In today’s International Newswire, Ott providers gain ground on traditional pay-tv operators in Western Europe; Bavaria’s feature film arm hires a new boss; ‘Kon-Tiki’ director helms biopic about Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen; and Spanish broadcasters team on a new digital content platform.
The writing is on the wall. In 2017, in Western Europe, there were eight new subscriptions to Netflix and other over-the-top streaming services for every new traditional pay-tv subscription, a study by Ihs Markit finds.
If you can’t beat them, join them. Sky announced March 1 that it would integrate Netflix into a new Sky Q app showcasing big draw hits series like “Stranger Things” and “The Crown” next to Sky’s key attractions like “Game of Thrones” and “Big Little Lies.”
In Spain, where market regulator Cnmc estimates Netflix had 1.1 million subscribers by June 30, press reports suggest Telefonica’s near three-year-old pay-tv unit Movistar +, though...
The writing is on the wall. In 2017, in Western Europe, there were eight new subscriptions to Netflix and other over-the-top streaming services for every new traditional pay-tv subscription, a study by Ihs Markit finds.
If you can’t beat them, join them. Sky announced March 1 that it would integrate Netflix into a new Sky Q app showcasing big draw hits series like “Stranger Things” and “The Crown” next to Sky’s key attractions like “Game of Thrones” and “Big Little Lies.”
In Spain, where market regulator Cnmc estimates Netflix had 1.1 million subscribers by June 30, press reports suggest Telefonica’s near three-year-old pay-tv unit Movistar +, though...
- 3/21/2018
- by John Hopewell, Leo Barraclough and Jamie Lang
- Variety - Film News
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