by 11 per cent year-on-year to €4.49 billion (previous year: €4.04 billion); organically, Group revenues also grew with a clear plus of 10 per cent. The biggest growth driver was the Entertainment segment, with significantly higher advertising revenues than […]
Prysmian Group, a global player in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract worth around €1.2 billion by NeuConnect Britain Limited and NeuConnect Deutschland GmbH for the turn-key design, manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioning of a 725 kilometre submarine interconnector that will directly link the German and UK electricity grids […]
Deutsche Telekom increased its financial figures in 2021. The Group’s total revenue grew by 7.7 per cent in the 2021 financial year to €108.8 billion, with service revenues increasing by 6.5 per cent to €84.1 billion. Adjusted EBITDA AL rose by 6.6 percent year-on-year to €37.3 billion. Based on constant exchange rates, i.e., those used […]
Pixellot, a provider of AI-Automated sports video and analytics solutions, has signed a multi-year partnership with six German state football associations to provide video streaming, capture, data and analysis to revolutionise training and coaching at 5,000 football clubs. Under the new collaboration with Pixellot, the State Football Associations of Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Sachsen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and […]