Business
BBC Studios pens deal with Amazon Freevee for US market
As of launch on 17th October, the new FAST channels will showcase over 1,000 hours of content, including The Catherine Tate Show, Misfits, and...
US
Production & Post
The importance of keeping people connected in a time of crisis
LiveU explains how its technology is currently helping people communicate across Europe
Data Centre
Nielsen: Streaming comprises a fifth of “TV time”
Content considered most important factor in subscribing to services
Data Centre
SVoD stacking climbs in Europe, US
Consumers increasingly combining SVoD products with free TV services
Data Centre
Consumers take a shine to Disney Plus over Apple TV+
Survey shows dissatisfaction with Apple's product design
Business
Eurovision Services, NEP announce US partnership
NEP's MAM platform Mediabank will move into Eurovision Americas facility
Data Centre
Cord-cutting trends “exaggerated” in US
"Too often, advertising, media and marketing industry professionals perpetuate false beliefs"
TVBEverywhere
US streamers ‘could surpass traditional TV viewers by 2024’
Two million US viewers have cut the cord in 2019
Data Centre
US cord cutting approaching parity with pay-TV
US pay-TV households predicted to fall to 86.5 million in 2019
Data Centre
Almost two-thirds of Europeans use SVoDs
Subscriptions are being overwhelmingly driven by younger demographics
Data Centre
Netflix, Amazon usage climbs as Facebook video declines
YouTube is the most popular service in all countries except the UK
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
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
News
Business
TiVo files new patent infringement lawsuit against Comcast
Cloud and multi-room DVR intellectual property said to have been infringed
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
TVBEverywhere
DAZN enables streaming multiple events on one screen
New 'MultiView' feature made available on fourth and fifth generation Apple TV devices
TVBEverywhere
Three quarters of American SVoD viewers are sharing their accounts
But only a third are sharing the cost
Business
Satellite companies form US consortium
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat form the C-Band Alliance
Data Centre
US SVoD subs to reach 208 million by 2023
Digital TV Research predicts 75 per cent of homes will subscribe to at least one service
TVBEverywhere
Comcast adds Amazon Prime Video to Xfinity X1 service
Becomes the first US pay-TV service to offer the streaming-video app
TVBEverywhere
Netflix is in half of all US households with broadband
59 per cent of US broadband households now subscribe to Netflix, Amazon or Hulu
TVBEverywhere
YouTube TV launches in the US
Streaming service is available in five markets, offering over 40 channels.
Business
TVoD platform offers users a refund if they don’t like the film
Users can claim their money back in the first ten minutes
Business
Pay-TV operators spend $2.8 billion on multiscreen service delivery failures
European and US pay-TV operators are spending an estimated US $2.8 billion of their almost $10 billion annual network and maintenance expenses to directly...
Business
NEP buys Faber Audiovisuals
The transaction will reportedly bring Netherlands-based Faber into NEP’s worldwide network of brands
Business
LA-based visual data buys majority stake in re:fine
Visual Data Media Services, the US post production and digital distribution facility, has acquired a majority stake in London-based content processing and digital media...