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Telia to acquire Bonnier Broadcasting in latest Nordics M&A moveJuly 13, 2018Nordic telecoms operator Telia has announced the acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting, owner of Swedish TV channel TV4, C More and Finnish MTV. The acquisition, which is to the value of SEK 9.2 billion, is subject to regulatory approval. Telia has operations in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Telia’s acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting marks the latest in a wave of M&A activity in the Nordic region. Earlier this week, Telia acquired TDC’s Norwegian operations, which include TDC’s consumer fixed broadband and pay TV brand, GET. TDC’s sale of its Norwegian operations follows its own M&A activity. In February 2018, TDC announced the acquisition of Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Nordic Entertainment business. However, shortly after this announcement, TDC withdrew its offer for MTG and stated TDC would be acquired by investment firm Macquarie. This flurry of M&A activity in the region started in Sweden when, in January 2018, Tele2 and Com Hem announced their intention to combine their businesses, creating an integrated fixed and mobile operator.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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The media management industry moves to services-based business model, focusing on faster and cheaper workflowMay 11, 2018In the media management market, migration from selling equipment-based solutions to service-based solutions is deploying massively this year. Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of global revenue was service-based, growing to 63 percent by the end of 2017 and expected to grow to 66 percent in 2021. The overall market grew 7 percent in 2016 and 5 percent in 2017, but this growth rate is expected to slow to 4 percent in 2021.
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Ride hailing app Go-Jek to launch video streaming service after financial services expansionMay 03, 2018Indonesia-based ride hailing company Go-Jek plans to launch its own online video subscription service, Go-Play. The video service will be available for daily, monthly and yearly subscriptions and the expected launch date is not disclosed yet.
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Australia pay TV market update Q4 2017March 09, 2018IHS Markit has updated its Australian pay TV data in light of the latest guidance on the performance of market leader Foxtel provided by major shareholder News Corp Australia. Pay TV providers continue to show resilience but growth has plateaued, a sentiment echoed in the Q4 2017 filings by News Corp, which indicate a downward revision in its future outlook for the business. As such, IHS Markit has adjusted its forecasts on the Australian pay TV market accordingly, which now illustrate contrasting fortunes for the two main players – Foxtel’s subscriber base is going down, while Fetch TV’s is on the up.
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Australian broadcaster unveils new OTT serviceNovember 22, 2017Australian commercial free-to-air TV broadcaster Seven Network will launch 7plus, its new over-the-top (OTT) digital video streaming service, in November 2017. 7plus will feature exclusive original commissions in addition to live and on demand content.
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Malaysian DTH pay TV monopoly to endSeptember 11, 2017Malaysia’s direct-to-home (DTH) satellite pay TV monopoly is set to end. Ansa Broadcast plans to launch a new DTH pay TV service in Malaysia, ending a two decade monopoly held by Astro Malaysia Holdings (Astro).Subscribers Only
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In Australia, TV continues to be dominant but a shift in viewing is underwayAugust 10, 2017TV remains the most watched screen in Australia but cross-screen viewing behaviour is on the rise according to the first issue of the Australian Video Viewing Report Q1, 2017 published by OzTAM. Each week, 19.9 million Australians or 83.7% of the population watch broadcast TV at home either via free-to-air or pay TV channels. Each person watched an average of 79 hours and 30 minutes per month or 2 hours 29 minutes per day of broadcast TV during Q1 2017.Subscribers Only
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Altice adopts unified brand ahead of further expansionMay 25, 2017Altice will rebrand its portfolio of businesses under its own name, as part of a new unified global branding strategy. This will help Altice to reposition itself in the French market, while uniting its US operations before pursuing further M&A opportunities in the country, potentially including an entry into the mobile and content markets after further expansion in the cable market.Subscribers Only
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Netflix commissions Australian original seriesMay 22, 2017Netflix has commissioned Tidelands, a primetime drama series, as its latest investment in local Australian content. Tidelands will debut exclusively on Netflix and premiere worldwide. The first season will have 10 episodes that run for 50 minutes each. Production will start in Queensland, Australia during 2018 by Brisbane-based Hoodlum Entertainment. There is no release date for the new series.Subscribers Only
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SFR and Altice score European football rights in FranceMay 11, 2017French telecoms group SFR and its parent company Altice has acquired exclusive rights in France to the Champions League and Europa League for €350 million ($380 million) per season for three years starting in 2018/19. The rights are currently held by BeIn Sports, Canal Plus and M6. The payment represents a 60% increase on the current deal for 2015-2018.Subscribers Only
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Indonesian incumbent telco lifts Netflix banApril 14, 2017PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) and Netflix have entered into an agreement which will unblock the Netflix service on the state-controlled incumbent telecommunications operators network. Deal requires Netflix to fulfill Indonesian regulation whereby its content will go through censorship and the company must form a partnership with a local operator or create a local unit in the country.
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HOOQ raised additional USD25 million from its shareholdersJanuary 19, 2017Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros have invested additional USD25 million in HOOQ, a subscription based online video service. Share distribution between the companies will remain the same following the deal. Singtel owns 65 percent, while the remaining shares are split equally between Sony’s AXN and Warner Bros.
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Netflix adds download functionalityDecember 02, 2016• Netflix has added the ability to download selected titles for offline viewing on smartphones and tablets • Laptops and other browser based streaming devices are currently not included in the roll-out • All users can utilise offline viewing regardless of country or subscription tier • Supported content includes much of Netflix’s original content library, alongside a reduced selection of third party content and films.
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Liberty Global goes all-in on Netflix partnership with footprint-wide carriage dealSeptember 14, 2016International pay TV provider Liberty Global announced a partnership with Netflix to bring the SVoD company’s app to Liberty Global’s advanced pay TV platforms in more than 30 markets across Europe and Latin America.Subscribers Only
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Vivendi to close Watchever SVoD service by 31 December 2016August 17, 2016Paris-based French media group Vivendi will close its standalone online subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) TV and movie service, Watchever, by the end of 2016. The SVoD service launched in Germany in January 2013, ahead of Amazon’s Prime SVoD service and Netflix in 2014.Subscribers Only
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Netflix Q2 - Price sensitive 'grandfathers' cause weaker than expected growthJuly 21, 2016IHS forecasts for Netflix’s International territories have been slightly reduced to 38m for 2016 and 75.7m for 2020, a reduction of around 1m for the 5 year outlook. For the US 2016 forecasts have been adjusted to 48.3m subscribers.Subscribers Only
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Sky continues to reassert premium TV leadership with UHDTV service launchJuly 14, 2016UK pay TV market leader Sky today unveiled its long-awaited 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV service, which the operator will launch on the Sky Q platform in its home market and Ireland on 13 August.Subscribers Only
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Amazon invests in original content for its Japanese Prime Video serviceJuly 06, 2016Amazon has unveiled its plan to add original content exclusively on its Prime Video service in Japan. There will be 12 new original programmes, including kids’ content, comedy and documentaries, available for Amazon Prime Video subscribers in JapanSubscribers Only
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ShowMax expands footprint into Sub-Saharan AfricaJune 13, 2016Subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service ShowMax, has expanded its reach to 37 Sub-Saharan African countries. The online TV and movie service, which is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers, launched first in South Africa in August of 2015, with the remaining countries launching in May of 2016.Subscribers Only
