Social TV at TV Connect: All smilies and fury, signifying nothing?
When a company reveals usage stats at a conference, it’s usually a sign that the strategy it’s promoting is paying off. At TV Connect in Turkey two weeks ago a number of TV operators and content...
View ArticleWhat the BBC must do next
“Events, dear boy, events.” British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s oft-quoted answer when asked what he most feared as a politician seems worth dusting down when considering the departure of the...
View ArticleVirgin Media acquisition cements Liberty’s cable empire and causes a new...
The news that Liberty Global has secured a deal to acquire Virgin Media for US$23.3 billion signals a change atop the global pay-TV hierarchy: The long-time No. 2 cable operator and dominant European...
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Cable Congress 2013: No denying cable’s good health, but challenges must not...
When attending a European cable conference, in particular the industry’s flagship Cable Congress event, held in London last week, one must be mindful that the view from the inside rarely offers a...
View ArticleBT’s ‘free’ premium-sports strategy refutes established pay-TV and multiplay...
BT’s announcement that it will offer its forthcoming premium-sports channels free of charge to all of its broadband customers lays down the gauntlet in what is set to be a ferocious tussle between the...
View ArticleNew sports channels yet to have desired effect for BT, as crunch football...
BT’s lacklustre operational performance in its financial quarter to end-June may quell some of the “game changer” hype the telco has spent a small fortune on in promoting its new premium-sports...
View ArticleCable’s partnership model faces acid test with Virgin Media-Netflix deal
Today’s announcement of a partnership between UK cable MSO Virgin Media and online-video provider Netflix goes some way to settling a debate over how operators should address the threat posed by new...
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The Future of TV 2013 survey: What pay-TV operators should do next
Earlier this year we surveyed more than 500 TV executives, covering all regions of the world, and representing all parts of the industry value chain. We wanted to know how they see the industry...
View ArticleSky’s new low-cost-OTT strategy signals shift in pay-TV priorities for UK’s...
Sky’s unveiling of the entertainment-content pricing for its Now TV stand-alone OTT service – coming a week after the operator reduced the regular price of the service’s premium-movies offering –...
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Press release: Middle East & Africa: TV advertising revenues to top US$10...
Movement towards more advanced measurement techniques will boost the region New research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that global TV advertising revenues will climb by 5.2% in 2014 to reach...
View ArticleCES 2014 Trends: Personalization and integration underlie the user experience
Unsurprisingly, given the show’s name, gadgets were the stars of this year’s CES, as they are every year. But hidden among the 4K TVs, connected cars and wearable devices were a number of products and...
View ArticleCES 2014: A quiet year for media-centric announcements
Last week in Las Vegas, CES 2014 – the annual (Western) meeting of the world’s consumer-electronics firms – saw hundreds of announcements from companies highlighting their new products for the coming...
View ArticlePress release: Informa strengthens its TV research team with appointment of...
Industry thought leader joins Informa as TV Practice Leader Informa Telecoms & Media is delighted to announce that Ed Barton, one of the most respected analysts in the digital-media market, has...
View ArticleBroadband World Forum Asia 2014: The Post-Event Wrap
If you’re going to hold an Asia Pacific broadband conference these days then there are few countries with better credentials to host the event than Singapore which within a couple of years will be the...
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