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Kinepolis selects laser for start of replacement wave with Cinionic/BarcoJune 20, 2018Kinepolis has earmarked the start of its replacement schedule of first-generation digital projectors to laser technology in a deal with Cinionic/Barco for 300 laser systems over the next three years. The deal includes both new and existing screens in its European territories such as Belgium, France, Netherlands and Spain as well as its more recent acquisition of Landmark Cinemas of Canada.
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Cineworld makes major commitment to panoramic Screen X formatJune 19, 2018Cineworld, the second largest global exhibitor by screen count, has made a significant commitment to the novel ScreenX format from Korean technology brand CJ 4Dplex.
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Vietnam to tighten control on online mediaJune 19, 2018In June 2018, the Vietnamese government passed a cyber security law that will see the country tighten its control on online media companies operating in the market. Starting in 2019, online platforms such as Google and Facebook will be required to open local offices and store user data within the country. Tech companies will also be asked to remove any content within 24 hours of receiving a request from authorities.
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Wyplay embraces Android Operator TierJune 19, 2018Wyplay has become the latest set-top middleware and UX vendor to embrace the Android TV platform, and market a custom launcher for Android TV’s Operator Tier. Debuted in Q1 2017, and formalized in the second and third quarters of the same year, Operator Tier affords Android TV adoptees considerably more latitude in designing a device’s home-screen, app carousel, icons, and content placement.Subscribers Only
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Netflix to add Minecraft: Story Mode to its emerging interactive-content categoryJune 14, 2018Netflix has announced that it will release a version of Telltale Games’ Minecraft: Story Mode for its video-streaming platform, later this year. The game will be delivered in the form of video files, queued by a decision system controlled by the directional buttons on TV remotes. Telltale is already working with Netflix as the developer of the video game spinoff of Stranger Things, due for release as a standalone game on various platforms.Subscribers Only
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Comcast outbids Disney for Fox, as court clears way for AT&T takeover of Time WarnerJune 14, 2018Comcast has made an offer for the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox, outbidding the Walt Disney Company by around 19%. The offer, which would bring the NBC Universal and Fox movie and TV studios, cable networks and other operations including Sky under the same roof, was delivered by Comcast in a letter to the Fox board of directors yesterday. Comcast’s offer is for $35 per share in cash, with a value of $65 billion. In December, Fox shareholders agreed to sell the assets to Walt Disney for $52.4 billion in an all-stock transaction. Comcast is also making an offer to buy Sky, and said it would continue to pursue the acquisition in parallel with the Fox deal. The UK government approved both this offer and the Fox proposal to buy full control of Sky earlier this month. On Tuesday this week, a US federal court judge cleared the way for AT&T to acquire Time Warner, dismissing the government’s view that the takeover would be anti-competitive. The offer, worth $106 billion, was first made in December 2016. Barring a further move to block the deal by the US government, AT&T said it would aim to complete the deal by 20 June.Subscribers Only
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Sky and Perform win rights for Serie A for next three seasonsJune 14, 2018After more than a year, Italy’s Lega Calcio Serie A has awarded domestic rights to the country’s top football championship for the next three seasons, with Perform Group entering the market for the first time alongside incumbent Sky. Perform, which operates the DAZN online subscription platform in five countries, won one of the two packages, comprising three live games on Saturday night and on Sunday lunchtime. It will pay €193 million per season from 2018/19 to 2020/21. Sky won two of the three packages on offer and will have the rights to seven games every week, paying €780 million a season. Mediaset Premium, which has aired Serie A since 2004 and held Champions League and Europa League rights for the last three seasons, was left with nothing.
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Valve partners Perfect World to bring Steam to ChinaJune 13, 2018Perfect World announced that is working on ‘Steam China’, which indicates an upcoming official launch for the platform in China. According to the agreement, Perfect World will actively promotion the launch and marketing of Steam China, while Valve is to cover software authorization and tech support.Subscribers Only
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Amazon and BT buy remaining Premier League packagesJune 07, 2018Continuing its move into live streaming sport, Amazon has acquired a package of rights to the Premier League in the UK from 2019 to 2022. Amazon was awarded a package of 20 live matches per season, including 10 played on Boxing Day and 10 in midweek. Completing a long-drawn out process that began with the award of rights to BT and Sky in February, the Premier League awarded the last remaining package to BT.
