In many respects, the pay-TV industry is a global success story, exceeding a billion subscribers and US$200 billion in global industry revenue earlier this decade, and widely expected to approach US$250 billion in global industry revenues by 2020. However, the industry is going through a period of change and development, with service providers in many markets facing a perfect storm of slowing growth, intensifying competition and business model disruption, driven by improving broadband quality … [Read more...] about Pay-TV innovation landscape in Asia-Pacific
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The war between OTT and Pay-TV
The video industry continues to see a shift in a number of time consumers watch their traditional pay-TV service, as more content is being viewed on Over-The-Top (OTT) services such as Netflix, Hulu, and others. Pay-TV providers must focus not only on why consumers are gravitating to these OTT offerings but also on how these providers can slow and ultimately reverse the trend. The average Netflix subscriber watches content for 1 hour and 33 minutes per day, while the average pay-TV subscriber … [Read more...] about The war between OTT and Pay-TV
FreeviewPlus makes an impact on all On Demand content in New Zealand
With the increase of pay- TV operators in New Zealand, Sky is not looking good with a 14% fall in share price after the loss of 45,000 core residential subscribers in early 2016. The end of 2015 saw 860,445 customers, but the company was already bracing themselves for a drop of 3.5% and the number to be 830,000 at the end of June 2016. The anticipated decline followed the roll-off of subscribers who signed on to watch the Rugby World Cup in 2015. Pay-TV policies Copyright There’s good … [Read more...] about FreeviewPlus makes an impact on all On Demand content in New Zealand
Asia Pacific Broadcasting
How is Asia-Pacific absorbing the Smart TV concept? In developed markets such as Japan, Korea and Australia where Smart TVs are commonly used, they’re following the trends of their Western counterparts. For the advanced markets, Smart TV adoption is like Europe and the U.S., so they’ll just keep increasing. I don’t think it has reached 50% mark yet, but they will keep growing. In some markets, especially in Southeast Asia and South Asia, which are emerging markets in the developing world, they … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific Broadcasting
MAN WITH A PLAN goes to Latin American
Los Angeles – CBS Studios International announced a multi-season licensing agreement with Warner Channel Latin America for the exclusive basic pay-TV and VOD rights across the region to CBS’s new comedy, MAN WITH A PLAN. The new series, starring Golden Globe Award winner Matt LeBlanc, will be available on the Warner Channel and will air this Fall season. “We’re delighted to bring comedy legend Matt LeBlanc to Latin American audiences in MAN WITH A PLAN,” said Stephanie Pacheco, Vice President … [Read more...] about MAN WITH A PLAN goes to Latin American
Astro hit 5 Million penetration mark
Kuala Lumpur – Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) announced its results for the first half of the financial year ending 31 January 2017, with year on year (YoY) modest growth in revenue and PATAMI, underpinned by better performance in e-commerce and Adex. EBITDA decreased 6% YoY primarily due to currency depreciation impacting content costs. Tun Zaki Azmi, Chairman of Astro said, “The Group remains focused on delivering long-term shareholder returns and progressive dividend policy. The … [Read more...] about Astro hit 5 Million penetration mark