Author: Nick Thomas
Press release: Facebook will play pivotal role in Social TV revolution
Global tablet explosion fuels the popularity of Social TV According to the results of a recent industry survey from Informa Telecoms & Media on the “Future of TV”, over 20% of respondents felt that social networking sites like Facebook are best-placed to build an audience for paid digital content, compared with only 16% for network… Read more
Press release: Cable operators must go over the top, out of the home and onto the high street
Informa identifies top ten survival strategies for Europe’s cable industry Although Europe’s cable industry is facing some major challenges from new connected devices and over-the-top services, it can remain competitive, popular and profitable, according to Informa Telecoms & Media’s latest white paper. The paper outlines how European cable operators can succeed and recommends that they… Read more
Why Sky’s iPlayer deal is bad news for Netflix
Today’s news – that the BBC’s iPlayer, its market-shaping catch-up service, will now be available on TV to subscribers of Sky – is not without irony, given the steady stream of anti-BBC spin we’ve heard from the pay-TV operator (and its newspaper siblings) over the years. Neutral observers of the two UK media giants are… Read more
