A combination of original programming and price is driving the rapid adoption of Netflix, according to analyst Richard Greenfield.
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BBC Worldwide and Kelsey Media have agreed a magazine licensing deal that will see the launch of the first BBC Antiques Roadshow Magazine next spring.
Andy Brown will take up the role of CEO of Kantar Media with immediate effect, taking overall charge of its portfolio of media and advertising measurement & analysis services.
Strategy Analytics predicts that OTT global spending will reach $4.7 billion in 2018, concentrated in North America and Western Europe.
Fashion keeps print in business as the Guardian announces publication of new bi-annual glossy and Grazia launches #Grazia360 magazine.
While consumers are both cord-cutting and thinning their pay-TV services, an equally large threat is presenting itself, according to Digitalsmiths: ‘cord-cheating’ – with major revenue impacts.
49% of 18-24 year-olds living at home with their parents said that they felt ‘highly inclined’ to sign up for an online subscription video service once they move out on their own, compared to 31% that said they would sign up for a traditional pay-TV service.
In one year, Apple’s share of mobile web usage has fallen 10%, while rival Android has seen usage climb as the gap between the two rapidly closes.
The global pay-TV market added 23 million new subscribers in the first half of 2013, and is expected to reach 895 million by the end of the year.
The latest ABC results for August 2013 show a continuing decline for print, with few titles seeing any period or yearly growth at all – but it was better news for some of the Sunday titles.