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State of the Canadian pay TV market Q3 2015 Improvements at IPTV soften the blow for pay TVJanuary 20, 2016The economy isn’t the only problem for pay TV operators; more broadband-only video options exist in Q3 than at any other time in Canadian pay TV history.Subscribers Only
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My-HD Media revamps its business strategy with launch of My-Asia and Maghreb packagesDecember 17, 2015My-HD Media, the Dubai-based pay TV satellite operator, is to start 2016 with the launch of two new packages. In a press conference in Dubai, Mr Samir Safer, My-HD Media’s CEO, announced that the company will launch the My-Asia package by mid-January 2016. The new package will be simultaneously launched in 22 MENA countries. Furthermore, My-HD Media will launch another package, the Maghreb package, later in the year, to be made available in four North African countries (Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia).Subscribers Only
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Shaw joins Canadian converged operators with Wind acquisitionDecember 17, 2015The merger between Shaw and Wind is born of necessity in a competitive multi-play market where wireless is increasingly a key part of the package for consumers.Subscribers Only
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Genre split data by format now available for all countriesDecember 09, 2015IHS has added detailed split data for both DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) formats to every country covered by its Video Intelligence services.Subscribers Only
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Games Market Monitor: Publisher Results and Competitor Comparison, CQ2 2015Games Market Monitor: Publisher Results and Competitor Comparison, CQ2 2015December 04, 2015Calendar Q3 2015 turned out to be a bit volatile for several of the publishers in our report. While large publishers Tencent, Activision Blizzard and NetEase all reported strong growth, Electronic Arts was down over the year ago period after taking a hit on currency exchange rates and not having a title comparable to The Sims 4 which launched in the third quarter last year.Subscribers Only
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CraveTV to be offered as a standalone subscription service in 2016, announces exclusive HBO contentDecember 02, 2015Bell Media has announced it will unbundle CraveTV as of January 2016, making it available to anyone with a broadband connection in Canada. The service was first launched in December of 2014, but was only made available to Bell (and partner) pay TV customers as a sVoD “add-on” component to regular pay TV subscriptions. CraveTV cost Bell TV customers $4.00 extra a month; content from the service can be consumed both online via connected devices and via pay TV set-top boxes (STBs). In addition to opening the CraveTV service to non-pay TV customers, Bell has also recently announced that it has signed an exclusive multi-platform content deal with HBO, which will significantly increase the amount of HBO content and the duration of its availability for its customers. Bell Media will be able to deliver current and past seasons for popular TV series, in addition to, a library of exclusive HBO programming.Subscribers Only
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PLF screen totals added to Cinema IntelligenceDecember 02, 2015IHS has added data for PLF screen totals for all territories and regions tracked by Cinema Intelligence as at H1 2015. Data is also available in summary format and as market share comparisons.Subscribers Only
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European Broadband Cable Yearbook - 2015November 30, 2015The European Broadband Cable Yearbook, produced in association with trade body Cable Europe, is widely recognised as the definitive guide to the European Cable Industry. Published continuously for over a decade, this annual report contains detailed data on the size and value of the cable industry in all European Union countries as well as other European Economic Area markets. With company-level information and market wide analysis it shows trends in cable uptake, digital progression, revenue and ARPU, broadband cable and cable telephony. Also includes a written summary of the cable industry developments within each country over the last year.Subscribers Only
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Liberty Global to buy Cable & Wireless in £3.5 billion dealNovember 17, 2015Liberty Global has announced that it has reached a deal to buy London-listed Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) in a deal worth £3.5 billion ($5.3 billion) in a move that will strengthen Liberty Global’s reach into Latin America and the Caribbean.Subscribers Only
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MTS Ukraine looks to 4G launch under Vodafone brandNovember 16, 2015MTS Ukraine is planning to launch 4G services in 2017, by which time the operator will have rebranded under the Vodafone flag.Subscribers Only
