A new consortium has been formed from among some of the leading players in the industry to try and make order out of chaos and to develop proposals that can help the industry to unlock the full potential of the new TV data ecosystem. Read More
As we have discussed in this column several times, broadcasters globally are exploring opportunities for revenue diversification beyond advertising. Players like RTL and ITV have successfully done this by building Read More
RTL Group, headquartered in Luxembourg, is one of Europe’s largest media companies. Last week, RTL CEO Bert Habets, presented the company’s results from 2018, emphasizing that their “Total Video 2.0” Read More
Events in the beginning of March speak to the importance of the international markets and regulators on the forward trajectory of U.S. media and entertainment companies. 1. Disney/Fox Merger Read More
On Wednesday, February 27th, the UK’s largest broadcasters, BBC and ITV confirmed that they will launch BritBox, an SVOD service, in the UK in the second half of 2019. It Read More
In the fourth quarter of 2018, Netflix beat subscriber estimates, adding a record 8.8 million subscribers, 7.3 million of them outside the United States. With more than 50 % of Read More
We know it may come as a shock, but there’s an entire world of television that exists outside of the United States. That’s why we’ve called on Mary Ann Halford, Read More
The summer of 2018 was a blockbuster one for entertainment deals. As summer began, AT&T closed on its acquisition of Time Warner. Disney won the “Fox hunt” on July 19, after Read More