Telecommunications
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Comedy ‘Little’ Graduating to Digital June 25, Disc July 9 From Universal
The “body swap” comedy Little will arrive on digital (including Movies Anywhere) June 25 and Blu-Ray, DVD and on demand July 9 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Regina Hall (Girls Trip, “Black Monday”) and Marsai Martin (“Black-ish”) star as Jordan Sanders — Hall as the take-no-prisoners tech mogul adult version of Jordan and Martin as … Continue reading “Comedy ‘Little’ Graduating to Digital June 25, Disc July 9 From Universal”
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Disney’s ‘Cinderella’ Waltzes to Digital June 18, Disc June 25 for Its 70th
For its upcoming 70th anniversary, Cinderella will waltz into the Walt Disney Signature Collection on digital HD (including Movies Anywhere) June 18 and Blu-ray and DVD June 25. Recently added to the National Film Registry, the animated classic centers on kind and hardworking Cinderella, who is ordered around by her cruel stepmother and her awful stepsisters. When … Continue reading “Disney’s ‘Cinderella’ Waltzes to Digital June 18, Disc June 25 for Its 70th”
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TiVo Expands Data Tracking Fields
As time-shifting video pioneer TiVo separates its product and IP licensing businesses into two companies, itannounced that its TV viewership data is being expanded to include third-party services Kantar ad occurrences, and Drawbridge’s Identity Graph and premium demographic attributes. The Kantar ad data enables customers to know both the programming viewership as well as the advertising viewership … Continue reading “TiVo Expands Data Tracking Fields”
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Video Streaming Widens Appeal Over Pay-TV Among Telecom Customers
Video streaming expanded its lead over subscription TV service in terms of customer satisfaction, rising to a score of 76 on the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 100-point scale. According to the ACSI Telecommunications Report 2018-2019, subscription TV service stagnated at 62, tied with internet service providers for last place among all industries tracked by the ACSI … Continue reading “Video Streaming Widens Appeal Over Pay-TV Among Telecom Customers”
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Dish Consolidates Satellite TV Holdings
Dish Network May 20 announced it is combining certain EchoStar operations and other assets that comprise the company’s satellite business, including nine direct broadcast satellites and the certain key employees responsible for operations. The 22.9 million stock transaction, which includes select real estate properties, will be distributed to EchoStar shareholders. Dish in 2017 acquired select EchoStar assets to better deliver … Continue reading “Dish Consolidates Satellite TV Holdings”
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Vidgo TV Seeks to Bow Pre-Paid Service in the U.S.
Taking a page from pre-paid phone cards, Vidgo TV plans to launch online TV service in the United States targeting users with little or no credit. Speaking May 15 at the Pay TV Show in Denver, CEO Shane Cannon told attendees the online TV service would appeal to so-called “under banked” consumers with poor credit. … Continue reading “Vidgo TV Seeks to Bow Pre-Paid Service in the U.S.”
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Report: Pay-TV Providers Lost 1.3 Million Subs in Q1
It was a bad quarter for the pay-TV business. New data from Leichtman Research Group found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. — representing about 95% of the market — lost more than 1.3 million video subscribers in the first quarter (ended March 31) — up 426% from a net loss of 305,000 … Continue reading “Report: Pay-TV Providers Lost 1.3 Million Subs in Q1”
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Epix Coming to DirecTV and DirecTV Now
Epix, the premium TV network owned by MGM, and AT&T have reached a distribution agreement that will make Epix available on a subscription basis to DirecTV customers for $5.99 a month beginning May 19. The network will also be available soon on the streaming service DirecTV Now, according to an Epix press release. Terms of … Continue reading “Epix Coming to DirecTV and DirecTV Now”
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AT&T CFO: 27 Million People Watched ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Premiere
Viewership data for the final season of HBO’s hit fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” keeps growing. Speaking on the April 24 fiscal call, AT&T CFO John Stephens said more than 27 million watched the premiere episode of season eight across all platforms, including subscription streaming video service HBO Now. “Those numbers will show up in … Continue reading “AT&T CFO: 27 Million People Watched ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Premiere”
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AT&T Loses 544,000 Q1 Video Subs; Another 83K DirecTV Now Subs Depart
AT&T’s pay-TV and online TV businesses continue to reflect ongoing challenges as consumers migrate away from the traditional cable bundle toward an increasingly fragmented over-the-top video market. The telecom April 24 reported it lost 544,000 pay-TV subscribers in the first quarter (ended March 31) — up 190% from a loss of 187,000 video subs during … Continue reading “AT&T Loses 544,000 Q1 Video Subs; Another 83K DirecTV Now Subs Depart”
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Verizon More Than Doubles Q1 Video Subscriber Losses
Verizon dreams of a 5G future while stuck in pay-TV reality. The nation’s largest wireless carrier April 23 reported it lost 53,000 Fios TV subscribers in the first quarter, ended March 31. That compared to a loss of 22,000 video subs in the previous-year period. Verizon ended the period with 4.39 million Fios TV subs … Continue reading “Verizon More Than Doubles Q1 Video Subscriber Losses”
