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FuboTV and the challenges of sports streaming
Getting a streaming business up and running is not a straightforward exercise. Making it pay…
Live sport proves resilient in the face of seismic change
For a brief moment this month, it felt as though the TV industry had been…
As Salto shuts down, what can European media companies learn?
After months of uncertainty, France Télévisions, M6 and TF1 finally decided to call it a…
Brand values: streamers take another look at their business models
For the last year, the hot topic in the streaming business has been the cost…
Media companies get back to basics in 2023 with monetisation mindset
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that 2023 would be “a year of efficiency”….
Comcast: big is bountiful
Comcast, which the European Audiovisual Observatory this week identified as Europe’s biggest media company by…
Netflix turns the page
Adieu then to Reed Hastings, who is handing the baton of leading Netflix’s quarterly earnings…
Exclusively Amazon’s: the Warner Pass
There has been plenty of news about Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) this week. Not unusual…
YouTube’s Ticket for the streaming sports express
Sports streaming is expected to be one of the big TV industry themes for this…
The Year in View
For our final edition of 2022, we’re going expand the scope of DTVE Week in…
Value ad: Netflix, Disney and the hybrid streaming model
With this week’s launch of Disney’s ad-supported streaming option and Netflix’s recent decision to sign…
Has the shine come off streaming?
Following a hell-for-leather dash to capture as many streaming subscribers as possible, there is currently…
The dilemma facing broadcasters
How should national broadcasters respond to the ongoing decline in linear viewing and the rise…
MELS 22: TikTok triumphant – the future of online video
Digital TV Europe publisher Informa organised our first Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit (MELS) this…
Viaplay: adjusting aim to hit the target
There have been some signs of late that the second tier of streaming platforms below…
Liberty Global: a story with pictures
As every business journalist knows, storytelling is one of the principal jobs of the CEO…
Comcast takes hit as prospects darken for Sky
Comcast’s acquisition of Sky four years ago was not greeted warmly by analysts, with many…
Netflix puts the past behind it
Netflix produced investor-pleasing results this week, beating expectations and its own guidance in terms of…
Satellite’s gone?
Satellite’s gone up to the skies/ Things like that drive me out of my mind/…
How will Netflix’s ad-supported tier shape the streaming landscape?
Netflix will launch its long-awaited advertising-supported tier in November in an attempt to reclaim its…
Waking from a content nightmare
The reverberations of the global pandemic’s impact on the TV production business are still the…
Sky enters new era with shift to IPTV
Sky has officially ditched the dish in the UK. When it launched Sky Glass in…
UK government’s Channel 4 u-turn shows that it was never about money
The news this week that the UK government is “re-examining the business case” around the…
The return of IBC
The return of IBC after its absence from the annual video event calendar in 2020…
The BT Sport-Eurosport merger gives glimpse of wider WBD strategy
In relatively swift fashion from the reveal of exclusive talks in February and a deal…
Major changes for Altice as opportunist Drahi eyes BT
Patrick Drahi is having quite the busy summer. The French-Israeli billionaire had some unexpectedly positive…
YouTube dominance, SVOD decline and pubcaster strength: key takeaways from Ofcom’s Media Nations 2022 report
It is that time of year where UK broadcast regulator Ofcom publishes its Media Nations…
After the surge: AVOD is streaming’s saving grace
Just as the havoc that the Covid pandemic wrought was stupefying and surreal, so too…
Disney’s ability to overtake Netflix defined by vision, ambition and resources
Disney is now the largest streaming operator in the world. The company this week revealed…
Integrated gambling a bet too far for FuboTV
Live sports streaming has been one of the hottest topics in video for some time,…