Analysis

PwC is projecting that 2016 will see “robust” merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the U.S. entertainment, media and communications (EMC) sector, driven by companies’ need to build presence, scale and digital value chains. According to PwC’s US Entertainment, Media & Communications Deal Insights report, U.S. deal value in 2015 was $149 billion, a 13-percent increase on the year-ago period. Deal volume was down 7 percent to 818. Q4 was one of the slowest M&A quarters in recent history, PwC said.

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Digital TV Research has analyzed the fees that Netflix charges in international markets compared to what pay-TV ARPU is in those countries, finding that the rates appear high in the short term. Looking broadly, Netflix charges $8 per month for one screen, $10 per month for two screens and $12 per month for four screens and HD content in its 130 new territories.

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A new report from IHS finds that integrating Netflix into traditional pay-TV services has had a net positive impact on these operators’ performance. Netflix has partnerships in place with 25 pay-TV providers, according to IHS, with many more likely to follow after its expansion into 130 new territories last month.

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By 2019, more than 50 percent of TV households in Japan, the U.S., the U.K., France and Germany will have smart TVs, according to IHS. The IHS TV Sets Intelligence Service report finds that smart TV household penetration in Japan has already reached 50 percent and will rise to 63 percent in 2019, followed by the U.S. at 57 percent.

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A new survey from Horowitz Research finds that streaming services have been catalysts for increased television viewing and may even drive viewership back to live TV.

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Interviewed by World Screen’s Anna Carugati for the international keynote at NATPE, Endemol Shine Group CEO Sophie Turner Laing discussed the power of the company’s production and distribution network, maintaining “superbrands” like Big Brother and MasterChef and exploring how nonscripted entertainment evolves in the digital age.

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MIAMI: In a panel discussion moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati, executives from Zodiak Media, Modern Times Group, Keshet International and Z Living discussed how each of their companies have adapted to shifts in viewing trends.

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Netflix has reached 75 million global members, having added a record 5.59 million members in Q4 2015 alone. For Q1, the streaming service is forecasting 6.10 million net additions, compared to the prior year of 4.88 million.

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LONDON: Pay-TV operators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are increasingly relying on exclusive content rights to gain subscribers, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, the author of the fifth edition of the ...

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Charting the biggest global media stories of 2015.

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