Data Centre
“More than half of UK audience” considers cord-cutting
Six in 10 consumers watch video most frequently on a smartphone
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Business
Channel 4 executives “will not relocate to Leeds”
Expects majority of staff to resign rather than relocate
Production & Post
Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow to be filmed at dock10
The series will update five classic formats
Data Centre
Co-commissions bring record investment to UK production industry
Evidence to be submitted to House of Lords Communications Committee
TVBEverywhere
Netflix to raise UK prices ‘by up to 20 per cent’
Aims to continue funding £12 billion content budget
Data Centre
Netflix and Amazon streaming revenues “double those of UK broadcasters”
Streaming giants made £1.1bn in UK revenues last year
Business
Pluto TV launches on Amazon devices in Europe
Also introduces MTV Pluto TV, MTV Dating and MTV The Shores
Data Centre
Three quarters of SVoD users “would reject advertising”
VODyssey report surveyed over 2,000 UK consumers
TVBEverywhere
Netflix to open Berlin office
Streamer is expected to release more German-made content
Data Centre
Telcos ‘will control 56 per cent of Western Europe’s pay-TV subscribers by 2024’
Pay-TV revenues to decline by 13.1 per cent over five years
Production & Post
Video marketplace Stringr expands to the UK
Platform allows media organisations to access video from freelancers
Data Centre
Europeans juggle ‘multiple TV services to get the content they want’
On-screen programme guides and UIs remain critical tools for finding content to watch
Business
Netflix could buy a British production company
Sees itself existing alongside ITV and the BBC
Data Centre
A quarter of UK households ‘likely to cancel pay-TV service’
Parks Associates publishes IoT in the UK - Entertainment Products and Services report
Data Centre
Cord-cutting on the rise in Europe
The UK saw a net decline of 424,000 pay-TV homes in 2018
Features
Poles apart: how polarisation is changing the face of global news
OC&C partner Toby Chapman assesses the political climate's impact on news organisations
TVBEverywhere
Pluto TV adds two drama channels in UK
Pluto TV Drama and Pluto TV Retro Drama included in free streaming service
Production & Post
Viacom to open Manchester and Madrid production centres
Expansion planned to support English and Spanish-language production
TVBEverywhere
House of Lords calls for tech giants regulation
Suggests a new 'digital authority' should be established
Business
Shure creates Western Europe sales region
Appoints Nik Gledic, Rob Smith and Tuomo Tolonen as sales leaders
TVBEverywhere
BBC and ITV confirm plans for new ‘transformational streaming service’
Set to launch in the second half of 2019
Data Centre
SVoD Stackers on the rise across Europe
New research finds more than half of SVoD homes are SVoD Stackers
Production & Post
back2back Audio opens in Brighton
The facility features the latest Pro tools HD and Neumann mics
TVBEverywhere
Government launches AI Masters programme
The joint government-industry courses are coupled with work-based placements
Business
Lawo opens UK subsidiary, announces appointments
New team formed to deliver complex, solution-orientated projects
TVBEverywhere
Netflix gains ground on cinema with UK consumers
New study conducted by GlobalWebIndex
Business
UK, US sign post-Brexit mutual recognition agreements
Both countries will continue to recognise the other's telecom equipment testing, quality assurance, and certifications after Brexit
Features
It’s showtime for pay-per-view, and for carrier billing
By Anthony Baladi, commercial director, Fonix
Data Centre
Investment in home-grown UK content by multichannel broadcasters hits £1.1 billion a year
According to COBA’s 2019 Content Report
Business
Discovery ‘moving channel licences out of the UK’ ahead of Brexit
Broadcaster said it wants to ensure its licences are still valid post-Brexit
TVBEverywhere
Discovery launches DMAX in the UK
The young male-centred brand comes to UK screens on 16th January
Business
KO for Eleven Sports UK?
Streamer is reportedly looking to renegotiate sports rights deals at cheaper rates
Business
Commercial Broadcasters Association warns of Brexit cliff edge
Says UK’s international broadcasting sector will have no choice but to implement contingency plans in order to be able to still comply with EU...
Business
Ireland receives first TV licence application from UK-based broadcaster
Broadcasting Authority Ireland says it received application in last week
TVBEverywhere
Netflix UK ‘to reach 10 million subscribers’ by the end of 2018
Integration onto Sky Q could could support further growth
Business
UK lags behind Europe in AI introduction
New research from Adobe shows UK behind when it comes to implementation
TVBEverywhere
Over half of UK on-demand services now have subtitles
New report from Ofcom looks at first six months of 2018
TVBEverywhere
Turner confirms FilmStruck international closure
SVoD had recently launched in France and Spain
Business
Changing viewing habits prompts Ofcom to review ‘listed events’ eligibility
Organisation has opened consultation on the list of qualifying services for the so-called "crown jewels" of British TV