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DAZN agrees distribution deal with Eurosport in four European marketsJuly 18, 2019Streaming sports service DAZN has formed a partnership with Discovery which will see the US group's Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD channels added to its services in Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain.
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ABUdigital 2019 review: Asian broadcasters look to digital to counter falling ad revenuesJuly 09, 2019The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) last week held ABUdigital, a forum set up to concentrate minds on how its members should respond to declining TV advertising revenues and emerging online opportunities. IHS Markit analysts attended the inaugural ABUdigital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 3-4 July.
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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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Sky launches satellite TV alternative in Austria with Sky XMarch 06, 2019European pay TV group Sky has launched a new standalone virtual pay TV service in Austria. Sky X provides access to live TV channels across all genres as well as on-demand content, dependant on the subscription tier chosen.Subscribers Only
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Korean broadcasters join forces with SK Telecom to step up original content productionJanuary 28, 2019Korean telco SK Telecom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country's three leading broadcasters to integrate their online video platforms, Oksusu and POOQ. Broadcasters Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) operate POOQ through a joint venture called Content Alliance Platform. The new service will aim to create more local original content to fend off growing competition. According to reports, SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-Ho was seeking an initial investment of $180 million to produce original content; in comparison, Oksusu spent just $10 million on content last year. The company also aims to expand the new online video platform to Southeast Asia later in the year.
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Central and Eastern Europe Pay TV 2017June 07, 2018The Central and Eastern Europe pay TV market monitor provides an in-depth insight into the key trends affecting the pay TV market in the CEE region in 2017. It includes data and analysis on pay TV operators, their subscribers and revenues, key M&A activity in the region, and the impact of online TV services on pay TV growth. The report focuses on the top eight CEE markets; Poland, Russia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Bulgaria.Subscribers Only
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Comcast makes its offer for Sky officialApril 25, 2018Comcast has made a formal offer for Sky, valuing the UK-based satellite operator at £22 billion ($30.7 billion). Today's official offer of £12.50 represents a premium of more than 16% over 21st Century Fox’s offer for the 61% of Sky it does not own. Sky's independent board of directors has this morning withdrawn its recommendation of the Fox bid, making a battle for ownership of Sky between Comcast, Fox and possibly Walt Disney Co, seemingly inevitable.
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Sky and Netflix agree European partnershipMarch 01, 2018Pan-European pay TV operator Sky has announced a partnership with global OTT subscription service Netflix, to make Netflix available on its DTH and OTT platforms. Sky is to integrate Netflix into its advanced DTH set-top box Sky Q across all of its markets, starting with the UK and Ireland, via a new subscription TV package later this year.
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Comcast intends to outbid 21st Century Fox for ownership of SkyFebruary 27, 2018US cable giant Comcast has unveiled a possible takeover offer for Sky, aiming to outbid 21st Century Fox. Comcast today made an all-cash offer of £12.50 per share in cash for the UK-based satellite operator, which represents a 16% increase on 21st Century Fox’s offer, implying a valuation of £22.1 billion ($28.5 billion). Fox, which already owns a 39% stake in Sky, offered £18.5 billion ($23.8 billion) to acquire the shares in the operator that it does not own.
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Amazon nipping at Netflix’s heelsJanuary 16, 2018In 2017, there were an estimated 44 million active subscribers to Amazon Prime Video, with a little more than 30 million from the United States and 11 million from the next three leading country markets, Germany, Japan and the UK.
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T-Mobile Austria to buy UPC Austria to create the market’s second major converged playerDecember 22, 2017Deutsche Telekom has announced a €1.9 billion deal ($2.3 billion) to acquire Austrian cable provider UPC from Liberty Global. Deutsche Telekom has the second largest mobile subscriber base in Austria, behind Telekom Austria, while UPC is second only to Telekom Austria in the market for fixed broadband services.Subscribers Only
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12 Digital Advertising Industry Trends Shaping 2018 and BeyondDecember 18, 2017What will define the future of digital advertising? As 2017 comes to a close, this presentation identifies 12 trends anyone in digital marketing needs to have on their radar for 2018 and beyond, from the future of brands, the role of platforms over the rise of smart assistants to applications of AI.Subscribers Only
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Infographic: Popularity of Netflix across CEE in 2017December 15, 2017The infographic features a map showing Netflix subscriptions as a share of broadband households. This demonstrates the penetration the international service has achieved for its addressable audience over 2017 in each respective market. The infographic is using the updated data from IHS Markit, for service consumption as well as the measure of connected households.Subscribers Only
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HBO Go’s move to go standalone crystallises the path to unbundled future for the industryNovember 17, 2017Time Warner’s HBO has made subscription to its online video service, HBO Go, available on standalone basis in four markets of Central & Eastern Europe. With its timing, this is a smart move on the part of HBO. While the service is likely to turn out as an attractive offer for the target market, the move won't be pleasing to company's distributing telecom operator partners.
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The rise of multiplay in PolandOctober 09, 2017
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Discovery takes Bundesliga to Amazon in Germany and Austria, as online sports distribution gains tractionAugust 17, 2017Discovery Communications, the major factual and sports channels group, has agreed a partnership with Amazon to distribute Discovery’s Eurosport Player via the Amazon Channels online subscription video service in Germany and Austria. The deal opens up a new distribution opportunity for Discovery’s live sports content, the most premium of which is 45 Bundesliga football matches each season.
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Sky delivers revenue and customer growth, but hits to profits and wholesale signal significant challengesJuly 27, 2017Pan-European pay TV operator Sky reported growth across a range of key metrics in its full-year 2016-17 financial results, along with some notable declines. By the end of June 2017, Sky served a total of 22.5 million retail customers across its five markets (UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy), having added 686,000 over the preceding 12 months. On the wholesale front, however, Sky lost 431,000 customers subscribing to its channels via alternative providers in the UK and Ireland (having lost 105,000 the previous year), and a further 15,000 in Germany.
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Leading Polish video portal by Onet.pl has discontinued its subscription service VOD+February 10, 2017The Polish online video portal VOD.pl has ceased activities of VOD+, its subscription video on demand (SVoD) offering, 31 January 2017.
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Sky seeks UK growth with full online TV offering, amid carriage dispute with DiscoveryJanuary 26, 2017Pan-European pay TV operator Sky delivered a characteristically impressive set of results for the first six months of its financial year – but with some notable caveats. Despite adding 500,000 customers across Europe and increasing revenue for the period by £692 million to £6.41 billion, the rise in Premier League TV rights costs in the UK lowered operating profits, by 9% across the group and 18% in the UK and Ireland.
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Asia TV Forum 2016: key takeawaysDecember 16, 2016The Asia TV Forum (ATF) is an international market for companies involved in financing, co-production and distribution of TV content across all platforms. Held in Singapore from 6-9 December 2016, it attracted more than 5,000 attendees this year. The event brought together content creators, brands and media platforms to discuss the latest developments in the Asian TV landscape.Subscribers Only
