50 operators control two-thirds of global pay-TV
The top 100 operators accounted for three-quarters of the world’s pay TV subscribers by end-2015, with this proportion not expected to change over the next five years. The top 10 operators took 42 per cent by end-2015, according to the Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts report from Digital TV Research.…
FCC drops STB proposal from September meeting
Following mounting criticism from certain parties and support from others, the FCC has announced that its proposed Set-Top Box Order has been removed from the September 29 Open…
53% prefer ad-supported online TV to paid
The online TV market appears to be settling on monthly or yearly subscriptions as its pay model of choice. One example: Hulu’s recent decision to discontinue its ‘free-with-ads’…
Telefónica targets 1m 4K subs, brands its own set
Telefónica will rely on the development of 4K to increase its subscriber basis with the aim of reaching up to 1 million 4K subs by 2018. To this…
Ofcom: Pay-TV complaints down, BT still leads
Ofcom has published its latest data on the volume of consumer complaints it received against the major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. The report covers the three-month…
Huawei CEO: “We’re a video enabler for telcos”
Eric Xu, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating CEO, Huawei, has revealed that the ICT solutions provider is stepping up its role in supporting telcos’ video operations…
HBO axing Dutch service
HBO has revealed that it will halt all activity in the Netherlands from January 1st 2017. The premium US broadcaster currently offers three channels in the country as…
Cox Videa programmatic platform
Cox Media launched Videa its programmatic advertising sales platform with access to inventory from more than 200 stations. The system will enable automated buying of TV schedules based…
Report: Digital tech fuels UK TV industry investment
According to the findings of a report – UK Television in Focus – prepared by professional accountancy body the ICAEW and consultancy firm PwC, substantial investment and volume…
Bosnia-Herzegovina postpones DTT test
The Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina has postponed the launch of the test DTT signal for the first half of October. Previously, the line…
Intelsat restructuring debt, and fleet
Speaking at a Deutsche Bank equity conference on September 27th, Intelsat’s CFO Jacques Kerrest, told analysts that the recent threat from some bondholders that were alleging that Intelsat…
Digital-native Millennials embrace ‘traditional’ media
As the first true digital natives, Millennials’ online behaviour has been a source of fascination across the globe, the UK being no exception, reports comScore. In many ways,…
Akamai: UK still has highest mobile connection speeds
Akamai Technologies has released its Second Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet Report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform the report provides insight into key…
“Vexing and difficult” to pin down Falcon 9 problem
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has admitted that pinning down the precise problem for the Sept 1 explosion on one of his Falcon 9 rockets, and which caused the…
Starz app for Xbox One
Starz has launched its Starz app on Microsoft’s Xbox One video game system. The app is a single destination for all subscribers who want to stream Starz premium…
Harmonic options for Comcast
Harmonic has entered into a warrant agreement with Comcast. The agreement provides Comcast with the opportunity to acquire shares of common stock of Harmonic based on specific CableOS…
Downgrades for Discovery and Scripps
MoffettNathanson’s senior analyst Michael Nathanson is concerned that the best days for some multichannel broadcasters could be well over. In…
Chris Forrester - Sep 28 2016 / Read More
UHD over promised and under-delivered?
If I had to choose an industry not to be in as the digital world looms larger than ever, I…
Nick Snow - Sep 29 2016 / Read More
