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The concept of on-demand television has remained tantalisingly out of reach of both consumers and telecoms operators for a good number of years now. Often hailed as a potential revolution in viewing habits and as a key source of new revenue for cable and telco companies, the video on-demand (VOD) sector has nevertheless so far… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Video On-Demand Remains On Hold

The European Commission is prepared to take steps to stop BSkyB retaining exclusive live rights to English Premiership football matches, according to weekend press speculation. Broadcasting contracts are now up for renewal and in a bid to allay charges of anti-competitive behaviour, the Premier League has split the available games into gold, silver and bronze… Continue reading EC Could Obstruct New Sky Football Deal

The majority of consumers are not prepared to pay to avoid advertising on television, according to a new survey commissioned by Media Planning Group. The research into “convergence” was carried out to assess how the increasing popularity of personal video recorders (PVR) and video on demand services (VOD) has affected the use of televisions and… Continue reading Viewers Not Interested In Paying To Avoid TV Commercials

Over half of the heads-of-households in the US consider watching television to be important in daily life but more consumers find value in listening to music or using a PC, according to a new report from Parks Associates. In a survey for Electronic Living @ Home, consumers were asked to ascertain the importance of various… Continue reading Music Takes Priority Over TV In The Home, Says Study

Developments in the European digital TV market are sparking demand for receivers and a new report from Datamonitor claims that shipments of adaptors are set to increase eightfold over the next four years. According to the study, Beyond the STB: new device and service opportunities, the device market is set to explode as new products… Continue reading 100 Million DTV Devices In Europe By 2007, Says Report

The inability to initiate professional business plans has been the main reason for the lack of success of many European pay-TV channels, says a new report. Some 150 channels across Europe have been forced to close in the last six years, costing investors more than £2 billion. Wasted investment in the UK alone is in… Continue reading Poor Business Plans To Blame For Pay-TV Failures

ITV needs to brace itself for a 3.3% fall in advertising revenues this year, according to new analysis of the commercial television sector from Lehman Brothers. Earlier this year, ITV companies were told to anticipate flat revenues for the full year to September (see ITV Advertising And Merger Outlook From Lehman Brothers) but the situation… Continue reading ITV Advertising Forecasts From Lehman Brothers

Total terrestrial TV revenue held firm during May, with a modest 0.4% year on year increase to almost £234 million. The outlook was positive for the majority of broadcasters and the only negative movement was experienced by ITV, which is facing the full scrutiny of the Competition Commission over the proposed Carlton/Granada merger (see Competition… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – May 2003

One in five digital households in the UK takes free-to-air services, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission (ITC).Over the last six months, the uptake of free-to-air (FTA) digital services – including FTA satellite – has accounted for 60% of the growth of the UK’s digital TV (DTV) market, according to the… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics 1Q 2003 (Subscribers)

BSkyB seems set to retain its dominance of televised football in the UK, despite the announcement last week that live Premiership rights are to be split into three packages when the current broadcasting contract expires next year. Rupert Murdoch has held a ten-year monopoly on live top-flight soccer, an arrangement which has benefited TV executives… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: BSkyB In The Box Seat In Premiership Rights Chase