Business
Rationale behind Comcast’s acquisition of Sky ‘remains a mystery’ says analyst
Analyst Craig Moffett said he is still not convinced of Sky's financial and strategic value to Comcast
analysis
Media Delivery
Smartphones to power 170 million SVoD subs over next five years
According to Digital TV Research, the total will climb by 25 million in 2020 alone
Media Delivery
Apple TV updates with 4K YouTube, picture-in-picture features
Apple TV is "much more than a TV platform" says analyst Paolo Pescatore
Media Delivery
S&P Global: Uncertainty clouds online video platform outlook
By Michelle Abraham, senior research analyst, media & communications (Kagan), S&P Global Market Intelligence
Media Consumption
‘The crown jewels of UK sports broadcasting is back’: The Premier League returns
Analyst Paolo Pescatore talks to TVBEurope about the return of the Premier League
Media Delivery
Disney Plus signs up over 4 million UK subscribers
Already the third most popular SVoD in the UK
Media Consumption
Enders Analysis warns of troubling trends for broadcast television
Analysts warn of inevitable fatigue around "stale" TV schedules
Media Delivery
Comment: Time to rethink Free TV
Nigel Walley, MD and founder of Decipher, explains why free TV platforms need to innovate to keep up with the SVoD giants
Media Consumption
Pay-TV revenues set for $150 billion hit
According to Digital TV Research, pay-TV revenues for 138 countries peaked in 2016 at $202 billion.
Media Consumption
Changing TV habits in the era of Covid-19
Analyst Paolo Pescatore takes a look at the current situation for TV and streaming services
Business
Entertainment industry set for $160 billion hit from coronavirus
New figures from Ampere Analysis
Media Consumption
Global pay-TV subs predicted to reach 1.06 billion by 2025
IPTV predicted to add 84 million subscribers between 2019 and 2025
Media Consumption
Havas Media report sees drop in live TV consumption
Latest iteration of Havas Media report points to stabilised consumption habits and a reduction of increased live TV viewing in the UK
Reports
Data Centre
Havas Media Group: UK streaming up 4 per cent during last two weeks
"The entertaining content provided by streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime is playing an increasingly valuable role"
Data Centre
Western Europe pay-TV subs “to fall below 100 million”
“IPTV is gaining subscribers at the expense of the other pay-TV platforms"
Netflix predicted to win the streaming wars during coronavirus lockdown
Predicted to add 10 million subscribers worldwide during Q1 2020
Business
Netflix “currently worth more than Disney”
Netflix is expected to gain up to 8.45 million new subscribers in Q1 2020
Data Centre
Eastern European OTT revenues to triple in five years
Expected to reach $3.58 billion in 2025
Business
Quibi hits 1.7 million downloads in first week
"The coronavirus has definitely had an impact" says analyst
Disney Plus predicted to hit 220+ million subscribers by 2024
Would be almost four times Disney's own subscriber target
Data Centre
UK remained “most prominent TV channel supplier” in 2019
Despite channels relocating to the Netherlands, Spain and the Czech Republic due to Brexit
Data Centre
Live TV viewing up 64 per cent during lockdown
Havas Media Group also finds 22 per cent increase in VoD viewing
Business
UK’s commercial TV sector ‘faces permanent change’ unless the government helps
Report from Enders Analysis warns of a "bleak future" ahead
Data Centre
Eastern Europe “to add 10 million digital pay-TV subscribers” by 2025
Digital TV Research expects Russia to account for half of region’s pay-TV subscribers
Business
Ross Video acquires visual development company Coiron Inc
Aims to develop a suite of applications for use with the XPression family of real-time motion graphics systems
Data Centre
netgem.tv viewing up 40 per cent during pandemic
Consumption of kids content up by 12 per cent
News
Data Centre
Coronavirus pandemic sees shift in primetime peak viewing
Conviva finds 40 per cent increase in daytime viewing
Data Centre
BARB: TV set viewing on the rise amid COVID-19
"Approaching the amounts that we usually see over Christmas"
News
Business
JP Morgan warns of European media sector downturn
Bank is cutting its media sector EPS forecast by 15 per cent in 2020
Could esports win amid sport disruptions?
Digital tournaments could be recognised as "a programming option for the future"
Data Centre
App Annie: Disney Plus is “catering to a clear demand” in Europe
"Has demonstrated a killer ability to co-exist with Netflix"
Content streaming enters unprecedented times
With the forthcoming launch of Disney Plus, and consumers streaming more content than ever, can the internet cope?
Data Centre
EU films make up a quarter of titles promoted on TVoD
European Audiovisual Observatory analyses the promotion of content by 52 TVoD services
Business
Global entertainment revenues surpass $100 billion “for the first time”
The MPA found that the overall surge was mostly down to streaming
OTT services “benefit from awards recognition”
Netflix original content helps the streamer become "very difficult for consumers to relinquish"
Data Centre
ERA: Almost half of UK population subscribes to SVoDs
Digital video was fastest-growing entertainment segment in 2019
Videos
Business
Netflix could benefit from coronavirus concerns
The company's shares rose 0.8 per cent last week
Business
WARC: Tech giants’ ad revenue to exceed TV ad spend “for the first time”
Facebook and Google forecast to take 35 cents in every ad dollar in 2020
Data Centre
Personalisation, fewer ads and the goals for live sport streaming
Verizon Media finds "huge opportunity" for live sports
Data Centre
Video comprises “65 per cent of downstream mobile internet traffic”
"Video dominates mobile" according to Sandvine