Broadband TV News

5 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

MBC’s SHAHID platform has recorded its strongest Ramadan season on record with double-digit growth in subscriptions (SVOD) and advertising (AVOD) revenues. SHAHID is the leading Arabic OTT platform with a diverse range of content including top Arabic, Turkish, and Bollywood titles.

5 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

UHD Spain has offered to provide the necessary technical coordination so that all broadcasters can have access to UHD Spain’s multiple test channel to experiment and develop Ultra High Definition tests. The announcement was made by Víctor Sánchez, Director of Media and Operations at RTVE and President of UHD Spain during conference on the evolution of DTT to Ultra High Definition at the on the RTVE headquarters in Prado del Rey.

5 days ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

TNT Sports will continue as the home of English domestic rugby after agreeing new long-term deals with Premiership Rugby and Premiership Women’s Rugby. It follows record audience figures in both competitions over the past 12 months. Replicating the existing agreement, every single match from the Gallagher Premiership Rugby season – including the Play-Offs and Final – will be broadcast live on TNT Sports’ linear channels or its streaming platform discovery+ until the end of the 2030/31 season.

1 week ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

Paramount+ added another 1.5 million subscribers during the quarter ahead of an anticipated drop in Q2. The streaming service now has 79 million subscribers globally, but the end of an international bunding agreement is expected to reduce numbers. In this quarter there were improvements in churn, ARPU and scaling revenue. Revenues for the direct-to-consumer business increased by 9% year-on-year, advertising was down by the same amount, largely due to a broadcast of the Superbowl skewing revenues.

1 week ago | broadbandtvnews.com | Julian Clover

A new report for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport says while a natural shift towards IPTV can be expected, a significant number of households still rely solely on DTT, and without government intervention, some groups may find it difficult to adopt IPTV. Revealing Reality considers the future of TV distribution and the barriers, motivations, and preferences of TV viewers.