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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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Game console hardware – Q3 2019November 22, 2019After the end of Q3, the competitive dynamic of the global console hardware market is pretty defined for the full year, with only the Black Friday sales bonanza or potential stock shortages perhaps generating any sell-through surprises in Q4. With most of the annual sales taking place during the final quarter of the year, the scale of sell-through volume will depend on bundling offers or price drops and how long these are maintained in the market.Subscribers Only
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X019: Latest Project xCloud expansion underlines Microsoft’s core strengthsNovember 15, 2019As competition in the cloud gaming sector continues to heat up, Microsoft is taking a more aggressive, although well-planned, approach to testing and rolling out its own Project xCloud game streaming preview. The X019 announcements underline Microsoft’s core strengths in infrastructure, service delivery and content.
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Trending: Onshoring electric motor production supports demand for EVs and HEVsOctober 11, 2019Half a decade ago the production of traction motors for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles was concentrated in the home location of the Automotive OEM. This was simply because the demand for EV/HEVs was not worth the investment of building new facilities close to the demand location. However, the rapid growth in demand for EVs in the recent years is gradually influencing the supply chain, companies’ business models, and encouraging more collaboration and joint ventures in the automotive industry. In the Chinese market, joint ventures between traditionally large western OEMs who wish to enter the Chinese market and local vendors are becoming more commonplace. The most recent announcement was in August 2019 about the joint venture between Nidec – a Japanese electric motor company – and GAC Motor – a Chinese vehicle manufacturer – to produce traction motors.
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NetEase drives business in Japan while Tencent builds presence in emerging games marketsSeptember 11, 2019The lucrative and established Japanese mobile games market is difficult to crack; partially due to the audience preference for domestic titles and publishers. NetEase, however, has recently found success there with a handful of standout titles, whilst Chinese competitor Tencent is nowhere to be found.
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Mediaset España to broadcast live football on its OTT platform Mitele PlusAugust 01, 2019Mediaset España has confirmed that it will offer live La Liga matches as part of its recently-launched Mitele Plus service from the start of the season this month. The broadcaster has agreed a deal with Telefonica to sublicense rights to all the games played in the first two tiers of the Spanish football league as well as all matches of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League.Subscribers Only
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Spain and Italy provide DTT subsidies to accelerate the release of 5G spectrumJuly 31, 2019The Spanish government approved in June 2019 a package of €150 million in state-aid to facilitate digital terrestrial television (DTT) migration for the second time in the country. The money will go to local communities to finance the retuning of TV antennas as DTT broadcasters will relinquish frequencies in the 694-790 MHz UHF band for 5G services. Spaniards must retune their antennas, as all DTT channels must move to frequencies below 694 MHz by June 2020. The spectrum between 694 and 790 MHz, the so-called 700 MHz, will be auctioned to mobile broadband operators, by the end of 2020 to facilitate the launch of 5G services in Spain. Meanwhile, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development has issued a list of guidelines for the provision of subsidies to buy TV sets and DTT set-top boxes compatible with the DVB-T2 HEVC standard. The pay-out of €151 million in subsidies commence in November 2019. The guidelines propose that Italian residents on social benefits receive a refund or rebate of €50 per household, for the purchase of a single device by December 31st, 2022 or until the allocated resources are exhausted. The aid will be granted on the principle of technological neutrality. The Italian government has committed to ceasing all DVB-T DTT transmissions and switching to DVB-T2 by June 2022. The European Commission has decided that the state-aid schemes of Spain and Italy are in line with EU state-aid rules and subsequently granted its approval.Subscribers Only
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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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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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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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Cloud gaming market forecast to be worth $2.5 billion by 2023: Sony leads the way in 2018May 20, 2019IHS Markit’s latest research on cloud gaming shows a growing market generating $387 million in consumer spending in 2018, which is forecast to expand to $2.5 billion over the next five years
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Mediaset to shut down pay DTT service at the end of MayMay 01, 2019Mediaset is to end distribution of its Premium subscription service on digital terrestrial TV (DTT) at the end of this month. The service, which now consists of TV series and movies, will available on demand via Infinity, the group's online platform. Currently, Infinity has 400,000 subscribers and offers two subscription tiers: a basic one giving access to the platform’s library (€7.99, $8.89 per month) and premium (€13.99 per month) which includes a subscription to sports service DAZN.
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LED videowalls – Fine pitch LED video technology trends in digital signageApril 18, 2019With the introduction of many different types of fine pixel pitch LED displays surfacing in the digital signage market, there can be confusion on how to differentiate these types of LED products. For digital signage applications, IHS Markit emphasizes a greater focus on pixel pitch rather than chip size, but we still want to provide clarity on how we classify mini LED versus micro LED.Subscribers Only
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The future is streaming, says NENT, as it prepares spinoff from MTGMarch 12, 2019Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) shared details of its transition into a 'video entertainment company' at yesterday’s investor day in Stockholm, held in the run up to its listing later this month.Subscribers Only
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Two new global PLF brands launch in premium cinema market in 2019February 22, 2019Two new global PLF (premium large format) brands have launched in Q1 2019 further intensifying market competition in the developing PLF cinema market. Digital technology company, Sony, has launched a new PLF system known as Sony Digital Cinema which will see the company enter into direct competition with Imax and Dolby Cinema for the first time.
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Significant expansion of Channels and Programming IntelligenceFebruary 15, 2019Channels and Programming Intelligence has introduced a new methodology to estimate revenues from subscription on traditional platforms. The new approach, applied to an initial group of 22 countries will significantly increase the number of groups and operators covered from 38 to 136. The new groups covered from today include all major pay TV platforms, whether or not they operate their own channels.Subscribers Only
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4K and 8K TV Broadcasting Begins in JapanDecember 03, 2018On December 1st, the first 4K and 8K TV broadcasts were launched by NHK, available via two satellite channels. 4K broadcasts will be available for 18 hours daily while 8K will be available for 12 hours daily. These broadcasts will include HDR (HLG format), wide color gamut (BT.2020) and in 22.2 channel audio.Subscribers Only
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Console hardware: Q3 2018 updateNovember 15, 2018Sales of TV and hybrid (Nintendo Switch) console hardware to consumers improved year-on-year in the third quarter. In the first half of 2018 console hardware had grown year-on-year by 2.8% but the last quarter has pushed the first three quarters’ year-on-year growth to 3.4%. This is a subscriber only update. Please login for details.Subscribers Only
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Vue to become largest exhibitor in GermanyOctober 24, 2018Leading International exhibitor Vue International has signed a deal to buy Cinestar, the largest multiplex chain in Germany, for as much as $256million (Euro 221.8 million) from Australian group Event Hospitality & Entertainment.
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Young males more likely to look for UHD content when choosing a video serviceOctober 11, 2018More than a third of video subscribers claim ultra-high-definition (UHD) content is an important criterion in their choice of video services, across five markets surveyed. Among households with both pay TV and online video subscriptions, that preference rises to 50 percent.
