Telecommunications
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Film Movement Sets Home Release Dates for British Post-War Comedies
Arthouse distributor Film Movement Plus has set Dec. 31 home release dates for two critically hailed British comedies, 1953’s The Titfield Thunderbolt by Charles Crichton and 1949’s Passport to Pimlico by Henry Cornelius. The Titfield Thunderbolt tells the story of the inhabitants of a tiny village called Titfield, who struggle to prove that a single-track … Continue reading “Film Movement Sets Home Release Dates for British Post-War Comedies”
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HBO Max Greenlights First Full Series
WarnerMedia’s pending HBO Max SVOD service has greenlit the half-hour dramedy “Generation,” which marks the streamer’s first pilot to get a full series order. The service is set to debut in spring 2020. “Generation” is created by 18-year old Zelda Barnz and her father, Daniel Barnz, who also directs. Executive produced by Lena Dunham and … Continue reading “HBO Max Greenlights First Full Series”
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Verizon CEO: Free Disney+ Promotion a ‘Win, Win’
Following the Nov. 12 launch of the Disney+ subscription streaming service, Verizon began offering new and existing mobile subscribers 12 months of free access to the SVOD service. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg told Fox Business response to the promotion has been strong. Indeed, 10 million consumers signed up for Disney+ in the first 24 hours, with … Continue reading “Verizon CEO: Free Disney+ Promotion a ‘Win, Win’”
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CFO: AT&T TV Sub Loss Peaked in Q3
When AT&T launched DirecTV Now in 2015, the telecom had big hopes the standalone online TV service would help migrate pay-TV subs to over-the-top distribution. The media company envisioned gradually weaning consumers from the cable guy (U-verse) and satellite (DirecTV) to streaming video and competing against Sling TV, (shuttering) PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV and Hulu … Continue reading “CFO: AT&T TV Sub Loss Peaked in Q3”
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Major Pay-TV Providers Lost More Than 1.7 Million Subs in Q3 2019
The nation’s largest pay-TV providers representing about 93% of the market lost about 1.74 million combined video subscribers in the most-recent fiscal period, compared with a net loss of about 975,000 subs in the previous-year period, according to new data from Leichtman Research Group. Pay-TV now accounts for about 84.8 million subs — with cable … Continue reading “Major Pay-TV Providers Lost More Than 1.7 Million Subs in Q3 2019”
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Survey: TV Households Subscribing to Pay-TV Declines Further
About 75% of TV households in the United States subscribe to pay-TV service (cable, satellite, telecom or online TV). That’s down from 84% five years ago, according to new data from Leichtman Research Group. Spending on pay-TV services among subscribers is $109.60 per month, an increase of about 6% since 2016. Including non-subscribers, mean spending … Continue reading “Survey: TV Households Subscribing to Pay-TV Declines Further”
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Charter Communications to Carry Acorn TV, Urban Movie Channel Streaming Services
AMC Networks Oct. 31 announced that Charter Communications will launch its full suite of subscription video-on-demand services as well as AMC Premiere, the company’s premium ad-free version of its AMC channel, to Charter’s Spectrum customers. The launch of AMC Premiere, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and Urban Movie Channel (UMC) affords Spectrum subscribers access to … Continue reading “Charter Communications to Carry Acorn TV, Urban Movie Channel Streaming Services”
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Pay-TV Shocker: AT&T Loses More Than 1.3 Million Q3 Subs, Including 195,000 OTT
HBO Max can’t come soon enough for AT&T. The telecom giant Oct. 28 said it lost 1.16 million pay-TV subscribers in the third quarter (ended Sept. 30). It lost an additional 195,000 AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) subs. The losses compared with 346,000 pay-TV subs jettisoned and 49,000 DirecTV Now subs added in the … Continue reading “Pay-TV Shocker: AT&T Loses More Than 1.3 Million Q3 Subs, Including 195,000 OTT”
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Charter Spectrum Loses 77,000 Q3 Video Subs; Ups Criticism of Shared Passwords
Charter Spectrum joined other pay-TV distributors reporting ongoing subscriber losses of traditional linear video entertainment in the home. The company Oct. 25 said it lost 77,000 video subs in the third quarter, ended Sept. 30. That compared with a loss of 66,000 subs in the previous-year period. The service has jettisoned 415,000 video subs in … Continue reading “Charter Spectrum Loses 77,000 Q3 Video Subs; Ups Criticism of Shared Passwords”
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Verizon Loses 220,000 Fios TV Subs in Third Quarter
The pay-TV subscriber drain is getting bigger and bigger. A day after Comcast Cable said it lost 238,000 video subscribers in the fiscal quarter, Verizon Oct. 25 disclosed it jettisoned 220,000 Fios TV subs in the third quarter, ended Sept. 30. The losses underscore ongoing secular changes in how consumers are watching television in the … Continue reading “Verizon Loses 220,000 Fios TV Subs in Third Quarter”
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Comcast Q3 Video Sub Loss Balloons to 238,000
Comcast Cable Oct. 24 reported it lost 238,000 video subscribers in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The company lost 95,000 video subs in the previous-year period. The cable operator, along with other traditional linear TV distributors, continues to face secular challenges as consumers migrate away from the traditional cable programming package. For the nine-months … Continue reading “Comcast Q3 Video Sub Loss Balloons to 238,000”
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Quibi Streaming Service Gets Pre-Launch Validation With T-Mobile Pact
Quibi, the pending short-form video streaming service launching in 2020 from DreamWorks Animation founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and former HP chief executive Meg Whitman, has reportedly inked a distribution deal with T-Mobile. Financial terms and specifics of the deal were not disclosed. Quibi is slated to launch its $4.99 monthly service in 2020. Quibi will deliver … Continue reading “Quibi Streaming Service Gets Pre-Launch Validation With T-Mobile Pact”