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Remerged ViacomCBS returns to the marketDecember 05, 2019Viacom Inc and CBS Corporation have completed their merger, first agreed in August. Shares in the new company, ViacomCBS, will begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in New York today. The merger reunites the CBS businesses including the CBS network, Showtime and CBS Studios with Viacom's stable of pay TV channels, the Paramount studios and international free-to-air services. Channels and Programming Intelligence will add coverage of the newly merged company from the start of next year.Subscribers Only
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Further expansion of Channels and Programming IntelligenceNovember 29, 2019Channels and Programming Intelligence has just added revenues deriving from 203 groups operating in the pay TV segment of 17 territories. Notably, the expansion includes 83 pure platform operators that are not currently included within the service as well as 34 multi-market operators and 169 groups active in one territory only.Subscribers Only
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Carriage Revenues Database - North AmericaNovember 26, 2019Granular information on carriage revenue for channels in the US and Canada at a channel level.Subscribers Only
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Channel Distribution DatabaseNovember 26, 2019Database of channel reach including free to air channels, pay TV channels and online subscriptions. The database also includes channel groups' platform strategies.Subscribers Only
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Channel Line-up & Availability DatabaseNovember 26, 2019Track the evolution of distribution strategies and content acquisition by operators across 60 countries. This database delivers continuously updated information on the availability and distribution of Pay-TV and Free-to-air channels across traditional broadcast and emerging online platforms.Subscribers Only
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Channel Revenue & Programming Spend DatabaseNovember 26, 2019Detailed information on channel revenue and program expenditure. Revenue data includes splits for carriage revenue, direct to consumer subscriptions and advertising. Programming data covers spend on original content, acquisitions and sport.Subscribers Only
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Movie & Sports Rights DatabaseNovember 26, 2019Database of key movie and sports rights, including past deals and announced upcoming relationships.Subscribers Only
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Disney+ launches; 14.3 million subscribers forecast by end of 2019November 13, 2019The Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer OTT subscription video service Disney+ has launched in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands with Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico scheduled to launch in one week’s time on November 19th. IHS Markit Technology clients can log in to read our full analysis.Subscribers Only
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Apple TV+ makes global debut; emphasising high growth subscriber acquisition strategyNovember 01, 2019Apple TV+ is the first of the four upcoming direct to consumer streaming services to launch from media conglomerates Apple, Disney, Warner Media, and Comcast. Apple’s new streaming service strategically launches in over 100 territories 11 days before Disney+ comes to its five initial markets on 12th November. IHS Markit Technology clients can log in to read our full analysis.Subscribers Only
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France's Banijay Group buys Endemol Shine to create European production giantOctober 28, 2019France-based production company Banijay Group has reached agreement to acquire Endemol Shine Group from Walt Disney Company and US hedge fund Apollo Global Management. The price for the deal was not disclosed but is widely reported to be $2.2 billion. A statement from the group said the deal will be financed through a capital increase of Banijay Group and debt. On closure, subject to regulatory clearances and employee consultations. Post-closing, the combined group will be majority owned (67.1%) by LDH, the holding company controlled by Stephane Courbit's LOV Group, and Vivendi (32.9%), which invested in Banijay in 2014
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Netflix stays on target in Q3 in the advent of Disney and Apple’s OTT offersOctober 18, 2019Third quarter results for international OTT subscription video leader Netflix has revealed growing paid subscriptions and revenues both domestically and internationally, with global paid subscriptions growing 4.5% to 158.3 million and revenue growing 6.7% to $5.173 billion. At the end of the third quarter, US subscriptions rose by more than half a million to 60.62 million, while international subscriptions rose by 6.8% to 97.714 million, roughly in line with Netflix internal forecasts. Clients of our Intelligence Services can log in to view our analysis in full.Subscribers Only
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UK’s addressable TV ad boost as Channel 4 signs up to Sky AdSmartSeptember 20, 2019UK broadcaster Channel 4 has announced a partnership with Sky that will allow Channel 4 Sales to use Sky’s addressable advertising platform Sky AdSmart. As part of a wider multi-year content deal between Channel 4 and Sky, Channel 4 Sales will use Sky AdSmart to deliver targeted ads across its portfolio of linear channels, including UKTV and BT Sports, to Sky and Virgin Media households. In return, highlights of Formula 1 and live coverage of the British Grand Prix will continue to be broadcast on Channel 4, while Sky and NOW TV customers will get access to more programming from the public broadcaster.
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Kinepolis sets a second foot in the North American market with the acquisition of MJRSeptember 04, 2019Belgian exhibitor group Kinepolis has announced a deal to acquire MJR Digital Cinemas with its 164 screens in the United States for an estimated $151.25m.
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Remerged ViacomCBS plots growth strategy around direct-to-consumer and productionAugust 16, 2019CBS Corporation and Viacom have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, reuniting two US-based media giants which split in 2006. The merger will reunite the CBS free-to-air broadcasting business, the Showtime pay TV network, basic cable channel brands MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, and the Paramount film and TV studios, as well as burgeoning online brands including CBS All Access and Pluto TV. Both CBS and Viacom are owned by National Amusements Inc.Subscribers Only
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Disney to bundle Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for $12.99 in the United StatesAugust 08, 2019In Disney’s Q3 FY Earnings, the company announced a bundle offer for their three streaming services: Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. The three-pack bundle will be offered at $12.99 per month while Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ are all separately offered at $6.99, $5.99, and $4.99 respectively. If a customer were to pay for all three services separately it would cost $17.97 per month, making the bundle a ~$5 savings per subscription. The Disney bundle will only include ad-supported Hulu; as it stands Hulu with no ads will continue to be priced at $11.99.Subscribers Only
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Netflix growth slows in Q2 2019 as it suffers its first domestic subscriber loss since 2011July 18, 2019Netflix’s Q2 2019 results have revealed subscriber growth was well under internal estimations. Netflix added just 2.70 million paying subscribers over the three-month period against the 5 million it forecasted in the previous quarterly report. Clients of our Intelligence Services can log in to view our analysis in full.Subscribers Only
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RTL creates new digital studio in search of younger audiences and ad dollarsJuly 16, 2019European broadcaster RTL Group has announced the integration of its digital video businesses United Screens and Divimove. The multiplatform networks (MPNs) will be merged under Berlin-based Divimove. The new Divimove will represent over 1,000 digital content creators in nine European countries.Subscribers Only
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Atom Tickets reaches two thirds of US screensJune 05, 2019Specialist movie ticketing company Atom Tickets has added major US exhibitor Cinemark to its list of exhibitors, taking its screen count to over 26,000 screens of the US screen estate of 40,000 screens plus.
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Mediaset builds on partnership with ProSiebenSat1 with $380 million share purchaseMay 30, 2019Mediaset has acquired a 9.6% stake in Germany's ProSieben.Sat1, in a move it describes as 'an investment in the future of European free-to-air television'. Yesterday's acquisition of shares on the open market also gives the Italian group a 9.9 share of the voting capital. Based on the closing share price, the investment would be worth around €340 million ($380 million).Subscribers Only
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Sinclair agrees to acquire Fox RSNs from Disney for $9.6 billionMay 07, 2019Sinclair Broadcast Group is set to become a major player in the US TV sports market after agreeing to acquire 21 Regional Sports Networks from Walt Disney CoSubscribers Only
