The newly-created role will see Carlyn Staudt overseeing Blue Ant Media’s portfolio of international pay TV, FAST, SVOD and AVOD channels outside of Canada.
It´s the 10th consecutive quarter of double-digit percentage losses for linear. The sector has shed 4 million subscribers in the first six months of 2024 according to MoffettNathanson's Q2 "Cord-Cutting Monitor" report.
Rory Gooderick, Senior Analyst, Ampere Analysis, explained why News Corp is considering the sale of its Australian pay TV subsidiary. Potential buyers include Optus, Nine Entertainment, Telstra, and Comcast.
A research by Parks Associates and JW Player revealed that 67% of consumers watch social video, 50% watch free ad-supported video, one-third watch pay TV, and 14% use an antenna to watch over-the-air broadcast.
Rai, Sky and Mediaset jointly hold around 70% of national television revenues, but online platforms continue to erode ground, representing 20% of the sector in 2023.