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Local players struggle as Netflix leads Dutch subscription marketJune 07, 2018Dutch telco KPN is to close its over-the-top service KPN Play on 2 July. Another local on demand venture, Knippr from T-Mobile, closed officially on 1 June. Meanwhile, commercial broadcaster RTL has consolidated their Videoland and RTL XL OTT subscription brands and launched a new hybrid subscription package.
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UK approves potential Fox, Comcast bids for SkyJune 05, 2018The UK government will allow 21st Century Fox to go through with its bid to acquire the 61% of the company it does not own, on condition that it sells Sky News. Matt Hancock, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, announced the decision yesterday following a long running investigation by UK regulators which raised concerns over media plurality. The government also approved a rival bid by Comcast for Sky. The decisions pave the way for a bidding war between Fox and Comcast for ownership with Sky, with Walt Disney Co also likely to be involved.Subscribers Only
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Samsung targets India as major territory for growth of Cinema LEDJune 04, 2018PVR cinemas and INOX, the two leading multiplex circuits in India, have both agreed to install the potentially disruptive Cinema LED display technology branded as ONYX from Samsung later in 2018.
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Canal Plus loses out to Mediapro in French football rights auctionMay 30, 2018Canal Plus has been left empty-handed in the auction for domestic rights to French football from 2020, with Mediapro winning the bidding for three of seven packages of live rights and BeInSports, which currently shares live rights with Canal Plus securing one package. Telecoms operator Free one a package of digital rights. The LFP said the value of rights so far sold for 2020-24 is €1.153.5 billion ($1,345 billion), an increase of 60% on the 2016-2020 cycle.
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Italian Serie A clubs cancel rights deal with MediaproMay 29, 2018Italy's top football clubs have decided to terminate the deal currently in place with Mediapro for rights to the next three seasons of Serie A, beginning in 2018/19. The full assembly of Lega Serie A - composed of all the teams in the Italian first division - agreed unanimously to end the deal. This move follows a ruling by the civil court of Milan (following appeal by Sky to clarify the boundaries of the intermediary call for bids) to suspend the contract, and the consequent decision by Mediapro not to provide warranties necessary to cover the amount established by the contract.Subscribers Only
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Changes to the Games Pricing Database within Games Intelligence PremiumMay 21, 2018As of this month, our Games Pricing Database has been relaunched, with a change in focus. Its coverage is now dedicated to first-party digital stores for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, in the USA and UK. That is, stores accessed through the console in order to buy games via PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and Nintendo Network.Subscribers Only
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Video-streaming platform Huya files for IPO in the USMay 21, 2018Huya has successfully completed an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, raising $180 million. This comes after the company received a round of investment totaling $462 million, led by Tencent, just back in March 2018.
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Console Hardware – Q1 2018May 18, 2018There was a mixture of fortunes for the hardware manufacturers in the first quarter of 2018. In the Western World, PS4 sell-through to consumers declined year-on-year versus the first quarter 2017 but remained positive in Asia, including Japan.Subscribers Only
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Amazon strikes first major operator partnership dealMay 17, 2018The Amazon Prime Video app is to be made available via UK telco BT’s TV set-top boxes in June 2018, in a first of its kind partnership deal for the global e-commerce and online video giant.
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Back-end service specialists Playfab and GameSparks snapped up by Microsoft and AmazonMay 17, 2018Microsoft has purchased PlayFab for an undisclosed sum. The USA-based firm specialises in cloud-operated back-end services for games, such as player management, social features, testing and analytics. Similarly, as confirmed back in March, GameSparks has been bought by Amazon, another specialist in games-related live-operations.Subscribers Only
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New Malaysian Government to boost ad revenue, confidence and competitionMay 14, 2018Malaysia recently held its 14th general election which concluded in the welcoming of a new government on 10 May 2018. This marks the first ever change in government since the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition came to power in 1957 – the year Malaysia gained independence from the British. The new ruling government Pakatan Harapan promises a fresh start for consumers and businesses alike since becoming disenchanted over the rising cost of living and a corruption scandal surrounding BN since 2015. Under the new regime, consumer sentiment and business confidence will improve and subsequently drive economic growth over the next 5 years. As a result, IHS Markit expects advertising revenues to return to growth and competition to increase in Malaysia’s media market.