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BeIn Media enters MENA entertainment content marketNovember 06, 2015Qatar-based media company, BeIn Media Group, announced that it is entering the movies and entertainment content market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The announcement, which came on October 31st, marked the 12th anniversary of the BeIn Media Group. Explaining the company’s decision, CEO Nasser Al Khelaifi stated: “Our consumer research in the MENA region indicated for quite some time that families expect a leading entertainment provider like BeIn to offer a complete range of TV entertainment channels. Furthermore, we identified a sweet-spot in terms of pricing of pay TV in the region that has traditionally been over-priced”.Subscribers Only
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Virtual Reality and Entertainment: Bubble or Next Big Thing?Virtual Reality and Entertainment: Bubble or Next Big Thing?October 26, 2015The report represents IHS’ first in-depth analysis of a new generation of virtual reality technology and entertainment. It examines the positional strategies of emerging virtual reality platforms, includes sales forecasts of virtual reality headsets by brand, country and platform type and analyses the content opportunity across games and video.Subscribers Only
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Central and Eastern European TV Advertising Market MonitorCentral and Eastern European TV Advertising Market MonitorOctober 23, 2015There has been a range of performances in the diverse group of the 14 CEE countries in 2014. The majority of the countries noted a positive growth (10 out of 14) with the highest growth rate achieved by Hungary. Four of the ten markets contracted in 2014: Ukraine, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Lithuania. As in the previous years, the top three largest markets were: Russia, Turkey and Poland. The smallest markets were the Baltics: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. This market monitor focuses on the current trends in TV ad markets of Central and Eastern Europe, highlights changes in the TV landscape across the region and provides the ground for potential growth.Subscribers Only
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OSN prepares its defences with HBO channel and EST storeOctober 23, 2015HBO is to launch programming day and date with the US on a dedicated channel launching in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The channel, launching in 2016, is a joint venture with the pan-Arabic pay TV operator OSN. The Dubai-based operator will enrich the content offer of its On Demand service with more than 2,000 hours of HBO programming, including a thousand hours of complete box sets of HBO TV series.Subscribers Only
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Surge in the number of giant cinema circuits in 2015October 20, 2015There has been a surge in the number of giant movie theatre circuits operating over 1,000 screens. The sharp rise in the number of giant circuits is indicative of both recent activity in the acquisition and merger field but also the result of organic growth of circuits through new build construction in China.Subscribers Only
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The business of children’s contentOctober 20, 2015In a world of declining linear TV viewing and increased use of internet-connected smartphones, tablet computers and other devices, the children's TV genre remains in good health. Programming has largely migrated from generalist TV channels to more than 400 dedicated channels aimed at the under 12 audience worldwide, with a total of $2.165 billion invested on children’s programming last year.Subscribers Only
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Poland's TVN launches original commissions for Player.pl serviceOctober 07, 2015Polish broadcaster TVN is pushing further into online with an investment in five original series. The first series, a Polish version of US comedy Web Therapy, will launch on TVN’s Player.pl service on 21 October. Speaking at the Mipcom TV market in Cannes this morning, TVN executives said the 10 episode series will cost 1 million zlotys ($266 million), a similar budget to one of its traditional linear TV series. Between Q4 this year and Q1 2016, TVN will also debut two reality series, Lip Sync Battle and Start U Up, documentary series My Love Story and drama co-production Cape Town.Subscribers Only
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State of the Canadian pay TV market Q2 2015 - Cord-cutting leaves its mark on pay TVSeptember 30, 2015The loss of nearly 65,000 total video subscribers is a blow to Canadian pay TV. Not only was Q2 2015 the weakest in recent history in terms of IPTV net additions, but it represented the single greatest quarterly loss for pay TV as a whole.Subscribers Only
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Vodafone and Liberty Global asset swap talks end in nothingVodafone and Liberty Global asset swap talks end in nothingSeptember 28, 2015Vodafone has ended talks with Liberty Global over a possible asset exchange, with the companies unable to reach any agreement on working together.Subscribers Only
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Czech Republic Country Profile - Operator MultiplaySeptember 22, 2015In this country profile: data, charts, insight on the Czech Republic fixed voice, fixed broadband, mobile, pay TV and multiplay markets, plus comment on the major recent strategic and regulatory events.Subscribers Only
